Happy Accidents (film)

Happy Accidents is a 2000 American film starring Marisa Tomei and Vincent D'Onofrio. The film follows Ruby Weaver, a New York City woman with a string of failed relationships, and Sam Deed, a man who claims to be from the year 2470. The film was shot almost entirely in Brooklyn, New York.

Happy Accidents
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBrad Anderson
Produced byCaroline Kaplan
Written byBrad Anderson
StarringVincent D'Onofrio
Marisa Tomei
Nadia Dajani
Richard Portnow
Anthony Michael Hall
Holland Taylor
Music byEvan Lurie
CinematographyTerry Stacey
Edited byBrad Anderson
Distributed byIFC Films
MGM
Release date
  • August 24, 2000 (2000-08-24) (Sundance Film Festival)
  • August 24, 2001 (2001-08-24) (United States)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Ruby Weaver (Marisa Tomei) is weary of her long history of failed relationships with men when she meets Sam Deed (Vincent D'Onofrio) in a park. But after the two fall in love, Ruby becomes suspicious of Sam's past, his obsession with a "Chrystie Delancey", and "causal effect." Under pressure from her, he finally explains that he is really from the year 2470 and is what he calls a "back traveler." Ruby initially ignores this story, but after Sam's persistence, she begins to wonder. She takes him to see her therapist Meg Ford (Holland Taylor). Ruby becomes worried as to Sam's sanity when he reveals that everything he has done was a deliberate attempt to change her life. In the end, both Deed and Ford turn out to be time travelers and the fatal accident that would have killed Ruby is avoided.

Main cast

Reception

Happy Accidents was first shown at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2000.[1] The film later opened in limited release on August 24, 2001 to 2 screens in New York City, New York earning $14,840 on its opening weekend, and (the weekend before 9/11) reaching a widest release of 49 screens and grossing a total of $688,523 domestically in the United States.[2]

As of July 2020, the film holds a 71% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 62 reviews with an average rating of 6.36/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Happy Accidents has enough quirkiness and charm to rise above the more formulaic entries in the romantic comedy genre."[3]In his review of the film Roger Ebert describes it as being "essentially silliness crossed with science fiction", giving the film a rating of 3 out of 4 stars.[4] Ebert's co-host on Ebert & Roeper, Richard Roeper, ranked it #8 on his top ten films of the year list.[5]

References
  1. "Happy Accidents". Variety. February 1, 2000. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  2. Happy Accidents at Box Office Mojo
  3. "Happy Accidents (2001)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  4. Roger Ebert review of Happy Accidents
  5. "Ebert and Roeper Top Ten Lists - Inner Mind". www.innermind.com. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
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