The Night We Never Met (1993)
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50% of critics liked it
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45% of users liked it
(363 ratings)
Two people fall in love without meeting -- and discover a wealth of complications when they try to get together -- in this romantic comedy. Even though he's about to be married, Brian McVeigh (Kevin Anderson) doesn't want to give up his old apartment, where he can swill beer, scarf pizza,… More Two people fall in love without meeting -- and discover a wealth of complications when they try to get together -- in this romantic comedy. Even though he's about to be married, Brian McVeigh (Kevin Anderson) doesn't want to give up his old apartment, where he can swill beer, scarf pizza, and be as much of a slob as he wants. He decides to hold onto his flat as a weekend clubhouse, but he rents it out to other people during the week. Brian's new tenants, sharing the place on alternating days, are Sam (Matthew Broderick), an aspiring gourmet chef who's just been dumped by his spacey girlfriend Pastel (Jeanne Tripplehorn), and Ellen (Annabella Sciorra), who is stuck in an unhappy marriage and wants a place to work on her art. Ellen mistakenly assumes that Brian is the guy who leaves her gourmet snacks and admiring notes about how much he likes her paintings, and when she sets up a liaison with Brian, she wonders how the seemingly perfect man could be such a loser in person. The Night We Never Met also features Justine Bateman as Brian's fiancée and Christine Baranski as Ellen's best friend. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Warren Leight
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Apr 30, 1993 Wide
- Studio
- HBO Video
Critic Reviews
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Odd romantic comedy. Not great, but watchable.
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Steve Rhodes, Internet Reviews
Even if the movie frequently approximates a television sitcom, it never ceases to charm.
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Cast
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Matthew Broderick
as Sam Lester
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Annabella Sciorra
as Ellen Holder
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Kevin Anderson
as Brian McVeigh
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Jeanne Tripplehorn
as Pastel
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Justine Bateman
as Janet Beehan
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Michael Mantell
as Aaron Holder
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Christine Baranski
as Lucy
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Doris Roberts
as Neighbor
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Dominic Chianese
as Neighbor
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Tim Guinee
as Kenneth
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Greg Germann
as Eddie
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Dana Wheeler-Nicholson
as Inga
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Louise Lasser
as Mrs. Winkler
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Ranjit Chowdhry
as Cabbie
- Garry Shandling
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Katharine Houghton
as Less/More Cheese Lady
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Brooke Smith
as Catha
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Lewis Black
as Marty Holder
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Naomi Campbell
as French Cheese Shopper
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Steve Goldstein
as 3rd Cheese Man
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Michael Imperioli
as Cleaning Customer
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Suzanne Lanza
as Shep's New Date
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Paul L.Q. Lee
as Buddha
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Bitty Schram
as Pharmacy Clerk
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Billy Strong
as Doorman
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Davidson Thomson
as Foreign Film Actor
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Richard Poe
as Bartender
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Michelle Hurst
as Leslie
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Kathy Rossetter
as "Excuse Me" Shopper
- Billy Hopkins
- Suzanne Smith
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Paul Guilfoyle
as Salesman
