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Mr. Wonderful (film)

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'Mr. Wonderful' is a 1993 American romantic comedy film directed by Academy Award-winning director Anthony Minghella.

The film stars Matt Dillon, Annabella Sciorra, Mary-Louise Parker, William Hurt and Vincent D'Onofrio.

Plot



Gus DeMarco, an electrician, wants to purchase a bowling alley with his friends. The problem is that he still pays alimony to his ex-wife, Leonora. Gus realizes that if Leonora remarries, he can stop paying alimony, and attempts to match Leonora with various men.

Lenora has several would-be suitors, including one who upsets her because he is pushy, so she goes to complain to Gus about it. Afterwards, she has him to dinner. As he is leaving, her professor boyfriend Tom shows up directly after, upsetting Gus.

In the course of his match-making, Gus' girlfriend, Rita breaks up with him on the day they were meant to move in together. She feels he's still in love with his ex. One day, his workmate describes to him how being in love makes him feel. It inspires him to find Leonora but, seeing her in the botanical garden with Dominic stops him in his tracks.

A while later, on a job, Gus gets electrocuted while saving a workmate. Leonora, similarly to him, realizes she still has feelings for him when she sees him in the hospital. Rita, as she works there, is at his sleeping side, so Leonora leaves without talking to him. Once he's out, she visits him at his apartment. She had ended things with the professor, and she lets him know Dominic asked her to marry him.

In the end, Gus and Leonora discover that they still care about each other.

Cast



* Matt Dillon as Gus DeMarco

* Annabella Sciorra as Leonora DeMarco

* Mary-Louise Parker as Rita Calley

* William Hurt as Tom

* Vincent D'Onofrio as Dominic

* Dan Hedaya as Harvey

* Bruce Kirby as Dante

* Luis Guzman as Juice

* Adam LeFevre as Kevin Klassic

* Brooke Smith as Jan

* Bruce Altman as Mr. Wonderful

* James Gandolfini as Mike Crosby

* Jessica Harper as Funny Face

* Vanessa Aspillaga as Marie, Dante's fiance

Reception



Critical reception

The film received mixed reviews. It holds a 52% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 21 reviews, with an average rating of 5.8/10. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.

Box office

The film was not a box office success.

References




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