Cast
Gwyneth Paltrow
Donna Jensen
Christina Applegate
Christine Montgomery
Mark Ruffalo
Ted Stewart
Candice Bergen
Sally Weston
Joshua Malina
Randy Jones
Mike Myers
John Witney
Kelly Preston
Sherry
Stacey Dash
Angela Samona
Rob Lowe
Co-Pilot Steve Bench
Marc Blucas
Tommy Boulay
Frederick Coffin
Mr. Stewart
Jon Polito
Roy Roby
Concetta Tomei
Mrs. Stewart
Robyn Peterson
Donna's Mom
Nadia Dajani
Paige
John Francis Daley
Rodney
Priscilla Inga Taylor
Janette
Matt Roth
Greg
DonnaMarie Recco
Tammy
Daniel Raymont
British Man
Connie Sawyer
Grandma Stewart
David Hayward
Pete
Chelsey Cole
Donna - 6 Years Old
Troy Evans
Customer
George Kennedy
Passenger Requesting Vodka (un...
Candice T. Cain
CDG Passenger (uncredited)
Valentin Siroon
Flight Attendant Trainee (uncr...
Jessica Capshaw
Royalty International Flight A...
Mary McNeal
Ted's Study Partner Mary
Details
Status
Released
Original language
en
Countries
US
Budget
$30,000,000
Revenue
$19,526,014
Reviews
Empty watch, probably won't watch again, and can't recommend.
On the surface this is about women dressing pretty and serving men, and Gwenyth Paltrow and Christina Applegate are good at this, but...I really had to look hard to see that the movie had more to offer than "little person, little dreams".
Don't get me wrong, it's fine to have simple dreams, and the romanticism of Paris is great for "small town" folk aspirations, but the movie leans ...
Background to this review
My review here.... I confess it was prompted by the review given by Kamurai (which was the first review given on this movie on The Movie Data Base).
Also by way of background, I came to watch this movie because of who is in it. Specifically Gwyneth Paltrow, who I first came across in 'Sliding Doors' (1998), Christina Applegate, who I first came across in 'Married... With Children' (1987-1997), Kelly Preston, who I first ...
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