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| Return to Me | |
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 Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Bonnie Hunt |
| Produced by | Jennie Lew Tugend |
| Written by | Bonnie Hunt (story and screenplay) Don Lake (story and screenplay) Andrew Stern (story) Samantha Goodman (story) |
| Starring | David Duchovny Minnie Driver Carroll O'Connor |
| Music by | Danny DiMinno Carmen Lombardo Nicholas Pike |
| Cinematography | László Kovács |
| Editing by | Garth Craven |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | April 7, 2000 |
| Running time | 115 minutes (approx.) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $24 million USD (estimated) |
Return to Me is a romantic movie rated PG. Return to Me was directed by Bonnie Hunt and starred David Duchovny as Bob and Minnie Driver as Grace. It was filmed in Chicago in 1999, and released in April 2000.[1]
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[edit] Storyline
The story begins with scenes at the Lincoln Park Zoo, where Bob and Elizabeth Rueland (David Duchovny and Joely Richardson) work—Bob as an architect, Elizabeth as a zoologist. Early in the film, Bob's world is shattered when Elizabeth is killed in a tragic car accident.
Meanwhile, Grace (Minnie Driver) is shown in a hospital's intensive care unit awaiting high-risk, life-saving cardiac surgery. After the surgery is successful, Grace, having been given a second chance, begins to live her life to the fullest.
Bob, however, is still heartbroken from his loss and goes into a state of depression. His friend, Charlie (David Allen Grier), notices this and organizes a blind date for him. Bob does not connect well with his date, but rather with the waitress (and restaurant owner's granddaughter), who happens to be Grace.
The remainder of the movie follows the flow and complexity of Bob and Grace's relationship, as neither realizes that the heart Grace received belonged to Elizabeth.[2]
[edit] Cast
- David Duchovny - Bob Rueland
- Minnie Driver - Grace Briggs
- Carroll O'Connor - Marty O'Reilly
- Robert Loggia - Angelo Pardipillo
- Bonnie Hunt - Megan Dayton
- David Alan Grier - Charlie Johnson
- Joely Richardson - Elizabeth Rueland
- Eddie Jones - Emmett McFadden
- James Belushi - Joe Dayton
- William Bronder - Wally Jatczak
- Marianne Muellerleile - Sophie[3]
[edit] Box office
The film opened at #4 at the North American box office making $7.8 million USD in its opening weekend, behind The Road To El Dorado, Erin Brockovich and Rules of Engagement, which opened at the top spot.[4] It would make a total of $32,662,299 USD in its entire box office run. [5]
[edit] Production notes
- This film gets its title from the 1957 Dean Martin recording of the same name (the song was composed by Carmen Lombardo and Danny Di Minno). The voices of the female background singers were removed electronically and a jazzier accompaniment was added for the film version.[6]
- This was the last film for both Carroll O'Connor[7] and Dick Cusack.[8]
- Features Hunt's frequent acting collaborators: Duchovny, Grier, Don Lake, Marianne Muellerleile, Holly Wortell, and Hunt herself, all of whom would be regulars or recurring guests on Life With Bonnie.[9]
- Many of the restaurant scenes in the movie were filmed at Twin Anchors, in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood; its plaque with two anchors was retained for filming and is visible on the wall. The hospital scenes were filmed in Michael Reese Hospital[citation needed] and features Hunt's brother, Dr. Patrick Hunt, and his transplant team as themselves.[10]
- Features the music of the Alan Gresik Swing Shift Orchestra, a swing band still playing every Thursday at the historic Green Mill Lounge in Chicago.[11]
[edit] See also
- Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa, a 2004 Bollywood movie with a very similar storyline.
[edit] References
- ^ "IMDB - Return to Me"
- ^ "IMDB - Return to Me"
- ^ "IMDB - Return to Me"
- ^ "The Numbers - US Movie Box Office Chart Weekend of April 7, 2000"
- ^ "Return to Me (2000) - Movie Details - Yahoo! Movies"
- ^ Director Bonnie Hunt's commentary on DVD
- ^ "IMDB - Carroll O'Connor"
- ^ "IMDB - Dick Cusack"
- ^ "IMDB - Life with Bonnie"
- ^ Director Bonnie Hunt's commentary on DVD
- ^ "Alan Gresik Swing Shift Orchestra - Bio"
