Ratings

MetaCritic Rating 25%
TMDB Rating 5.3
IMDB Rating 4.7
RottenTomatoes Rating 19%

Financials

Revenue: $24,362,772

Budget: $25,000,000

Profit: - $-637,228


Movie Details

Tag Line: Best friends make the best mistakes

Status: Released

Average Rating: 5

Release Date: Mar 3, 2000

Rating: 2000-03-03

Run Time: 1h 48m

Original Language: English

Website: -

Production Countries: United States of America

Production Companies: Paramount Pictures , Lakeshore Entertainment


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Synopsis

A comedy-drama about best friends - one a straight woman, Abbie, the other a gay man, Robert - who decide to have a child together. Five years later, Abbie falls in love with a straight man and wants to move away with her and Robert's little boy Sam, and a nasty custody battle ensues.


Main Cast

Madonna

Madonna

Abbie Reynolds

Age : 66 | Popularity : 100%

Rupert Everett

Rupert Everett

Robert Whittaker

Age : 65 | Popularity : 100%

Benjamin Bratt

Benjamin Bratt

Ben Cooper

Age : N/A | Popularity : 100%

Malcolm Stumpf

Malcolm Stumpf

Sam

Age : N/A | Popularity : 12%

Josef Sommer

Josef Sommer

Richard Whittaker

Age : N/A | Popularity : 39%

Suzanne Krull

Suzanne Krull

Annabel

Age : 47 | Popularity : 31%

Linda Larkin

Linda Larkin

Kelly

Age : N/A | Popularity : 26%

Illeana Douglas

Illeana Douglas

Elizabeth Ryder

Age : 59 | Popularity : 62%


Crew

Department Role Name
Directing Director
John Schlesinger
John Schlesinger
Writing Screenplay
Tom Ropelewski
Tom Ropelewski
Production Producer
Leslie Dixon
Leslie Dixon
Linne Radmin
Linne Radmin
Tom Rosenberg
Tom Rosenberg
Casting
Mali Finn
Mali Finn
Executive Producer
Gary Lucchesi
Gary Lucchesi
Ted Tannebaum
Ted Tannebaum
Lewis Manilow
Lewis Manilow
Associate Producer
Meredith Zamsky
Meredith Zamsky
Co-Producer
Richard S. Wright
Richard S. Wright
Marcus Viscidi
Marcus Viscidi
Camera Director of Photography
Elliot Davis
Elliot Davis
Editing Editor
Peter Honess
Peter Honess
Art Production Design
Howard Cummings
Howard Cummings
Art Direction
David Lazan
David Lazan
Set Decoration
Jan K. Bergstrom
Jan K. Bergstrom
Costume & Make-Up Costume Design
Ruth Myers
Ruth Myers
Sound Music Supervisor
Dave Jordan
Dave Jordan
Original Music Composer
Gabriel Yared
Gabriel Yared
Department Role Name

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