Synopsis
Screwball romance involving a woman (Makkena) who gets fired from her job as a bank teller when her friends arrange for a stripper to appear at the bank for her birthday. She then meets a man (Hickey) whom she had earlier seen jump off a bridge and had assumed had committed suicide. With nothing else to do, she follows him to Texas. Along the way she slowly comes to realize he is gay and is despondent over the AIDS-related death of his former lover.
Scores
Overall Score
61.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
88.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
13.9%
Review Aggregate
85.5
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely positive, with 99% of 263 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, family-friendly, funny. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
visually strikingfamily-friendlyfunnylightheartedemotionaldarkscaryrealisticgrittypsychological
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Brooks | 1999 | $7,355,000 | $13,849,000 | (est) |
| Ellen DeGeneres | 1999 | $4,527,000 | $8,525,000 | (est) |
| Alexander Gould | 1999 | $3,409,000 | $6,418,000 | (est) |
| Willem Dafoe | 1999 | $2,787,000 | $5,248,000 | (est) |
| Geoffrey Rush | 1999 | $2,384,000 | $4,489,000 | (est) |
| Bill Hunter | 1999 | $2,098,000 | $3,951,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score99.0
RT critic review count266
Rotten Tomatoes audience score86.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.3
IMDb votes345
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 1999 | $27,466 | $51,717 |
| International | 1999 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 1999 | $27,466 | $51,717 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 1999 | $13,733 | $25,859 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 1999 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 1999 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 1999 | $2,672,000 | $5,031,251 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 1999 | $3,453,000 | $6,501,837 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 1999 | $28,200,000 | $53,099,278 |
| Total Revenues | 1999 | $34,338,733 | $64,658,224 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 1999 | $94,000,000 | $176,997,592 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 1999 | $80,000 (est) | $150,636 (est) |
| Participations | 1999 | $687,000 | $1,293,589 |
| Residuals ? | 1999 | $1,798,000 | $3,385,550 |
| Interest & Overhead | 1999 | $14,100,000 | $26,549,639 |
| Total Expenses | 1999 | $110,665,000 | $208,377,005 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 1999 | $-76,326,267 | $-143,718,781 |
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