Synopsis
Reverend Francis Ashby (Sir Michael Palin), a senior Oxford don on vacation alone in the Alps, meets vacationing American Miss Caroline Hartley (Connie Booth) and her companion Miss Elinor Hartley (Trini Alvarado), the blossoming Irish-American girl she adopted many years before. Ashby finds he enjoys their company, particularly that of Elinor, and both of the women are drawn to him. Back at Oxford he is nevertheless taken aback when they arrive unannounced. Women are not allowed in the College grounds, let alone the rooms. Indeed any liaison, however innocent, is frowned on by the upstanding Fellows.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
52.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
3.6%
Critic Consensus
60.0% Fresh • 10 critic reviews
Critic reception is mixed, with 60% of 10 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, suspenseful, family-friendly. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.
coming of agesuspensefulfamily-friendlyfunnycharacter-drivenromantic
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| Robert Sean Leonard | 1993 | $976,000 | $2,120,000 | (est) |
| Christian Bale | 1993 | $601,000 | $1,305,000 | (est) |
| Frank Whaley | 1993 | $453,000 | $982,000 | (est) |
| Barbara Hershey | 1993 | $370,000 | $803,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score56.0
RT critic review count18
Rotten Tomatoes audience score79.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes939
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 1993 | $23,034 | $50,005 |
| International | 1993 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 1993 | $23,034 | $50,005 |
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 1993 | $11,517 | $25,003 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 1993 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 1993 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 1993 | $725,000 | $1,573,927 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 1993 | $582,000 | $1,263,484 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 1993 | $3,600,000 | $7,815,363 |
| Total Revenues | 1993 | $4,918,517 | $10,677,777 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 1993 | $12,000,000 | $26,051,211 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 1993 | $80,000 (est) | $173,675 (est) |
| Participations | 1993 | $98,000 | $212,752 |
| Residuals ? | 1993 | $261,000 | $566,614 |
| Interest & Overhead | 1993 | $2,400,000 | $5,210,242 |
| Total Expenses | 1993 | $14,839,000 | $32,214,493 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 1993 | $-9,920,483 | $-21,536,716 |
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- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $582,000, DVD $0, BluRay $0
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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