She's the One
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| She's the One | |
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 She's the One theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Edward Burns |
| Produced by | Edward Burns Ted Hope James Schamus |
| Written by | Edward Burns |
| Starring | Edward Burns Jennifer Aniston Cameron Diaz |
| Music by | Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers |
| Cinematography | Frank Prinzi |
| Editing by | Susan Graef |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| Release date(s) | August 23, 1996 |
| Running time | 96 min |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
She's the One is a 1996 romantic comedy written and directed by Edward Burns and starring Burns, Jennifer Aniston, and Cameron Diaz. The soundtrack was composed and performed by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.
[edit] Plot summary
The film tells the story of the Fitzpatrick Brothers, Mickey (Burns) and Francis (McGlone) and the trials and tribulations of love, betrayal, and family. Mickey is a New York City cab driver, unhappy over an act of infidelity by Heather (Diaz), his ex-fiancée, and Francis is a Wall Street stock investor, unhappy over his own infidelity with Renee (Aniston), his wife.
While driving his cab, Mickey picks up Hope (Bahns), a girl whom he becomes infatuated with and, on impulse, marries her that same day. This causes consternation with his brother, not with the speed of the marriage, but because he was not the best man at the wedding. Mickey moves in with her and becomes disillusioned over Hope's bohemian lifestyle, which includes living in a ramshackle apartment where the electricity is frequently out; her waitressing job; and shopping at thrift stores.
Francis, however, is also having problems in his marriage. He is concerned that he is being unfair to Heather, his mistress, the very same woman whom Mickey left, by continuing to stay with his wife. Increasingly, his wife grows concerned over his lack of interest in her. Her family suggests that he may be gay, and she has Mickey and his father Frank confront Francis about it. He insists to his family that he is not gay, but admits to being unfaithful.
Meanwhile, Francis' arrogance leads him to take potshots at his brother for the apparent lack of forward-movement in his life with his wife, while Francis argues with Heather about her own sexual infidelity with a much older man referred to as "Papa."
One day, Mickey picks up Heather in his cab and agrees to go up to her apartment. However, even though Heather tries to come onto Mickey, he does not reciprocate and, instead, takes the television that he once gave her. This upsets Heather, and she demands Mickey's watch (a gift she bought for him), in return. He gives it to her gladly.
On a visit to Heather's place, Francis notes that the television is missing and Heather tells him where it went. Francis makes an unexpected visit to his brother's apartment, questions Mickey about his visit with Heather. They get into an argument over whether Mickey had sex with Heather. Later, Mickey sees Francis wearing the watch that he gave to Heather and he finds out that the woman that Francis is seeing is none other than Heather. The revelation escalates to an argument in their parents' home during a birthday dinner for their father. In an attempt to settle the dispute, Frank takes both Fran and Mickey outside and ties boxing gloves on both, with the intent of having them fight out their differences. Mickey drops Fran in one punch.
Eventually, Francis confronts Renee and files for divorce in order to marry Heather. When Mickey finds out about the impending marriage, he informs Francis that Heather was once a prostitute. This causes Francis to get cold feet and angers Heather. She tells Mickey that she thought that he didn't have a problem with her prior choice of employment, and Mickey says that he still doesn't have a problem with it, but Francis may.
Then, Hope drops the bomb on Mickey. She is moving to Paris. While trying to figure out what to do, he comes to Hope's place of employment and talks with Connie (Leslie Mann), one of Hope's coworkers. Mickey's talk with Connie leads him to decide to move to Paris with Hope.
Due to Francis' indecision over marriage in light of the news that Heather was a prostitute, Heather marries Papa instead. When Francis warns Heather that he may tell Papa that Heather was a prostitute, Heather tells Francis that Papa was "her best customer." He then calls Renee up in hopes of getting back together with her, but she is already in another relationship.
At the end, Mickey and Francis, along with their father and Hope, go fishing on his father's boat. Francis, the Wall Street investor with everything, now has switched places with Mickey, the man with "no real job." The trials of Heather and Renee have humbled Francis, and Hope pulled Mickey out of his rut.
[edit] Cast
- Edward Burns - Mickey Fitzpatrick: a free-spirited cab driver
- Mike McGlone - Francis 'Franny' Fitzpatrick: Mickey's extremely vain younger brother. Francis works on Wall Street
- John Mahoney - Mr. Fitzpatrick: Mickey and Francis' retired FDNY father
- Maxine Bahns - Hope Fitzpatrick: Mickey's wife, a waitress and grad student
- Cameron Diaz - Heather Davis: Mickey's former fiancee and Francis's current girlfriend. Heather works on Wall Street
- Jennifer Aniston - Renee Fitzpatrick: Francis' estranged wife whom he cheats on with Heather
- Leslie Mann - Connie: Hope's best friend and colleague
- Amanda Peet - Molly: Renee's superficial younger sister
- Frank Vincent - Ron: Renee's sexually active father
- Anita Gillette - Carol: Renee's sexually active mother
- Malachy McCourt - Tom: Francis' brutally honest driver whom he regularly asks for advice
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