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If Lucy Fell

  • 1996
  • R
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
4.4K
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Elle Macpherson, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Eric Schaeffer in If Lucy Fell (1996)
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Two NYC roommates have a pact to jump off Brooklyn Bridge if they haven't found life partners before she's 30. That's less than a month away.Two NYC roommates have a pact to jump off Brooklyn Bridge if they haven't found life partners before she's 30. That's less than a month away.Two NYC roommates have a pact to jump off Brooklyn Bridge if they haven't found life partners before she's 30. That's less than a month away.

  • Director
    • Eric Schaeffer
  • Writers
    • Eric Schaeffer
    • Tony Spiridakis
  • Stars
    • Sarah Jessica Parker
    • Eric Schaeffer
    • Ben Stiller
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.9/10
    4.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Eric Schaeffer
    • Writers
      • Eric Schaeffer
      • Tony Spiridakis
    • Stars
      • Sarah Jessica Parker
      • Eric Schaeffer
      • Ben Stiller
    • 49User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
    • 33Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Sarah Jessica Parker
    Sarah Jessica Parker
    • Lucy Ackerman
    Eric Schaeffer
    Eric Schaeffer
    • Joe MacGonaughgill
    Ben Stiller
    Ben Stiller
    • Bwick Elias
    Elle Macpherson
    Elle Macpherson
    • Jane Lindquist
    James Rebhorn
    James Rebhorn
    • Simon Ackerman
    Robert John Burke
    Robert John Burke
    • Handsome Man
    David Thornton
    David Thornton
    • Ted
    Bill Sage
    Bill Sage
    • Dick
    Dominic Chianese
    Dominic Chianese
    • Al
    Scarlett Johansson
    Scarlett Johansson
    • Emily
    Michael Storms
    • Sam
    Jason Myers
    • Billy
    Emily Hart
    Emily Hart
    • Eddy
    Paul Greco
    Paul Greco
    • Rene
    Mujibur Rahman
    • Counterman
    Sirajul Islam
    • Counterman
    Ben Lin
    • Chinese Messenger
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    Alice Spivak
    • Elegant Middle-Aged Woman
    • Director
      • Eric Schaeffer
    • Writers
      • Eric Schaeffer
      • Tony Spiridakis
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    4Stoshie

    No Offense...

    ...to Eric Schaeffer, but he's not the leading man type. He's a decent actor, writer, and director, but should stick to acting parts that fit his persona. The handsome, desirable leading man is not his strong suit.

    Beyond that, the movie is predictable. We knew the ending right from the beginning. It is an inoffensive, puff piece of a movie, easily forgotten once it is over.

    The only slightly interesting part is seeing Scarlett Johansson in one of her earliest roles. Beyond that, there's nothing original here.
    4Mitiori

    Just as bad as I remember

    I saw this in the movies. I think it was the one and only time in my entire life I've fallen asleep in public. But that might have been my date. Either way, this movie was terrible. Now, I've seen it again. It wasn't just age or what was going on with my life - or who I was with. This is a terrible movie. The two lead characters who are supposed to be best friends are mean to each other and do not communicate clearly. Joe, the lead "male" and writer of the movie, dresses like a girl - complete with headband and dresses and leggings. In fact, he dresses like a little girl in the 1980's. The lead woman, played by SJP, who I can never hate, is just not likable. Nor does she make sense. One second she likes Ben Stiller's pointless character, the next she's rolling her eyes at him like the rest of us. The base story is interesting and one of my favorites, I won't spoil what that is, but suffice it to say there was plenty of potential. This movie doesn't carry it off. The editing is bad - but perhaps that's mostly the fault of a shallow script and unlikeable characters. The actors can't be faulted. They do their best with virtually no material.
    5savanna-2

    Very Disappointing

    Don't tune into this film if you are looking for the sparkling actress, Sarah Jessica Parker. In this film she is "angst" ridden and her male room mate "Joe" is well a, frustrated (in every since of the word), struggling artist.

    They were best college pals and have shared a rather large NYC apartment, until one or both find "the one" for them.

    Wish, I could find something positive to say, but it just isn't there. An interesting, if rather trite, premise, completely misses the mark in every area. Are they supposed to be "avant garde?" The "edgy" soundtrack, and weird performance/character "Blick" played by Ben Stiller, tips me off that they were aiming for "hip or black comedy." Elle Macphearson was completely wasted, and half of her screen time, she was wearing some "hunter in the great white north hat." Terrible.

    Whatever. None of it works, and parts of the script were so pathetic and embarrassing (i.e. "would you drink my spit?" and the hug test), it seems that someone would have objected.

    By the way, who is the actor portraying the faithful room mate, Joe. Hope the casting directors are hanging their heads in shame, along with the wardrobe department, and script writers.

    Too much time spent on his pathetic weirdness, would have been better spent fleshing out the relationship between Lucy and her father. Did most of end up on the editing room floor, in favor of more screen time for "Joe?"

    All around sad, check out episodes of "Sex and the City," to see what this film was trying to capture, but missed by a mile. What makes it worse, are the few glimpses of "what could have been." This will only make you more disappointed, in the overall film.
    5=G=

    Yawn!

    "If Lucy Fell" tells of a man and woman who have known each other since childhood, live together platonically, and are both single and looking for love unsuccessfully. Hmmm...what do you suppose is going to happen??

    Schaeffer's shot at telling this old no-brainer in "If Lucy Fell" doesn't distinguish itself in any way and though it has it's moments they are few and far between. The film has many deficits with the most obvious being the lack of sincere sentiment and the usual gushing emotional crescendo at the end. What sentiment there is seems forced and awkward. A so-so little indie romcom which is watchable but not recommendable. (C)
    Verona

    A new york woman and man search for love in the 30 year old singles scene

    Essentially, I found this movie meaningless. Even though I do like Sarah Jessica Parker, Joe (played by Eric Schaeffer) seemed like an unnecessary jerk. He who has been watching through a telescope supermodel Elle MacPherson, suddenly becomes turned off by her when she admits to having fantasized about him. Dissapointing ending.

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    • Trivia
      Emily Hart's film debut.
    • Goofs
      When Joe is out jogging, he is being approached by two joggers coming the opposite direction. The first man has purple shorts and the second has purple jogging pants. However, after Joe is shown and camera returns to what Joe sees, the man in the jogging pants has completely disappeared.
    • Quotes

      Al: I'm proud of you Joe.

      Joe MacGonaughgill: Why?

      Al: You finally figured out the girl in your heart isn't the girl in your dreams. Some people don't figure it out all their lives.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Birdcage/Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco/Down Periscope/If Lucy Fell/Anne Frank Remembered (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Mandy
      Written by Richard Kerr and Scott English

      Performed by Marry Me Jane

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    • Release date
      • March 8, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Quiéreme antes de los 30
    • Filming locations
      • Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • TriStar Pictures
      • Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $5,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,420,162
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,308,088
      • Mar 10, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,420,162
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 32m(92 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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