| Buddy Amaral, a successful and self-absorbed Los Angeles advertising executive, switches airline tickets with a stranger just before boarding a long-delayed flight so that he might enjoy an overnight fling with a pretty Dallas businesswoman. When the plane goes down, killing all aboard, Buddy's guilt soon turns into an alcohol problem. As part of his 12-step program, Buddy seeks atonement and decides to seek out the woman he thinks he's left a widow. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 15, 2000 |
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| Director: | Don Roos |
| Writer: | Don Roos |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | loss of loved one, chance, widow, stroke of fate, alcoholism, grief, alcoholic, guilt, destiny, death of husband, plane crash |
| Production Companies | Miramax |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $36,779,296
Budget: $35,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ben Affleck | Buddy Amaral |
| Gwyneth Paltrow | Abby Janello |
| Natasha Henstridge | Mimi Prager |
| Tony Goldwyn | Greg Janello |
| Johnny Galecki | Seth |
| Joe Morton | Jim Willer |
| Alex D. Linz | Scott Janello |
| David Dorfman | Joey Janello |
| Jennifer Grey | Janice Guerrero |
| Caroline Aaron | Donna |
| Edward Edwards | Ron Wachter |
| Lisa Carpenter-Prewitt | Carol Wilson |
| Lisa Joyner | T.V. Announcer |
| Richard Saxton | CNN Reporter |
| Juan Garcia | Kevin Walters |
| Mary Ellen Lyon | Ellen Seitz |
| Thea Mann | Karen |
| Matthew Frauman | Luke |
| Sam Robards | Todd Exner |
| Ty Murphy | Josh |
| David McCharen | Infinity Air Commercial Narrator |
| Julianne Christie | Zola |
| Jeff Garlin | Emcee |
| Nicole Tocantins | Dionne |
| Ashley Montgomery | Prom Girl |
| Erik Audé | Prom Boy |
| Scott Alan Smith | Jack |
| Mark Ankeny | Tom |
| Julia Campbell | Sue |
| Michael Laskin | Frank Steadman |
| Michael Ayala | Court T.V. Reporter |
| David St. James | Judge |
| Don Amendolia | Infinity Attorney |
| John Levin | Janice's Attorney |
| Chris Harrison | Chicago Anchor |
| David Paymer | Prosecuting Attorney Mandel (uncredited) |
| Katherine Disque | Gate Attendant (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| David Codron | Editor |
| Don Roos | Writer, Director |
| Peter Mitchell | Costume Design |
| Daniel Bradford | Art Direction |
| Sharon Klein | Casting |
| Enfys Dickinson | Other |
| Tina Earnshaw | Makeup Artist |
| Lynda Gurasich | Key Hair Stylist |
| Jacklin Masteran | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Matt Rebenkoff | Second Assistant Director |
| Janine Thompson | Hairstylist |
| Steve Pederson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Tom Connole | Additional Photography |
| Robert L. Blatman | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Randall Poster | Music Supervisor |
| Dean Landon | Original Music Composer |
| Patrick Rush | Casting |
| Mustaque M. Ashrafi | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| David Forrest | Key Makeup Artist |
| Barbara Lorenz | Hairstylist |
| Janine Rath-Thompson | Hairstylist |
| Jane Nerlinger Evans | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Tim Walston | Sound Designer |
| Ron Bolanowski | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Paul C. Babin | Camera Operator |
| Robert Elswit | Director of Photography |
| Mychael Danna | Original Music Composer |
| David Wasco | Production Design |
| Sandy Reynolds-Wasco | Set Decoration |
| Michele Panelli-Venetis | First Assistant Director |
| Anna Behlmer | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Andy Nelson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Tom McComas | Stunt Coordinator |
| Kim Marks | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Willie D. Burton | Sound Recordist |
| Wittney Horton | Producer's Assistant |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Michael Besman | Producer |
| Alan C. Blomquist | Co-Producer |
| Bob Osher | Executive Producer |
| Meryl Poster | Executive Producer |
| Steve Golin | Producer |
| Harvey Weinstein | Executive Producer |
| Bob Weinstein | Executive Producer |
| Bobby Cohen | Co-Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 22 | 54 | 11 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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