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A Balasaur Score of 49 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 48%. Most of the 1,427 1990s comedy movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
Aspiring architect Tom Thompson is told by mysterious Ruth Abernathy that his best friend, "Bill," has taken his own life. Except that Tom has never met Bill and neither have his incredulous friends. So when Tom foolishly agrees to give the eulogy at Bill's funeral, it sets him on a collision course with Ruth -- who is revealed to be Bill's oversexed mother -- and Julie DeMarco, the longtime crush Tom hasn't seen since they were teens.
Ratings
IMDb5/10
Rotten Tomatoes48%
132 audience votes
Key crew
- Matt ReevesDirector
- Stewart CopelandOriginal Music Composer
- Jason KatimsWriter
- Matt ReevesWriter
Cast
- David SchwimmerTom Thompson
- Gwyneth PaltrowJulie DeMarco
- Michael RapaportBrad Schorr
- Toni ColletteCynthia
- Carol KaneTom's Mother
- Michael VartanScott
- Bitty SchramLauren
- Jean De BaerSuzanne DeMarco
- Elizabeth FranzAunt Lucille
- Mark MargolisPhilip DeMarco
- Barbara HersheyRuth Abernathy
- Edoardo BalleriniThe Job Interviewer
Stills
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Themes
mistaken identity