The Favor
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 Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Donald Petrie |
| Produced by | Lauren Shuler Donner |
| Written by | Sara Parriott Josann McGibbon |
| Starring | Harley Jane Kozak Elizabeth McGovern Bill Pullman Brad Pitt Ken Wahl |
| Distributed by | Orion Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 29 April 1994 (USA) |
| Running time | 97 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $12 million |
| Box office | $3,134,381 |
The Favor is a 1994 romantic comedy film directed by Donald Petrie and written by Sara Parriott and Josann McGibbon.
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[edit] Plot
Kathy has seemingly been happily married to Peter, but their relationship has grown routine. She cannot help but wonder what would happen if she ever got together with her high school sweetheart, Tom, who she had never slept with. Being married prevents her from acting on that, so she asks her friend, Emily, to look Tom up when she goes to Denver, and to sleep with him, then tell Kathy what it was like. Emily does this, but when she tells Kathy that Tom is awesome and they had sex all night, their friendship suffers, as does Kathy's marriage. Things become even more complicated when Emily learns she is pregnant, and is uncertain if Tom or her boyfriend, Elliot is the father.
[edit] Cast
- Harley Jane Kozak – Kathy Whiting
- Elizabeth McGovern – Emily
- Bill Pullman – Peter
- Brad Pitt – Elliot Fowler
- Ken Wahl - Tom Andrews
- Ginger Orsi - Gina
- Leigh Ann Orsi - Hannah
- Larry Miller – Joe Dubin
[edit] Reception
The Favor went into wide release in the U.S. and Canada on April 29, 1994.[1] A further release to home video on the DVD format occurred for Region 1 on December 29, 2001, through MGM Home Entertainment.[2] The movie received a 27% tomatometer rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 4.9/10.[3] The film was not without its controversies; the film makes a tip of the hat to the existence of massively obese persons in society in a brief and amusing but lighthearted and poignant "breathing-room-on-the-footbridge" scene between Kathy (Kozak) and a massively obese fisherman friend of Tom's (uncredited).
[edit] External links
- The Favor at the Internet Movie Database
[edit] Footnotes
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