Life with Mikey
| Life with Mikey | |
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| Directed by | James Lapine |
| Written by | Marc Lawrence |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Rob Hahn |
| Edited by | Robert Leighton |
| Music by | Alan Menken |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | 12ドル.4 million[1] |
Life with Mikey (also known as Give Me a Break) is a 1993 American comedy film directed by James Lapine and written by Marc Lawrence. The film stars Michael J. Fox, Nathan Lane, Cyndi Lauper and Christina Vidal in her film acting debut.
Plot
[edit ]Mikey Chapman (Michael J. Fox) is a former child star from a 1970s sitcom. Now a talent agent for child stars, Mikey discovers Angie Vega (Christina Vidal), a girl who pick-pockets for money and lives with her teenage sister and her boyfriend. Together, they try to hit it big and earn her a role on a series of television commercials.
Cast
[edit ]- Michael J. Fox as Michael "Mikey" Chapman
- Nathan Lane as Ed Chapman
- Cyndi Lauper as Geena Briganti
- Christina Vidal as Angie Vega
- David Krumholtz as Barry Corman
- David Huddleston as Mr. Corcoran
- Tim Progosh as Lawyer Norman Feller
- Victor Garber as Brian Spiro
- Paula Garcés as Janice Vega
- Mary Alice as Mrs. Gordon
- Kathryn Grody as Mrs. Corman
- Sean Power as Lenny
- Heather MacRae as Mrs. Tobin
- Blake McGrath as Acrobat
- Rubén Blades as Richard Vega
- Aida Turturro as Officer Moran
- Christine Baranski as Carol
- Kevin Zegers as Little Mikey
- Mandy Patinkin as Irate Man
Reception
[edit ]The film received generally negative reviews.[2] [3] [4] [5] Review aggregator RottenTomatoes reports that 25% of the 12 critics gave the film a positive review, with 3 fresh and 9 rotten review, with a rating average of 4.05 out of 10.[6]
Box office
[edit ]The film debuted at number 7 at the US box office.[7] [8] [9] [10]
References
[edit ]- ^ Life with Mikey at Box Office Mojo
- ^ Rainer, Peter (1993年06月04日). "MOVIE REVIEWS: A Fox Steals the Show in Too-Cute 'Life' - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2012年07月24日.
- ^ "Life With Mikey :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews". Rogerebert.suntimes.com. 1993年06月04日. Retrieved 2012年07月24日.
- ^ Maslin, Janet (1993年06月04日). "Life with Mikey". Movies.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2012年07月23日.
- ^ "'Life With Mikey' (PG)". Washingtonpost.com. 1993年06月04日. Retrieved 2012年07月24日.
- ^ "Life with Mikey". Rotten Tomatoes .
- ^ DAVID J. FOX (1993年06月08日). "Weekend Box Office: 'Cliffhanger', 'America' Hold On". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012年07月24日.
- ^ DAVID J. FOX (1993年06月15日). "Weekend Box Office: Universal's Monster Smash". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012年07月24日.
- ^ Fox, David J. (1993年06月21日). "'Hero': When 15ドル Million Isn't Quite Enough: Movie box office: By Hollywood standards, the Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle opens poorly. But Columbia is 'very, very, very happy with it'. - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2012年07月24日.
- ^ DAVID J. FOX (1993年06月22日). "Weekend Box Office: 'Proposal' Joins the 100ドル-Million Club". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012年07月24日.
External links
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- 1993 films
- 1993 comedy films
- American comedy films
- Films about actors
- Touchstone Pictures films
- Films directed by James Lapine
- Films with screenplays by Marc Lawrence
- Films produced by Scott Rudin
- Films scored by Alan Menken
- Films set in New York City
- Films shot in New York City
- American children's comedy films
- 1990s English-language films
- 1990s American films