A Life Less Ordinary (1997)

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Danny Boyle Director previously directed Trainspotting

Robert Lewis is a janitor who after being replaced by a robot kidnaps his boss's daughter. Two Angels in charge of paring people up on earth will do the impossible to make them fall in love with one another.

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The overhead shot when Robert is pulling the bag of money along the road with rope is computer generated.

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Quote: Celine

Remember what they didn't teach you at Harvard Business school.

Robert

I didn't go to Harvard Business school!

Celine

That's a figure of speech, Robert.

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Writers
Cast
Ewan McGregor Robert Lewis
Cameron Diaz Celine Naville
Holly Hunter O'Reilly
Delroy Lindo Jackson
Dan Hedaya Gabriel
Ian McNeice Mayhew
Frank Kanig Ted
Mel Winkler Francis 'Frank' Naville
Stanley Tucci Elliot Zweikel
Anne Cullimore Decker Violet Eldred Gesteten
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Name A Life Less Ordinary
US Release Oct. 24, 1997
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Runtime 103
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Rating R
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  • In today's dollars
    Domestic $4,366,722
    Foreign +4,700,000
  • = total worldwide gross $9,066,722
  • - a reported budget of $12,000,000
  • = a -24.4% net profit of $-2,933,278
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