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| Director: | Griffin Dunne | 
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| Writer: | Robert Gordon | 
| Staring: | 
| Good-natured astronomer Sam is devastated when the love of his life leaves him for a suave Frenchman. He therefore does what every other normal dumpee would do — go to New York and set up home in the abandoned building opposite his ex-girlfriend's apartment, wait until she decides to leave her current lover, and then win her back. | |
| Release Date: | May 23, 1997 | 
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| Director: | Griffin Dunne | 
| Writer: | Robert Gordon | 
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance | 
| Keywords | new york city, jealousy, love, revenge, astronomer, break-up | 
| Production Companies | Miramax, Warner Bros. Pictures, Outlaw Productions | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $34,673,095 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Meg Ryan | Maggie | 
| Matthew Broderick | Sam | 
| Kelly Preston | Linda | 
| Tchéky Karyo | Anton | 
| Maureen Stapleton | Nana | 
| Nesbitt Blaisdell | Ed Green | 
| Remak Ramsay | Professor Wells | 
| Lee Wilkof | Carl | 
| Dominick Dunne | Matheson | 
| Susan Forristal | Cecile | 
| Larry Pine | Street Comic | 
| Debbon Ayer | Gwen | 
| Maurizio Benazzo | Euro-Chic Man | 
| Paolo Calamari | French Bartender | 
| Helmar Augustus Cooper | Bus Driver | 
| Tom Forrest | Astronomer | 
| Shoshanna Gleich | School Teacher | 
| Jacqueline Heinze | Bald Girl | 
| Mike Hodge | Linda's Doorman | 
| Daniel Dae Kim | Undergrad Assistant | 
| Bill Kux | Desk Clerk | 
| Steve McAuliff | Business Man | 
| Conrad McLaren | Motorcycle Man | 
| Bill Timoney | Restaurant Patron | 
| David Boston | Man in Bus Line (uncredited) | 
| Bob Bowersox | Astronomer (uncredited) | 
| Jordan Nia Elizabeth | School Girl (uncredited) | 
| Martin Pfefferkorn | Thief on Bus Line (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Griffin Dunne | Director | 
| Dan Lieberstein | Music Editor | 
| Robert Gordon | Screenplay | 
| Elizabeth Kling | Editor | 
| Amanda Mackey | Casting | 
| Henry J. Bronchtein | First Assistant Director | 
| Robin Standefer | Production Design | 
| Barbara Tuss | Script Supervisor | 
| Micah Solomon | Boom Operator | 
| Amy Lauritsen | Second Assistant Director | 
| Ed Novick | Production Sound Mixer | 
| Mike Maggi | Special Effects | 
| Stephen Alesch | Art Direction | 
| Cathy Sandrich Gelfond | Casting | 
| Larry Bock | Additional Editor | 
| Alyssa Winter | Set Decoration | 
| Rachel Portman | Original Music Composer | 
| Andrew Dunn | Director of Photography | 
| Renee Ehrlich Kalfus | Costume Design | 
| Caroline Baron | Unit Production Manager | 
| Jodi Michelle Pynn | Stunts | 
| Roy Farfel | Stunts | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Jeffrey Silver | Producer | 
| Susan E. Novick | Associate Producer | 
| Robert Newmyer | Producer | 
| Harvey Weinstein | Executive Producer | 
| Bob Weinstein | Executive Producer | 
| Caroline Baron | Co-Producer | 
| Johanna Demetrakas | Co-Producer | 
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