The Night We Never Met (1993)

50% of critics liked it
(8 reviews)
47% of users liked it
(348 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, and be as… 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

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 38 min.
Directed By: Warren Leight
Genres: Drama, Romance, Comedy

In Theaters: Apr 30, 1993 Wide
On DVD: Oct 6, 1993
Studio: HBO Video

Critic Reviews

Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Odd romantic comedy. Not great, but watchable.
Steve Rhodes, Internet Reviews
Even if the movie frequently approximates a television sitcom, it never ceases to charm.

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Cast

            Matthew Broderick as Sam Lester

            Annabella Sciorra as Ellen Holder

            Kevin Anderson as Brian McVeigh

            Jeanne Tripplehorn as Pastel

            Justine Bateman as Janet Beehan

            Michael Mantell as Aaron Holder

            Christine Baranski as Lucy

            Doris Roberts as Neighbor

            Dominic Chianese as Neighbor

            Tim Guinee as Kenneth

            Greg Germann as Eddie

            Dana Wheeler-Nicholson as Inga

            Louise Lasser as Mrs. Winkler

            Ranjit Chowdhry as Cabbie

            Garry Shandling
            
            Katharine Houghton as Less/More Cheese Lady

            Brooke Smith as Catha

            Lewis Black as Marty Holder

            Naomi Campbell as French Cheese Shopper

            Steve Goldstein as 3rd Cheese Man

            Michael Imperioli as Cleaning Customer

            Suzanne Lanza as Shep's New Date

            Paul L.Q. Lee as Buddha

            Bitty Schram as Pharmacy Clerk

            Billy Strong as Doorman

            Davidson Thomson as Foreign Film Actor

            Richard Poe as Bartender

            Michelle Hurst as Leslie

            Kathy Rossetter as "Excuse Me" Shopper

            Billy Hopkins
            
            Suzanne Smith
            
            Paul Guilfoyle as Salesman
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