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Ally Sheedy, Anthony Quinn, Bert Remsen

Adapted from Paddy Chayefsky's Marty, this film from writer-director Chris Columbus stars John Candy as Danny Muldoon, a Chicago police officer who still lives at home with his overbearing mother, Ros...( read more  read more... )e (Maureen O'Hara). When Danny meets the shy Theresa (Ally Sheedy) one night at a bar, he's instantly smitten. Unfortunately, both Danny's friends and Rose disapprove, making his quest for a normal relationship and life seemingly impossible.

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Directed by: Chris Columbus

Release Date: May 24, 1991

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DVD Release Date: June 14, 2005

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  • stopitgoaway
    August 8, 2009
    stopitgoaway
    A wonderfully light RomCom that stands as one of the best tributes to John Candy (alongside Uncle Buck).

    Though, this is a comedy, it still allows Candy to show his true acting skills, and many of the choicest comedy moments go to Maureen O'Hara as Candy's mother, who almost ste...( read more)als the film.

    It is a sad trait in Hollywood theory which appears to dictate that comediens can't do serious acting and so should never be given serious roles, yet many have proved this to be wrong. John Candy himself proved it in JKF, Dan Aykroyd did in Driving Miss Daisy, and Robin Williams has done it on numerous occasions.
  • mwilliams078
    April 22, 2008
    mwilliams078
    The wonderful comedian, John Candy is funny in this film; Only the Lonely with Ally Sheedy and Maureen O'Hara.

    Candy plays a cop that lives at home with his very domineering mother (O'Hara). When he meets a quiet lady working at a funeral parlor (Sheedy) he is smitten and sta...( read more)rts to see her. Plenty of laughs happen when the three are at each others throat....is there enough room for both ladies in his life?
  • clooneyfan
    September 5, 2007
    clooneyfan
    A nice romantic comedy starring John Candy. I miss him!
  • ileo
    December 24, 2007
    ileo
    Great!
  • kevsammal
    April 2, 2007
    kevsammal
    Sllloooooooowwwwww.
  • LYNNWOODS04
    November 10, 2009
    LYNNWOODS04
    Funny movie. Bout a guy who finds love and learns to let his mother take a backseat to his life.
  • dukeakasmudge
    October 29, 2009
    dukeakasmudge
    This is a movie Im sure ALOT of people can relate to.A great romantic comedy
  • CHILIcheeseDONUTSwithTUNAonTOP
    September 4, 2009
    CHILIcheeseDONUTSwithTUNAonTOP
    A little better than typical John Hughes cold weather Chicago film. John Candy stars as a middle-aged police officer who still lives with his controlling mother who "tells it like it is." When Candy's character falls for a local funeral home owner's daughter, his mother is mortif...( read more)ied because her son's new girlfriend is half Italian and half Polish ("Italians will cut your belly if they think there's nickel in there" and "Poles are the dumbest people in the world"). The mother also shows her disdain for Greeks, Jews, and many others who aren't as good as her Irish family. Ends in typical Hughes fashion, sappy and expected, but still possible to generate emotion in the audience.
  • ghettoqueen747
    August 23, 2009
    ghettoqueen747
    I love John Candy he was so funny and talented. I think this was his sweetest role as a man who lived with his mother but wanted to breakaway from her and find love. Very cute movie.
  • crichardson5
    July 28, 2009
    crichardson5
    John Candy could do it all: drama, comedy, romance. He was one of the greatest actors ever.

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