Happy Accidents (film)

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Happy Accidents
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBrad Anderson
Written byBrad Anderson
Produced byCaroline Kaplan
StarringVincent D'Onofrio
Marisa Tomei
Nadia Dajani
Richard Portnow
Anthony Michael Hall
Holland Taylor
CinematographyTerry Stacey
Edited byBrad Anderson
Music byEvan Lurie
Distributed byIFC Films
Release dates
  • January 25, 2000 (2000-01-25) (Sundance)
  • August 24, 2001 (2001-08-24) (United States)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Happy Accidents is a 2000 American science fiction romantic comedy film starring Marisa Tomei and Vincent D'Onofrio. The film follows Ruby Weaver, a New York City woman with a string of failed relationships, and Sam Deed, a man who claims to be from the year 2470. The film was shot almost entirely in Brooklyn, New York.[1][2]

Plot

Ruby Weaver is weary of her long history of failed relationships with men when she meets Sam Deed in a park. But after the two fall in love, Ruby becomes suspicious of Sam's past, his obsession with a "Chrystie Delancey", and "causal effect". Under pressure from her, he finally explains that he is really from the year 2470 and is what he calls a "back traveler". Ruby initially ignores this story, but after Sam's persistence, she begins to wonder. She takes him to see her therapist Meg Ford. Ruby becomes worried as to Sam's sanity when he reveals that everything he has done was a deliberate attempt to change her life. In the end, both Deed and Ford turn out to be time travelers and the fatal accident that would have killed Ruby is avoided.

Cast

Reception

Happy Accidents was first shown at the

New York City, New York earning $14,840 on its opening weekend, and (the weekend before 9/11) reaching a widest release of 49 screens and grossing a total of $688,523 domestically in the United States.[5]

On

Ebert & Roeper, Richard Roeper, ranked it #8 on his top ten films of the year list.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Happy Accidents Film Locations - [otsoNY.com]". onthesetofnewyork.com. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  2. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  3. ^ McCarthy, Todd (February 1, 2000). "Happy Accidents". Variety.
  4. ^ Allen, Jamie (January 27, 2000). "Tomei, D'Onofrio create their own 'Happy Accidents'". CNN. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  5. ^ "Happy Accidents". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  6. ^ "Happy Accidents (2001)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  7. ^ Ebert, Roger (September 14, 2001). "Happy Accidents". RogerEbert.com.
  8. ^ "Ebert and Roeper Top Ten Lists - Inner Mind". www.innermind.com. Retrieved August 25, 2021.

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