Fools Rush In
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| Fools Rush In | |
 Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Andy Tennant |
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| Produced by | Doug Draizin Michael McDonnell |
| Written by | Katherine Reback Joan Taylor |
| Starring | Matthew Perry Salma Hayek |
| Music by | Alan Silvestri |
| Cinematography | Robbie Greenberg |
| Editing by | Roger Bondelli |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | February 14, 1997 |
| Running time | 109 min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English Spanish |
| Budget | $20,000,000 |
| Gross revenue | $29,481,428 |
Fools Rush In is a 1997 romantic comedy film directed by Andy Tennant. Matthew Perry and Salma Hayek star.
Taglines:
What if finding the love of your life meant changing the life that you loved?
An impulsive love story.
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[edit] Plot
After meeting in a bathroom line in a local restaurant, Alex (Matthew Perry) and Isabel (Salma Hayek) find an instant connection and sleep together. Three months after their one night stand in Las Vegas, Isabel finds Alex and tells him that she is pregnant. Alex and Isabel decide to get married because she is pregnant with their child. Problems soon arise as they meet each other's families, deal with work colleagues, and most importantly, get to know each other.
The major crisis in the movie is the couple learning to adapt to the culture of their new partner. Isabel is from a Catholic Latino family, while Alex has a straight-laced WASP family.
[edit] Cast
- Matthew Perry as Alex Whitman
- Salma Hayek as Isabel Fuentes
- Jon Tenney as Jeff
- John Bennett Perry as Richard Whitman
- Jill Clayburgh as Nan Whitman
- Mark Adair-Rios as Juan Fuentes
- Annie Combs as Dr. Linda Fuentes, OBGYN
- Siobhan Fallon as Lanie
- Carlos Gómez as Chuy
[edit] Trivia
- The role of Alex's father is played by John Bennett Perry, who is Matthew Perry's real-life father.
- Before the movie was filmed, there was no Arizona/Nevada "border" painted on the highway that spans the Hoover Dam. When it was added for the movie, local officials decided to keep it intact after the filming of the movie. As of September 2005 the border painted in the street is no longer there.
- The Elvis impersonator in the early wedding scene, Eddie Powers, works in Las Vegas as an Elvis impersonator and does gigs at such chapels as The Silver Bell Wedding Chapel.
[edit] Soundtrack
The following list of titles represents the music used in sequence with the movie.
- Santa Claus is Comin' to Town - Burl Ives (office Christmas party scene)
- Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley (Alex gets excited about Las Vegas)
- Los Abajenas
- Two to Tango - Vanessa Daou (one night stand/morning after)
- Para Donde Vas - The Iguanas
- El Pichon
- La Martiniana
- Ain't That a Kick in the Head - Dean Martin (Elvis impersonator wedding/honeymoon scene)
- Linda Guerita - Brave Combo
- Si Tu Te Vas - Enrique Iglesias
- Mi Tierra - Gloria Estefan
- La Virgen de la Macarena - Pérez Prado
- Nothing is Permanent - Brave Combo
- La Bamba - Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán
- Los Machetes - Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán
- Fever - Peggy Lee (Alex's parents leaving Las Vegas scene)
- Talk to Me - Wild Orchid ("Boulevard Club" opening night scene)
- Naked Eye - Luscious Jackson ("Boulevard Club" opening night scene/Isabel walks out)
- I Wonder - Chris Isaak (Isabel on her way to her grandmother's house)
- Danke Schoen - Wayne Newton (Alex's "epiphany"/leaving New York)
- It's Now or Never - Elvis Presley (Alex on the trail to find Isabel)
- Can't Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley (The "real wedding"/closing credits)
[edit] External links
- Fools Rush In at the Internet Movie Database
- Fools Rush In at Allmovie
- Fools Rush In at Box Office Mojo
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