A soon-to-be-married man encounters an exciting stranger after his plane suffers an accident on takeoff.A soon-to-be-married man encounters an exciting stranger after his plane suffers an accident on takeoff.A soon-to-be-married man encounters an exciting stranger after his plane suffers an accident on takeoff.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 5 nominations
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Storyline
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- TriviaIn a scene early in the movie, the two leads are shown sitting in an outdoor location in front of a large rusty globe. This location is in the city of Savannah, although the two characters have not reached Savannah by that point of the story.
- GoofsWhen Ben and Sarah get off the train they leave all their personal belongings (Ben's laptop, and Sarah's purse and luggage). Later, in the laundromat, Sarah's wallet gets stolen from her handbag, but she'd left all that on the train.
- Quotes
Ben Holmes: Quoting Bishop Jeremy Taylor, "Marriage hath in it less of beauty but more of safety, than the single life; it hath more care, but less danger, it is more merry, and more sad; it is fuller of sorrows, and fuller of joys; it lies under more burdens, but it is supported by all the strengths of love and charity, and those burdens are delightful."
- SoundtracksTake California
Written by Alex Gifford
Performed by Propellerheads
Courtesy of DreamWorks Records, Wall of Sound and Propellerheads
Featured review
Surprising, better than I expected
After reading the back of the video box about the "whirlwind romance" and the plot about Ben heading towards his wedding and meeting a "free-spirited" woman who teaches him how to have fun, I didn't have much interest in seeing it. It sounded extremely trite, and I'm not too interested in Bullock or Affleck either. I was very surprised at the sharp dialogue and humor. And even though every frame of this film looked like a jeans commercial, I *liked* the cinematography and hip, colorful locales. Of course the whole thing was totally unbelievable and the various events that occur are a bit overdone... but I liked it anyway. I am a sucker for road movies, so that was part of the appeal for me... traveling, different locations (the laundromat, the snack bar with the giant globe and the Big KMart at 2AM). I expected Ben's bride-to-be to be a crashing bore or uptight priss, so the audience would root for Sarah and Ben. But she was funny and sharp also, and you don't feel like the marriage would suck all the life out of Ben as it seemed to have for others in the film. All of the things Ben overhears about marriage sucking is pretty funny. I only post here about movies that make an impression on me, whether good or bad... and this one made an impression. I liked it. And no one is more surprised about that than me.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Sức Mạnh Thiên Nhiên
- Filming locations
- Dillon, South Carolina, USA(South of the border scene)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $75,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $52,900,680
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $13,510,728
- Mar 21, 1999
- Gross worldwide
- $93,900,680
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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