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I Love Trouble (1994 film)
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Wikipedia article
'I Love Trouble' is a 1994 American romantic comedy/crime film starring Julia Roberts and Nick Nolte. It was written and produced by the husband-and-wife team of Nancy Meyers and Charles Shyer, and directed by Shyer.
Plot
Peter Brackett and Sabrina Peterson are two rival Chicago newspaper reporters. Sabrina is young and ambitious, whereas Peter is a fading star and has just published his first novel. They reluctantly join forces to unravel the mystery behind a train derailment. They argue over almost everything but discover a conspiracy involving genetically altered milk.
Cast
* Julia Roberts - Sabrina Peterson
* Nick Nolte - Peter Brackett
* Saul Rubinek - Sam Smotherman/Ernesto Vargas
* James Rebhorn - the Thin Man
* Robert Loggia - Matt Greenfield, 'Chronicle' Editor
* Kelly Rutherford - Kim
* Olympia Dukakis - Jeannie, Peter's Secretary
* Marsha Mason - Senator Gayle Robbins
* Eugene Levy - Justice of the Peace
* Charles Martin Smith - Rick Medwick
* Dan Butler - Wilson Chess
* Paul Gleason - Kenny Bacon
* Jane Adams - Evans
* Lisa Lu - Virginia Harvey
* Nora Dunn - Lindy
* Megan Cavanagh - Mrs. Delores Beekman
* Clark Gregg - Darryl Beekman, Jr.
* Anna Holbrook - Woman in Sportscar
* Jay Wolpert - Passing Writer
* Andy Milder - Copy Man
* Dorothy Lyman - Suzie
* Keith Gordon - Andy
* Joseph D'Onofrio - Sully
* Barry Sobel - Delivery Person
* Frankie Faison - Police Chief
* Stuart Pankin - Society Photographer
* James 'Kimo' Wills - Danny Brown
* Patrick St. Esprit - Assassin
* Paul Hirsch - Man on Plane
* Jessica Lundy - Flight Attendant #1
* Nestor Serrano - Pecos
* Robin Duke - Sandra
* Bruce A. Block - Man at Newsstand
* Hallie Meyers-Shyer - Little Girl in Barn
Production
In February 1993 it was announced Nolte had been cast as one of the leads.
Nolte and Roberts notoriously did not get along with each other during the making of the film. Roberts has described him as "disgusting," whereas Nolte has said she's "not a nice person."
Reception
The film grossed over $30 million in box-office receipts in the United States and less than $62 million worldwide.
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 22% rating based on 46 reviews. The site's consensus states: "There appears to be no 'Love' lost between the fatally mismatched coupling of Julia Roberts and Nick Nolte in this screwball misfire that just isn't worth the 'Trouble'." Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade B on scale of A to F.
Todd McCarthy of 'Variety' wrote: "The goings-on seem lacking in wit and inspiration, tolerably entertaining but far from effervescent." Roger Ebert of the 'Chicago Sun-Times' wrote: "Maybe it would have been funnier if the evil cow conglomerate had been replaced by something sillier and more lightweight; it's hard to sustain a romantic comedy in the face of death threats."
According to Nolte, it is the worst film in which he has ever appeared. He felt he sold his soul by doing it, and he did it only for the money. As a result, he was tense while on the set, and did not have a good working relationship with Julia Roberts.
Roberts has, on her part, called Nolte the worst actor with whom she has ever worked.[http://www.talktalk.co.uk/entertainment/film/biography/artist/nick-nolte/biography/89?page=9 Nick Nolte - Biography] TalkTalk
Year-end lists
* Sixth worst Peter Travers, 'Rolling Stone'
* Top 12 worst (Alphabetically ordered, not ranked) David Elliott, 'The San Diego Union-Tribune'
*Dishonorable mention Glenn Lovell, 'San Jose Mercury News'
* Dishonorable mention Dan Craft, 'The Pantagraph'
Music
Elmer Bernstein originally wrote the underscore, but his music was thrown out, and David Newman was called in at such a late stage that posters with Bernstein's name on the credits were already displayed. With only two weeks to rescore the film, Newman - who usually orchestrates the bulk of his scores himself - used a small army of orchestrators to help him complete the score: Scott Smalley, Chris Boardman, William Kidd, Peter Tomashek, Steven Bramson, Christopher Klatman, Don Davis, Joel Rosenbaum, Arthur Kempel (misspelt "Kempl" in the end credits), Mark McKenzie, Brad Warnaar (misspelt "Warner" in the end credits), and John Neufeld. The soundtrack album was released by Varse Sarabande, including a cover version of the Smokey Robinson song "You've Really Got a Hold on Me"; only Smalley and Boardman received orchestrator credit on the album (but Ross received an acknowledgement - as does Alan Silvestri, who was also attached to the project).
# Here's Peter (5:09)
# Here's Sabrina (1:54)
# Calling All Boggs (1:15)
# Honeymoon Night (4:55)
# Two Scoop Snoops (3:39)
# Everybody Buys the Globe (:46)
# Scoop de Jour (3:15)
# Sabrina's Hip (1:04)
# Wild Goose Chase (1:16)
# The Beekman Agreement (2:02)
# Keyhole Foreplay (1:20)
# Happily Ever After (2:21)
# "I Love Trouble" (3:43)
# You've Really Got a Hold On Me - Robbyn Kirmsse (3:37)
References
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