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1991 film by Chris Columbus

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Danny Muldoon, a Chicago policeman, still lives with his overbearing mother Rose. He meets and falls in love with Theresa Luna, whose father owns the local funeral parlour. Naturally, his mother objects to the relationship, and Danny and Theresa must either overcome her objections or give up the romance.

Released: 1991-05-24104 minDir: Chris ColumbusComedy, RomanceBox office: $25.1M

Cast

  • John Candy as Danny Muldoon
  • Maureen O'Hara as Rose Muldoon
  • Ally Sheedy as Theresa Luna
  • Kevin Dunn as Patrick Muldoon
  • Milo O'Shea as Doyle
  • Bert Remsen as Spats

Themes

  • jealousy
  • mama's boy
  • falling in love

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Ratings

IMDb

6.4/10

13,175 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

67%

Metacritic

47/100

Year
1991
Runtime
104 min
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Rated
PG-13

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Screenwriter
Chris Columbus
Cast member
Milo O'Shea
Producer
John Hughes
Production company
20th Century Studios
Cinematographer
Julio Macat
Narrative location
Chicago
Filming location
Chicago
Duration
100
FilmAffinity ID
549280
Distribution format
direct-to-video
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publication date
1991-11-28
film editor
Raja Gosnell
title
Only the Lonely
distributed by
Netflix
review score
65%
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