- Happy Accidents
Infobox Film
name = Happy Accidents
caption = Theatrical release poster
imdb_id = 0208196
director = Brad Anderson
writer = Brad Anderson
starring =Vincent D'Onofrio
Marisa Tomei
producer = Caroline Kaplan
editing = Brad Anderson
music =Evan Lurie
cinematography =Terry Stacey
distributor =IFC Films MGM
released =August 24 , 2001
runtime = 110 min.
country =United States
language = English"Happy Accidents" is a 2000 film starring
Marisa Tomei andVincent D'Onofrio . The movie revolves around Ruby Weaver, aNew York woman with a string of failed relationships, and Sam Deed, a man who claims to be from the year 2470.Plot
The film was shot almost entirely in Brooklyn, New York.
Ruby Weaver (
Marisa Tomei ) is weary of her long history of failed relationships with men when she meets Sam Deed (Vincent D'Onofrio ) in a park. But after the two fall in love, Ruby becomes suspicious of Sam's past and under pressure from her, he finally explains that he is really from the year 2470 (what he calls a "back traveler"). Ruby initially passes this story off as yet another case of male nerdy weirdness, but after Sam's constant persistence and growing agitation, she begins to wonder and finally takes him to see her therapist (Holland Taylor ). The balancing act engineered by writer/director/editor Brad Anderson throughout the movie keeps both Ruby and the audience guessing as to whether Sam is telling the truth or delusional and perhaps even becoming dangerous when he reveals that everything he has done is a deliberate attempt to change her life. The film's resolution is surprising while remaining consistent with the movie as a whole.Main Cast
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Marisa Tomei as Ruby Weaver
*Vincent D'Onofrio as Sam Deed
*Nadia Dajani as Gretchen
*Holland Taylor as Maggie Ann "Meg" FordReception
"Happy Accidents" was first shown at the
Sundance Film Festival onJanuary 25 , 2000. The film later opened in limited release onAugust 24 , 2001 to 2 screens inNew York City, New York earning $14,840 on its opening weekend before reaching a widest release of 49 screens and grossing a total of $688,523 domestically in the United States. [ [http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=happyaccidents.htm "Happy Accidents" at Box Office Mojo] ]In his review of the film
Roger Ebert describes "Happy Accidents" as being "essentially silliness crossed with science fiction", giving the film a rating of 3 out of 4 stars. [ [http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20010914/REVIEWS/109140302/1023 Roger Ebert review of "Happy Accidents"] ] Ebert's co-host on "Ebert & Roeper",Richard Roeper , enjoyed the film even more and ranked it #8 on his top ten films of the year list.On
RottenTomatoes.com "Happy Accidents" has a freshness of 72% [ [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/happy_accidents/ "Happy Accidents" on Rottentomatoes.com] ]Trivia
The multiple mentions of Blinovitch are a reference to "
Doctor Who ", the long-runningBBC television show about a mysterious time traveler known as the Doctor.The book Ruby is reading in the park is
Delta of Venus .References
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