A successful veternarian & radio show host with low self-esteem asks her model friend to impersonate her when a handsome man wants to see her.A successful veternarian & radio show host with low self-esteem asks her model friend to impersonate her when a handsome man wants to see her.A successful veternarian & radio show host with low self-esteem asks her model friend to impersonate her when a handsome man wants to see her.
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- 2 nominations
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- TriviaJaneane Garofalo, a shade over five feet tall, sometimes had to stand on a box just to be in the same frame with 6-foot co-star Uma Thurman.
- GoofsWhen Brian is taking photographs of Abby, he switches from a tripod-mounted camera to a hand-held camera. When he does this, he doesn't change the flash to the new camera (The flash hot shoe is shown to have nothing connected.), yet the flash still fires. The flashes in question are studio flash heads powered from a remote pack. They are fired via a PC sync cord which can be clearly seen attached to the PC sync socket on the left hand side of each body.
- Quotes
Brian: You know how someone's appearance can change the longer you know them? How a really attractive person, if you don't like them, can become more and more ugly; whereas someone you might not have even have noticed... that you wouldn't look at more than once, if you love them, can become the most beautiful thing you've ever seen. All you want to do is be near them.
- Crazy creditsIn the opening scene, when Janeane Garofalo is about to get on the elevator, as the credits come to an end, Micheal Lehmann's credit is crushed by the elevator doors.
- SoundtracksThe Bed's Too Big Without You
Written by Sting
Performed by Sting and Roger Charlery (as Ranking Roger)
Produced by Hugh Padgham and Sting
Courtesy of Epic Records and A&M Records, Inc.
Admittedly, it all hangs on a rather thin premise; that Brian(Ben Chaplin) is unable to tell the voices of Abby(Janeane Garofalo) and Noelle(Uma Thurman) apart. But romantic comedies have had more outrageous concepts before, and no one complained about how realistic they were(like RUNAWAY BRIDE; does anyone believe that one?). And by switching genders, it's able to talk about how women are forced to conform to an impossible ideal of beauty. And yet, at the same time, the message comes through comedy, so you're not being hit over the head.
Also, the performers are quite engaging. It goes without saying Janeane Garofalo is terrific in her first lead role. She's funny, as could be expected, but as she's had to fight the impossible ideal of beauty much of her career, you can sense something personal for her, and she brings that out without getting mawkish. Uma Thurman sends up the "dumb blonde" role without condescending to her. Plus, we like Noelle for the same reason we like Christian in the original; she's actually smarter about love than Abby is(when she says of Brian, "Plus, he's got this one, tiny little fault. He loves you."). Chaplin of course has the object of desire role, which is tough to play, but he brings humor and intelligence to it. And, of course, the dog is great.
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- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Sự thật về chó mèo
- Filming locations
- Santa Monica Promenade, Santa Monica, California, USA(Cliffside park scene. Opening and closing sacenes.)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $34,861,807
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,769,363
- Apr 28, 1996
- Gross worldwide
- $34,861,807
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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