Simply Irresistible (1999)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Mark Tarlov

Writer (WGA):

Judith Roberts (written by)

Release Date:

5 February 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

Tagline:

Magic opened up their hearts... Love did the rest.

Plot:

A department store executive (Flanery) tries to resist falling in love with a young woman (Gellar),...

Plot Keywords:

Love | Restaurant | Department Store | Sex In Elevator | Rich Man Poor Woman

Cast

Sarah Michelle Gellar	...	Amanda Shelton
Sean Patrick Flanery	...	Tom Bartlett
Patricia Clarkson	...	Lois McNally
Dylan Baker	...	Jonathan Bendel
Larry Gilliard Jr.	...	Nolan Traynor
Christopher Durang	...	Gene O'Reilly
Betty Buckley	...	Aunt Stella
Olek Krupa	...	Valderon
Amanda Peet	...	Chris
Alex Draper	...	Francois
Drew Nieporent	...	Gil Shapiro
Anthony Ruivivar	...	Ramos
Andrew McFarlane	...	The Poet
Steven Skybell	...	Mr. Mueller
Phyllis Somerville	...	Ruth

Also Known As:

Einfach unwiderstehlich (Germany)
The Magic Hour (USA) (working title)
Vanilla Fog (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief sexual references.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | France:U | Germany:o.Al. | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG | UK:PG | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Henri Bendel Department Store - 712 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

New Regency Pictures

Trivia:

The original title for this movie was "Vanilla Fog".

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Tom and Amanda start to float above the kitchen he says "I love kissing you" without moving his lips.

Quotes:

Jonathan Bendel: Lois, are you busy after I'm done chewing Tom's head off?
Lois McNally: You're the boss, Mr. Bendel.
Jonathan Bendel: No, no, no. Y-you-you be the boss this time.

Movie Connections:

References "Dateline NBC" (1992)

Soundtrack:

Falling

A Guilty Pleasure

This film represents nothing truly exceptional. It has no exceptional acting, messages, faces (maybe Sarah M Gellar, but looks aren't everything), or lines. I didn't spend $7.50 on it to see it in the theater, nor will spend $3.00 at the rental store to see this. But why is it that when I see it on TV (I got cable) 9 out of 10 times I stop to watch it? Maybe because this movie speaks to the little romantic in all of us. We know or will learn that relationships don't make Emeril dishes appear at will or having odd gases spew from deserts but it's still a cute flick with two of the romance and a happy ending.