True story. Middle sis was getting married to a not so great guy and yet I was maid of honor and had to do a speech and WHAT TO DO?! She loved this movie and I had watched it maybe once but baby sis and I decided, instead of an insincere toast, we should sing I Say a Little Prayer, just like this movie! We did and middle sis loved it. The divorce was about five years later.
I rewatched this a couple years ago to discover how toxic it truly is. The thing that I can't let go is that Cameron Diaz is TWENTY. Why is she interested in this lame-ass, 28-year-old, low-level sports reporter and THERE IS NO RESOLUTION TO HER WANTING TO STAY IN SCHOOL. She just marries him at the end and that is never spoke of again. Truly tragique.
Possibly fun fact: I got married in the same church 3 years after this movie, and a fact they had on hand for brides at that time was "do not think you can flower up this place like they did for that movie, because that was $80,000 worth of flowers in 1997 money and they had to do it twice because they filmed in here over 2 days and needed them fresh." Also, that first scene of Cameron driving insanely is EXTRA insane because all she is really doing is flying up various parts of Lake Shore Drive and then back down again for no reason that has anything to do with getting anywhere near where she is going.
This is just so good I literally CRIED tears of laughter and proceeded to yell at all my coworkers that they must immediately subscribe to your Substack. Lindy, you are a treasure.
I gave up romantic comedies somewhere during the 80's and had a huge fight with my sister when I said I hated them. She told me it was because I was so cynical. I'd love to be able to say I rebutted her by saying it was because they were toxic, horrible programming, but I absolutely did not. Instead, I castigated myself for how cynical I was for years. Aw yeah.
The only part of this movie I really remembered is where Julia Roberts name checks my hometown as an insult because the entire movie theater erupted in protest/excitement (“All to follow you in this dumb job, where you travel 52 weeks a year to College Station, Texas...”). Thank you for filling in the other gaps in the plot 😂
I LOVED this movie as a kid and I love it even more now. I never got the "he just came into town to .....fuck me" line until I was older. She says it so fast!
And I always thought that food she eats in the beginning looked like a can of fancy feast.
I loved reading this years ago, and loved listening to the podcast version this week. I think I'll make my husband watch it tonight.
Okay, but isn't there a scene where the teen brother and his friend suck on helium and sing John Denver or something? That and Rupert singing are the only things I remember...oh, yeah, and the ice sculpture of the David...
True story. Middle sis was getting married to a not so great guy and yet I was maid of honor and had to do a speech and WHAT TO DO?! She loved this movie and I had watched it maybe once but baby sis and I decided, instead of an insincere toast, we should sing I Say a Little Prayer, just like this movie! We did and middle sis loved it. The divorce was about five years later.
I rewatched this a couple years ago to discover how toxic it truly is. The thing that I can't let go is that Cameron Diaz is TWENTY. Why is she interested in this lame-ass, 28-year-old, low-level sports reporter and THERE IS NO RESOLUTION TO HER WANTING TO STAY IN SCHOOL. She just marries him at the end and that is never spoke of again. Truly tragique.
Possibly fun fact: I got married in the same church 3 years after this movie, and a fact they had on hand for brides at that time was "do not think you can flower up this place like they did for that movie, because that was $80,000 worth of flowers in 1997 money and they had to do it twice because they filmed in here over 2 days and needed them fresh." Also, that first scene of Cameron driving insanely is EXTRA insane because all she is really doing is flying up various parts of Lake Shore Drive and then back down again for no reason that has anything to do with getting anywhere near where she is going.
Yeah okay wow that hair pull is… wow. Yep.
Also me.
This is just so good I literally CRIED tears of laughter and proceeded to yell at all my coworkers that they must immediately subscribe to your Substack. Lindy, you are a treasure.
I gave up romantic comedies somewhere during the 80's and had a huge fight with my sister when I said I hated them. She told me it was because I was so cynical. I'd love to be able to say I rebutted her by saying it was because they were toxic, horrible programming, but I absolutely did not. Instead, I castigated myself for how cynical I was for years. Aw yeah.
The only part of this movie I really remembered is where Julia Roberts name checks my hometown as an insult because the entire movie theater erupted in protest/excitement (“All to follow you in this dumb job, where you travel 52 weeks a year to College Station, Texas...”). Thank you for filling in the other gaps in the plot 😂
Thank you. I only wanted to see that movie because of Rupert...now, I don't have to.
I LOVED this movie as a kid and I love it even more now. I never got the "he just came into town to .....fuck me" line until I was older. She says it so fast!
And I always thought that food she eats in the beginning looked like a can of fancy feast.
I loved reading this years ago, and loved listening to the podcast version this week. I think I'll make my husband watch it tonight.
I loved this movie so much. Jesus. The number of twists the 90s must have given my teenage brain ...
Okay, but isn't there a scene where the teen brother and his friend suck on helium and sing John Denver or something? That and Rupert singing are the only things I remember...oh, yeah, and the ice sculpture of the David...
Please do St. Elmo’s Fire next! 80’s toxicity galore!
MULRONEY BALONEY! Perfect.
Little Baby Me had a HUGE BONER for Rupert Everett and was CRUSHED when my older sister told me he was gay.
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