Fools Rush In

"What if finding the love of your life meant changing the life that you loved?"

1997 1h 49m EN

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★6.5TMDB · 627

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After a one night stand with Alex, Isabel realizes that she is pregnant and they decide to get married. However, along with the marriage comes compromise of one's own cultural traditions.

“What if finding the love of your life meant changing the life that you loved?”

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Cast

Matthew Perry
Alex
Salma Hayek Pinault
Isabel
Jon Tenney
Jeff
Carlos Gómez
Chuy
Tomas Milian
Tomas
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
Lanie
John Bennett Perry
Richard
Stanley DeSantis
Judd Marshall

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Andy Tennant
Writers: Katherine Reback, Joan Taylor, Katherine Reback
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Andy Tennant, shot by Robbie Greenberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Alan Silvestri. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Roger Bondelli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Matthew Perry and Salma Hayek Pinault and Jon Tenney carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "What if finding the love of your life meant changing the life that you loved?".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0119141 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Andy Tennant directs. Robbie Greenberg behind the camera. Alan Silvestri scores. Roger Bondelli cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

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129 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
3Directed by Andy Tennant, shot by Robbie Greenberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Alan Silvestri. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Roger Bondelli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Matthew Perry and Salma Hayek Pinault and Jon Tenney carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "What if finding the love of your life meant changing the life that you loved?".
8IMDB entry: tt0119141 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Robbie Greenberg
Original score: Alan Silvestri
Editing: Roger Bondelli
Production design: Edward Pisoni
Makeup / hair: Robin Siegel
Sound: Brad Sherman
Stunt coordinator: Robert Jauregui
Runtime: 109 min · 1h 49m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $20,000,000
Box office: $42,000,000
Return: 210% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Fools Rush In (1997)

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Wuchak2018-06-15
★ 6/10
Amusing romcom in the Vegas area with Salma Hayek and Matthew Perry RELEASED IN 1997 and directed by Andy Tennant, "Fools Rush In” is a romantic dramedy about a casual night of passion between a successful New Yorker (Matthew Perry) and a Mexican immigrant (Salma Hayek), but they learn that love is more than a Vegas marriage & an Elvis impersonator when dealing with conflicting families and traditions. This is a generally amusing “chick flick” focusing on Gringo/Latino relations, albeit formulaic. Some jokes fall flat, but they’re well intended. Perry makes for a likable male protagonist while Salma Hayek is winsome in her physical prime; and Suzanne Snyder in secondary role is nothing to sneeze at. Meanwhile Jon Tenney appears as the protagonist’s best friend. The Las Vegas area locations are picturesque. THE MOVIE RUNS 1 hour, 49 minutes and was shot in Nevada/Arizona (Las Vegas, Henderson, Hoover Dam, Lake Mead and Grand Canyon) and Rancho de las Golondrinas, New Mexico (standing in for central Mexico). GRADE: B-/C+

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