The Night We Never Met
| The Night We Never Met | |
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| Directed by | Warren Leight |
| Produced by | Michael Peyser |
| Written by | Warren Leight |
| Starring |
Matthew Broderick Annabella Sciorra Kevin Anderson Jeanne Tripplehorn Justine Bateman |
| Music by | Evan Lurie |
| Cinematography | John Thomas |
| Edited by | Camilla Toniolo |
| Distributed by | Miramax Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,884,814 (US)[1] |
The Night We Never Met is a 1993 American romantic comedy film directed by Warren Leight. The film stars Matthew Broderick, Annabella Sciorra and Kevin Anderson.
Plot
Upset with his current living arrangements, Sam shares occupancy of a flat for two days per week with slob Brian and painter Ellen. When Sam and Brian swap their schedules without telling Ellen, she assumes that their personalities have changed.
Cast
- Matthew Broderick as Sam Lester
- Annabella Sciorra as Ellen Holder
- Kevin Anderson as Brian McVeigh
- Jeanne Tripplehorn as Pastel
- Justine Bateman as Janet Beehan
- Tim Guinee as Kenneth
- Michelle Hurst as Leslie
- Dana Wheeler-Nicholson as Inga
- Brooke Smith as Catha
- Louise Lasser as Mrs. Winkler
- Lewis Black as Marty Holder
- Paul Guilfoyle as Sparrow's Nest Salesman
- Michael Imperioli as Dry Cleaning Customer
- Naomi Campbell as French Cheese Shopper
Reception
Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 56% of nine surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 4.8/10.[2] Lawrence Cohn of Variety wrote, "A quintessential New York movie, The Night We Never Met takes a novel premise and develops it in fits and starts."[3] Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote, "The Night We Never Met is never lifelike enough to evoke the madly romantic New York atmosphere it seems to be after. The actors try hard, but they are hamstrung by too many broad strokes and silly inconsistencies."[4]
References
- ↑ "The Night We Never Met". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2014-09-14.
- ↑ "The Night We Never Met (1993)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2014-09-14.
- ↑ Cohn, Lawrence (1993-04-28). "Review: 'The Night We Never Met'". Variety. Retrieved 2014-09-14.
- ↑ Maslin, Janet (1993-04-30). "The Night We Never Met (1993)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-09-14.
External links
- The Night We Never Met at the Internet Movie Database
- The Night We Never Met at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Night We Never Met at Box Office Mojo