| Bed of Roses | |
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Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Michael Goldenberg |
| Produced by | Allan Mindel Denise Shaw Associate Producer: Kim Moarefi Co-Produer: Michael Haley Executive Producer: Joseph Hartwick |
| Written by | Michael Goldenberg |
| Starring | Mary Stuart Masterson Christian Slater |
| Music by | Michael Convertino |
| Cinematography | Adam Kimmel |
| Editing by | Jane Kurson |
| Studio | New Line Cinema Juno Pix |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
| Release date(s) | January 26, 1996 (USA) February 1, 1996 (Australia) February 16, 1996 (UK) |
| Running time | 87 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $19,030,691 (USA)[1] |
Bed of Roses is a 1996 romance film that starred Mary Stuart Masterson and Christian Slater. It was written and directed by Michael Goldenberg.
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Lisa (Mary Stuart Masterson) is a business executive who has gotten used to being alone but doesn't like it very much. She was abandoned by her birth parents, and then spent most of her childhood being raised by Stanley (S.A. Griffin), a foster father who never really loves Lisa, after her adopted mother died. One day, Lisa gets word that Stanley has died; alone in her apartment, after attempting to feed her now dead pet fish, she breaks down and cries uncontrollably. Later the same day, Lisa gets an unexpected delivery of flowers from a secret admirer. Puzzled, Lisa presses the delivery man for information on who might have sent her the flowers, and he confesses—he sent them himself. Lewis (Christian Slater) runs a flower shop and often takes long walks through the neighborhood, trying to lose his memories of his deceased wife and child. He saw Lisa crying in her window and hoped the roses would cheer her up. Before long, Lisa and Lewis begin dating, but both have some emotional issues to resolve before their story can have a happy ending.
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