Maid in Manhattan

Maid in Manhattan

Maid in Manhattan film poster
Directed by Wayne Wang
Produced by Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas
Paul Schiff
Deborah Schindler
Written by John Hughes (story)
Kevin Wade (screenplay)
Starring Jennifer Lopez
Ralph Fiennes
Natasha Richardson
Music by Alan Silvestri
Cinematography Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Editing by Craig McKay
Distributed by Sony Pictures Entertainment
Release date(s) December 13, 2002
Running time 105 minutes
Country  United States
Language English
Budget $55,000,000 (estimated)

Maid in Manhattan is a 2002 romantic comedy film about a hotel maid and a high profile politician who fall in love, directed by Wayne Wang and starring Jennifer Lopez and Ralph Fiennes. It is based on a story by John Hughes, who is credited using a pseudonym. The original music score is composed by Alan Silvestri. The film was released on December 13, 2002.

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Synopsis



Marisa Ventura (Jennifer Lopez) is a struggling single mother trying to get by with her young son Ty (Tyler Posey) by working as a maid for a hotel. When not in school, Ty spends time among Marisa's fellow hotel workers, most of whom treat the pair as family. Marisa hopes to someday be promoted to management.

While Marisa and fellow maid Stephanie (Marissa Matrone) are cleaning the room of socialite Caroline Lane (Natasha Richardson), Stephanie convinces Marisa to try on a coat that Caroline had previously asked be returned to the store, arguing that it "technically" doesn't belong to anyone at the moment. Elsewhere in the hotel, Ty befriends hotel guest and senatorial candidate Christopher Marshall (Ralph Fiennes); Ty wants to go with Chris to walk his dog and the pair go to Caroline Lane's room to ask Marisa for permission. Chris meets Marisa, who is wearing the fancy coat, and assumes that she is Caroline Lane. The trio spend some time together in the park. Though Marisa and Chris are attracted to each other, Marisa is terrified that management will find out about the ruse and makes it a point to avoid Chris afterward.

Chris asks the hotel's head butler Lionel Bloch (Bob Hoskins) to invite "Caroline Lane" to lunch, but he is confused when the real Caroline shows up instead of Marisa. Chris asks his assistant Jerry Siegal (Stanley Tucci) to find "the other Caroline Lane", promising that he will attend an important dinner if she will go with him. Jerry asks Lionel to find her. Lionel, who has figured out that Marisa is the woman Chris has been looking for, tells her to go to the dinner and end it swiftly if she wants to keep her possible future in hotel management intact.

Marisa attends the dinner and does as she is supposed to, but Chris stops her from leaving and the pair spend the night together in his hotel room. Marisa sneaks out the next day but is seen by Caroline, who informs hotel management. The truth is revealed, and Marisa is fired from the hotel. Chris tries to get the whole story out of Marisa, but she refuses to speak to him, claiming that he wouldn't have noticed her if she had been in her maid uniform.

Some time later, Marisa has obtained a job at another hotel. Ty attends one of Chris' press conferences and asks him whether people should be forgiven if they make mistakes. Chris responds in the affirmative, and Ty leads him to the hotel Marisa is now working at. Chris and Marisa are reunited. The film ends with images showing that Chris and Marisa married, Marisa started her own hospitality business, and Marisa's friends are promoted to management.

Cast

Response

The film earned $18,711,407 domestically in its opening weekend, the movie was #1 at the box office playing in 2,838 theaters.[1] The film grossed a total of $94,011,225 domestically and $60,895,468 internationally.[1]

Production

Filming was carried out at the Roosevelt Hotel, Madison Avenue, New York.

Soundtrack

The film features Paul Simon's "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" in the opening credits.

Spin-off

  • ABC has recently announced that it will be adapting the film to television, with Jennifer Lopez producing.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b Maid in Manhattan @ BoxOfficeMojo.com
  2. ^ http://www.reuters.com/article/televisionNews/idUSN1327057020080813
  3. ^ http://wastelandculture.blogspot.com/2008/08/jennifer-lopez-spin-off-showcase.html

External links

Preceded by
Analyze That		 List of 2002 Box Office #1 Movies
December 15, 2002		 Succeeded by
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
v • d • e
John Hughes
As Director and Writer
Sixteen Candles (1984) • The Breakfast Club (1985) • Weird Science (1985) • Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) • Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) • She's Having a Baby (1988) • Uncle Buck (1989) • Curly Sue (1991)
As Writer Only
National Lampoon's Class Reunion (1982) • Mr. Mom (1983) • National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) • Nate and Hayes (1983) • Pretty in Pink (1986) • Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) • The Great Outdoors (1988) • Christmas Vacation (1989) • Home Alone (1990) • Career Opportunities (1991) • Dutch (1991) • Beethoven (1992) • Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) • Dennis the Menace (1993) • Baby's Day Out (1994) • Miracle on 34th Street (1994) • 101 Dalmatians (1996) • Flubber (1997) • Home Alone 3 (1997) • Reach the Rock (1998) • Just Visiting (2001) • Maid in Manhattan (2002) • Drillbit Taylor (2008)
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