Maid in Manhattan

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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 min.
Country United States
Language English
Budget $55,000,000 (estimated)
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Maid in Manhattan is a 2002 romantic comedy film, directed by Wayne Wang. 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 is marketed with the tagline "This Christmas... love checks in."

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[edit] Plot summary

Marisa Ventura (Jennifer Lopez) is a struggling single mother trying to get by with her young son (Tyler Posey) by working as a maid for a hotel. One day, hotel guest and senatorial candidate Christopher Marshall (Ralph Fiennes) meets Marisa and mistakes her for a wealthy socialite. After an evening together, the two fall in love. But when Marisa’s true identity is revealed, issues of class and social status threaten to separate them.

[edit] Box office

Earning $18,711,407 in the U.S. opening weekend, the movie was #1 at the box office playing in 2,838 theaters. Though critics blasted the film, it finished with over $174 million worldwide, more than half of which came from the United States. The movie grossed $93,932,896 and remains Lopez's highest grossing film.

[edit] Cast and characters

[edit] Pop culture

Good Shoes mentioned the film in their single "Never Meant to Hurt You".

[edit] Trivia

  • Featured Paul Simon's hit "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" in the opening credits.
  • Filmed at the Roosevelt Hotel, Madison Avenue, New York where the 'Greed is good' speech was filmed for Oliver Stone's Wall Street
  • Natasha Richardson, who is married to Liam Neeson, worked with Ralph Fiennes - who worked with Neeson in Schindler's List.

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Preceded by
Die Another Day		 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 Opportunituies (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)
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