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New York Minute 
Movie Poster for New York MinuteDirected by Dennie Gordon Produced by Denise Di Novi
Ashley Olsen
Mary-Kate Olsen
Robert Thorne
Executive producer
Alison Greenspan
Co-producer
Christine A. Sacani
Jill ZimmermanWritten by Emily Fox
Adam Cooper
Bill CollageStarring Mary-Kate Olsen
Ashley Olsen
Eugene Levy
Andy Richter
Riley Smith
Jared Padalecki
Drew PinskyMusic by George S. Clinton
Michael MuhlfriedelCinematography Greg Gardiner
Sandi SisselEditing by Roderick Davis
Michael JablowStudio Di Novi Pictures
Dualstar Entertainment
C.O.R.E. Digital PicturesDistributed by Warner Bros. Pictures Release date(s) May 4, 2004 (Tribeca)
May 7, 2004Running time 91 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $30 million Box office $21,289,826 New York Minute is a 2004 American teen comedy film starring Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen and Eugene Levy. It was directed by Dennie Gordon and released on May 7, 2004. In the film Mary-Kate and Ashley play twins with opposing personalities who have a series of misadventures around New York City. New York Minute reunited Mary-Kate and Ashley with their Full House co-star, Bob Saget. It is the Olsen twins' first theatrical film since the 1995 film It Takes Two and is the last film in which the two worked together, to date.
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Plot
New York Minute follows 17 year old identical twin sisters Roxanne "Roxy" Ryan and Jane Ryan on a wild romp through the streets, subways and sewers of Manhattan during one unforgettable day. Uptight overachiever Straight A Student Jane (Ashley Olsen), up for a scholarship at Oxford University, has a major speech to give while laid-back rock rebel Roxy (Mary-Kate Olsen) hopes to get backstage at a video shoot and slip her demo tape to the band. But Jane's and Roxy's plans go wildly awry and the two must join together when a mix-up involving Jane's all-important day planner lands them in the middle of a black market music piracy scheme. Sidetracked, sideswiped and chased from Chinatown to Times Square to Harlem by everyone from assassins to politicians to a whacked-out truancy officer (Eugene Levy), the sisters also find unexpected romance in the form of a Senator's bad-boy son (Supernatural's Jared Padalecki) and a cute bike messenger (Riley Smith).
Cast
- Mary-Kate Olsen as Roxanne "Roxy" Ryan
- Ashley Olsen as Jane Ryan
- Eugene Levy as Maxamillion "Max" Lomax
- Andy Richter as Benajamin "Bennie" Bang
- Riley Smith as James "Jim", the bike messenger
- Jared Padalecki as Trey Lipton
- Drew Pinsky as Dr. Ryan
- Darrell Hammond as Hudson McGill
- Andrea Martin as Senator Anne Lipton
- Alannah Ong as Ma Bang
- Mary Bond Davis as Big Shirl
- Bob Saget as Himself
- Jack Osbourne as Justin
- Joey Klein as Truant at Pool
- Neil Crone as Officer Strauss
- Garen Boyajian as Manjhur
- Jonathan Wilson as Train Conductor
- Boyd Banks as Ticket Window Guy #1
- Silver Kim as Asian guy with chip
- Frank Welker as Reinaldo's Vocal Effects
- Pierre Bouvier as Himself
- Chuck Comeau as Himself
- Sébastien Lefebvre as Himself
- David Desrosiers as Himself
- Jeff Stinco as Himself
- Simple Plan as Themselves
- Naked Cowboy as Himself (uncredited)
Reception
New York Minute was neither a box office success nor a critical success. Roger Ebert & Richard Roeper gave the film a "two thumbs down" on the television show Ebert & Roeper. Aggregate movie review web site Rotten Tomatoes listed a critic score of 11% for the film, the consensus stating, Feels more like a calculated product designed to expand the Olsens' brand than an actual movie. Also, it contains ethnic stereotyping and sexual innuendo.
The film was nominated for two Razzie Awards: Worst Actress and Worst Screen Couple for the Olsen twins.
Despite the negative reception, some reviews were positive and the film was nominated for a Teen Choice Award for Choice Blush Scene.
Box office
The film's opening weekend earned $5.96 million, the fifth lowest ever for any film playing at over 3,000 theatres. The film eventually went on to gross $14.07 million domestically and $7.22 million overseas.[1]
References
- ^ "New York Minute". Boxofficemojo.com. 2008. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=newyorkminute.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
External links
- New York Minute
- New York Minute at the Internet Movie Database
- New York Minute at AllRovi
- Mary-kateandashley.com
- Warnerbros website
- New York Minute at Rotten Tomatoes
Television Direct-to-video series The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley • You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's...Filmography To Grandmother's House We Go • Double, Double, Toil and Trouble • How the West Was Fun • It Takes Two • Billboard Dad • Switching Goals • Passport to Paris • Our Lips Are Sealed • Winning London • Holiday in the Sun • Getting There • When in Rome • The Challenge • New York MinuteVideo games The New Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley • Dance Party of the Century • Get a Clue • Magical Mystery Mall • Winner Circle • Crush Course • Pocket Planner • Girls Night Out • Sweet 16Related Films directed by Dennie Gordon Joe Dirt (2001) · What a Girl Wants (2003) · New York Minute (2004)
Categories:- English-language films
- 2004 films
- Films set in New York City
- American teen comedy films
- Warner Bros. films
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