Forget Paris

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Forget Paris

PG-13,

1995,

1h 41m,

Romance/

Comedy

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Waiting at a restaurant for their married friends Mickey (Billy Crystal) and Ellen (Debra Winger) to arrive, a group of friends shares the story of Mickey and Ellen's relationship with Andy (Joe Mantegna) and Liz (Cynthia Stevenson), a soon-to-be-wed couple. When NBA referee Mickey travels to Paris to bury his father, the casket is lost by the airline. The employee tasked with helping Mickey is Ellen. The incident brings them together, but a number of things threaten to pull them apart.

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Critics Consensus

In addition to its titular exhortation, Forget Paris also forgets to offer rom-com fans enough romance or comedy to fill a feature worth remembering.

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Kim Newman

Empire Magazine

Mar 24, 2008

3/5

Towards the end you wish they'd just get it over with, but this film usually overcomes even the most cynical viewer's resistance.

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Time Out

Jan 26, 2006

Like the relationship it depicts, everything goes terribly slack in the middle.

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Caryn James

New York Times

May 20, 2003

2/5

Mr. Crystal's style as a director is smoothe and bland.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Jul 26, 2023

3.5/4

...an unabashedly old-fashioned romantic comedy that benefits from the charismatic efforts of its two stars...

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Caffeinated Clint

Moviehole

Jul 23, 2008

3/5

"When Harry Met Sally" meets "Sleepless in Seattle"

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Film4

Mar 24, 2008

Some nice one-liners and a bit of good scenery help the story of a whirlwind romance that turns to salt when she later joins him Stateside.

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Sep 28, 2018

Surprisingly very very very funny and witty

Kylo R

Sep 3, 2017

Hilarious and totally holds up!

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Billy Crystal

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Billy Crystal

Mickey Gordon

Debra Winger

Ellen Andrews Gordon

Joe Mantegna

Andy

Cynthia Stevenson

Liz

Richard Masur

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Synopsis

Waiting at a restaurant for their married friends Mickey (Billy Crystal) and Ellen (Debra Winger) to arrive, a group of friends shares the story of Mickey and Ellen's relationship with Andy (Joe Mantegna) and Liz (Cynthia Stevenson), a soon-to-be-wed couple. When NBA referee Mickey travels to Paris to bury his father, the casket is lost by the airline. The employee tasked with helping Mickey is Ellen. The incident brings them together, but a number of things threaten to pull them apart.

Director: Billy Crystal
Producer: Billy Crystal
Screenwriter: Billy Crystal, Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel
Production Co: Face Productions, Castle Rock Entertainment
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 3, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $32.0M
Runtime: 1h 41m

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