Synopsis
Melanie Parker, an architect and mother of Sammy, and Jack Taylor, a newspaper columnist and father of Maggie, are both divorced. They meet one morning when overwhelmed Jack is left unexpectedly with Maggie and forgets that Melanie was to take her to school. As a result, both children miss their school field trip and are stuck with the parents. The two adults project their negative stereotypes of ex-spouses on each other, but end up needing to rely on each other to watch the children as each must save his job. Humor is added by Sammy's propensity for lodging objects in his nose and Maggie's tendency to wander.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes56%
Metacritic56/100
746 audience votes
Key crew
- Ellen SimonScreenplay
- Terrel SeltzerScreenplay
- Jud FriedmanOriginal Music Composer
- Michael HoffmanDirector
- James Newton HowardOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Michelle PfeifferMelanie Parker
- George ClooneyJack Taylor
- Mae WhitmanMaggie Taylor, Jack's daughter
- Alex D. LinzSammy Parker, Melanie's son
- Charles DurningLew, Jack's boss
- Jon Robin BaitzMr. Yates, Jr.
- Ellen GreeneMrs. Elaine Lieberman
- Amanda PeetCelia
- Joe GrifasiManny Feldstein
- Pete HamillFrank Burroughs
- Anna Maria HorsfordEvelyn
- Gregory JbaraFreddy
Stills
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Themes
single motherdivorcedsingle fatherfamily conflictchild custodyblended family
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