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A Balasaur Score of 52 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 37%, Metacritic 41/100. Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do. Most of the 750 1990s romance movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 23m.
Synopsis
After falling asleep in a Target dressing room, an unhappy heiress wakes up locked inside the store overnight with a local slacker and notorious liar, leading the two unlikely companions to bond over their shared desire to escape their lives.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes37%
Metacritic41/100
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
778 audience votes
Key crew
- John HughesWriter
- Bryan GordonDirector
- Thomas NewmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Frank WhaleyJim Dodge
- Jennifer ConnellyJosie McClellan
- Dermot MulroneyNestor Pyle
- Kieran MulroneyGil Kinney
- John M. JacksonBud Dodge
- Jenny O'HaraDotty Dodge
- Noble WillinghamRoger Roy McClellan
- Nada DespotovichPenny Dodge
- Reid BinionCal Dodge
- Barry CorbinOfficer Don
- Denise GalikLorraine
- Wilbur FitzgeraldBob Bosenbeck
Stills
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Themes
night shiftdepartment storeroller-skatingliardream girljanitorbluntabsurd