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Summary
A mentally ill young woman finds love with an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+10)
Critics 66Audiences 76GoodWatch 70
Tomatometer75%
Metascore57
Audience score85%
User score7.8
IMDb7.1
Letterboxd · 44 K ratings3.5/5
Running time
1 h 38 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 10098Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 31 countries, rent or buy in 50 more
+21Released
1993
April 16, 1993
33 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States for strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
and 13 more27 people
- Johnny DeppSam
- Mary Stuart MastersonJuniper 'Joon' Pearl
- Aidan QuinnBenjamin 'Benny' Pearl
- Julianne MooreRuthie
- Oliver PlattEric
- CCH PounderDr. Garvey
- Dan HedayaThomas
- Joe GrifasiMike
William H. MacyRandy Burch
Liane CurtisClaudia
Eileen RyanMrs. Smail
Lynette WaldenFemale Customer- WLWaldo LarsonWaldo
- DHDon HamiltonUPS man
- LLLeslie LaursenAdmitting Nurse
- JGJohn Grant PhillipsPoliceman
- IJIrvin JohnsonOrderly
- SNShane NilssonOrderly
- FKFaye KillebrewVideo Customer
Ramsin AmirkhasVideo Clerk- AAAmy Alizabeth SanfordYoung Joon
- BKBrian KeevyYoung Benny
- TLTony LincolnLocal
Noon OrsattiPatron
Directing · 3
- Jeremiah S. Chechik Director
- Lisa Krueger Script Supervisor
- K.C. Colwell First Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Barry Berman Writer
- Lesley McNeil Writer, Associate Producer
Production · 6
- Bill Badalato Executive Producer
- Susan Arnold Producer
- Donna Roth Producer
- Heidi Levitt Casting
- Risa Bramon Garcia Casting
- Joseph Pisani Extras Casting
Camera · 4
- John Schwartzman Director of Photography
- Bruce Birmelin Still Photographer
- Mitchell Amundsen Camera Operator
- Mark Streapy Second Unit Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Carol Littleton Editor
- Suzanne Spangler First Assistant Editor
Sound · 20
- Rachel Portman Original Music Composer
- John Haeny Supervising Sound Editor
- J. Paul Huntsman Supervising Sound Editor
- Jeff Rosen Foley Editor
- Scott Millan Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Myron Nettinga Sound Effects Editor
Art · 4
- Neil Spisak Production Design
- Pat Tagliaferro Art Direction
- Barbara Munch Set Decoration
- Martin Lasowitz Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Aggie Guerard Rodgers Costume Design
- Fríða Aradóttir Key Hair Stylist
- Patty York Key Makeup Artist
- Chuck Velasco Costume Supervisor
Other crew · 2
- Noon Orsatti Stunt Coordinator
- J.D. Streett Special Effects Coordinator
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