Happy Accidents
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| Directed by | Brad Anderson |
| Produced by | Caroline Kaplan |
| Written by | Brad Anderson |
| Starring | Vincent D'Onofrio Marisa Tomei |
| Music by | Evan Lurie |
| Cinematography | Terry Stacey |
| Editing by | Brad Anderson |
| Distributed by | IFC Films MGM |
| Release date(s) | August 24, 2001 |
| Running time | 110 min. |
| Language | English |
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Happy Accidents is a 2000 film starring Marisa Tomei and Vincent D'Onofrio. The movie revolves around Ruby Weaver, a New York woman with a string of failed relationships, and Sam Deed, a man who claims to be from the year 2470.
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[edit] Plot
The film is deceptively simple at the start, but unfolds into a multi-layered psychological puzzle laced with high-energy romantic comedy. It was shot almost entirely in Brooklyn, New York.
Ruby Weaver (Marisa Tomei) is weary of her long history of failed relationships with men when when she meets Sam Deed (Vincent D'Onofrio) in a park. But after the two fall in love, Ruby becomes suspicious of Sam's past and under pressure from her, he finally explains that he is really from the year 2470 (what he calls a "back traveler"). Ruby initially passes this story off as yet another case of male nerdy weirdness, but after Sam's constant persistence and growing agitation, she begins to wonder and finally takes him to see her therapist (Holland Taylor). The balancing act engineered by writer/director/editor Brad Anderson throughout the movie keeps both Ruby and the audience guessing as to whether Sam is telling the truth or delusional and perhaps even becoming dangerous when he reveals that everything he has done is a deliberate attempt to change her life. The film's resolution is surprisng and self-consistent with everything which has gone before.
[edit] Main Cast
- Marisa Tomei as Ruby Weaver
- Vincent D'Onofrio as Sam Deed
- Nadia Dajani as Gretchen
- Holland Taylor as Maggie Ann "Meg" Ford
[edit] Reception
Happy Accidents was first shown at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2000. The film later opened in limited release on August 24, 2001 to 2 screens in New York City, New York earning $14,840 on its opening weekend before reaching a widest release of 49 screens and grossing a total of $688,523 domestically in the United States.[1]
In his review of the film Roger Ebert describes Happy Accidents as being "essentially silliness crossed with science fiction", giving the film a rating of 3/4 stars[2].
On RottenTomatoes.com Happy Accidents has a freshness of 72%[3]
[edit] Trivia
The multiple mentions of Blinovitch are a reference to Doctor Who, the long-running BBC television show about a mysterious time traveler known as the Doctor.
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