Maid in Manhattan
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 Maid in Manhattan film poster |
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| Directed by | Wayne Wang |
| Produced by | Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas Paul Schiff Deborah Schindler |
| Written by | John Hughes (story) Kevin Wade (screenplay) |
| Starring | Jennifer Lopez Ralph Fiennes Natasha Richardson |
| Music by | Alan Silvestri |
| Cinematography | Karl Walter Lindenlaub |
| Editing by | Craig McKay |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | December 13, 2002 |
| Running time | 105 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $55,000,000 (estimated) |
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Maid in Manhattan is a 2002 romantic comedy film, directed by Wayne Wang. It is based on a story by John Hughes, who is credited using a pseudonym. The original music score is composed by Alan Silvestri. The film is marketed with the tagline "This Christmas... love checks in."
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[edit] Plot summary
Marisa Ventura (Jennifer Lopez) is a struggling single mom who works at a posh Manhattan hotel and dreams of a better life for her and her young son (Tyler Posey). One fateful day, hotel guest and senatorial candidate Christopher Marshall (Ralph Fiennes) meets Marisa and mistakes her for a wealthy socialite. After an enchanting evening together, the two fall madly in love. But when Marisa’s true identity is revealed, issues of class and social status threaten to separate them.
The story of the movie is superficially similar to Pretty Woman, in that Lopez's character is at the bottom and gets involved with someone at the top, which is exactly what happens to the characters played by Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, although Vivian never used any deception about her character, unlike Marisa.
[edit] Box office
Earning $18,711,407 in the U.S. opening weekend, the movie was #1 at the box office playing in 2,838 theaters and showed decent legs in the coming weeks. Though critics blasted the film, MIM finished with over 174 million worldwide, more than half of which, came from the United States. The movie grossed $93,932,896 and remains Lopez's highest grossing film.
[edit] Cast and characters
- Jennifer Lopez - Marisa Ventura
- Ralph Fiennes - Christopher Marshall
- Natasha Richardson - Caroline Lane
- Stanley Tucci - Jerry Siegal
- Tyler Posey - Ty Ventura
- Frances Conroy - Paula Burns
- Chris Eigeman - John Bextrum
- Amy Sedaris - Rachel Hoffman
- Marissa Matrone - Stephanie Kehoe
- Priscilla Lopez - Veronica Ventura
- Bo Hopkins - Lionel Bloch
- Lisa Roberts Gillan - Cora
- Maddie Corman - Leezette
- Sharon Wilkins - Clarice
[edit] Pop Culture
Good Shoes[1] - Film mentioned in Good Shoe's most recent single, 'Never meant to hurt you'
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