Upon being fired, a desperate guy kidnaps a daughter of his former boss. Two angels are sent to Earth to check if love is possible in this case.
Director:
Danny BoyleWriter:
John Hodge
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Title: A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
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1 win & 3 nominations.
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| Holly Hunter | ... | O'Reilly | |
| Delroy Lindo | ... | Jackson | |
| Dan Hedaya | ... | Gabriel | |
| Cameron Diaz | ... | Celine Naville | |
| Ian McNeice | ... | Mayhew | |
| Ewan McGregor | ... | Robert Lewis | |
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Frank Kanig | ... | Ted |
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Mel Winkler | ... | Frank Naville |
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Anne Cullimore Decker | ... | Violet Eldred Gesteten |
| Stanley Tucci | ... | Elliot Zweikel | |
| K.K. Dodds | ... | Lily | |
| Tony Shalhoub | ... | Al | |
| Ian Holm | ... | Naville | |
| Christopher Gorham | ... | Walt | |
| Maury Chaykin | ... | Tod Johnson | |
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Ewan McGregor stars as a cleaning man in Los Angeles, who takes his boss' daughter hostage after being fired and replaced by a robot. Two "angels", who are in charge of human relationships on Earth, offer some unsolicited help to bring this unlikely couple together. Written by <CherylC894@aol.com>
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A comedy for anyone who's ever been in danger...of falling in love. See more »Parents Guide:
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Man: [v.o] So, here's the deal. We are in the garden, right? And everything is great. And there's this tree. And the man says, "Ooh, see that tree? "Don't eat the fruit of that tree. "That apple you do not eat." He goes inside, names some animals - maybe takes a dump. Anyway,what does she do? She eats the apple! I can't believe what I'm seeing! He says, "Don't eat it!" She eats it! Unbelievable! Since then, men,women... I don't know. It's all going wrong!
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Written by Noel Gallagher
Published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Performed by Oasis
Courtesy of SINE (Sony Music Independent Network Europe) and Creation Records Limited
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The author of the romantic novel read by Celine (Cameron Diaz) and O'Reilly (Holly Hunter) is Jennifer Hodge. This is the name of the wife of Screenwriter John Hodge. See more »Goofs
When Mr. Naville sets the black bag of ransom money on his desk, he originally has his hand flat on the bag. The next shot he is holding the handle of the bag in an upright position. The scene goes back and forth between these shots with the hand changing positions each time. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Man: [v.o] So, here's the deal. We are in the garden, right? And everything is great. And there's this tree. And the man says, "Ooh, see that tree? "Don't eat the fruit of that tree. "That apple you do not eat." He goes inside, names some animals - maybe takes a dump. Anyway,what does she do? She eats the apple! I can't believe what I'm seeing! He says, "Don't eat it!" She eats it! Unbelievable! Since then, men,women... I don't know. It's all going wrong!
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When the preciding footage ends, it's followed by claymation animation containing the principal characters of the film engaged in further adventures. See more »Soundtracks
Round Are WayWritten by Noel Gallagher
Published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Performed by Oasis
Courtesy of SINE (Sony Music Independent Network Europe) and Creation Records Limited
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
24 October 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$12,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$2,007,279, 26 October 1997Gross USA:
$4,366,722Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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I'm a big fan of Cameron Diaz, and Ewan McGregor caught my attention after his riveting performance in Trainspotting. McGregor is the bumbling kidnapper and Diaz is the victim who seems to know more about kidnapping than he does. All this makes for a really funny comic act from the duo as they progress from kidnapper/victim to lovers, with the help of some angels who live in a seemingly hip heaven. The pace of the movie doesn't let up much, and you find yourself immersed totally as you wait for the ending, which, sadly, could have more of a cliffhanger effect than it has now.