Return to Me (2000)

Director:

Bonnie Hunt

Writers (WGA):

Bonnie Hunt (story) &
Don Lake (story) ...

Release Date:

7 April 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

A comedy straight from the heart.

Plot:

A man who falls in love with the woman who received his wife's heart must decide which woman it is who holds his heart.

Plot Keywords:

Heart | Restaurant | Waitress | Transplant | Widower

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

David Duchovny	...	Bob Rueland
Minnie Driver	...	Grace Briggs
Carroll O'Connor	...	Marty O'Reilly
Robert Loggia	...	Angelo Pardipillo
Bonnie Hunt	...	Megan Dayton
David Alan Grier	...	Charlie Johnson
Joely Richardson	...	Elizabeth Rueland
Eddie Jones	...	Emmett McFadden
James Belushi	...	Joe Dayton
Marianne Muellerleile	...	Sophie
William Bronder	...	Wally Jatczak
Brian Howe	...	Mike
Chris Barnes	...	Jeff
Adam Tanguay	...	Adam Dayton
Karson Pound	...	Karson Dayton

Also Known As:

Distance Calls (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for language and thematic elements.

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | USA:PG (certificate #36658) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Chile:TE | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:6 (w) | Netherlands:AL | Norway:A | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | Singapore:PG | Philippines:G

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

JLT Productions

Trivia:

The game that Megan and Joe Dayton's son is playing right before Grace is introduced to the ex-priest is Crash Team Racing, a Playstation game.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Grace receives her new heart, we hear it begin beating at a rate lower than one hundred beats per minute. Transplanted hearts actually beat around a rate of one hundred beats per minute because it is impossible to attach it to the patient's sinoatrial node, the heart's natural pacemaker.

Quotes:

Tyler Dayton: [back from the zoo] And then we went to see the gorillas and Mommy said it was you.
Megan Dayton: I did not!
Joe Dayton: Oh, really? Did you go to see the elephants?
Megan Dayton: Watch it, Joe.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs The Godfather (1972)

Soundtrack:

When Irish Eyes Are Smiling

One of the best romantic comedies for all ages.

Return to Me is a movie you will want to own. It is a story of inspiration and family love that appeals to all ages. The story, though seemingly impossible, aspires to divine intervention when a man looses his wife in a tragic accident and finds that love again in the woman who receives his wife's heart. David Duchovny and Minnie Driver give warm hearted performances as the designated to-be-lovers who meet by chance. But the real story lies in the friends and family around them who love and support them in times of trial. Carol O'Connor as Minnie Driver's grandfather, is authentic in every scene. Bonnie Hunt as the friend whose wit and encouragement underlines Minnie as a 'sister' is funny yet warm in the scenes especially with James Belushi as her husband. Classic scenes and writing makes this story so enjoyable and touching to watch over and over again. Thank you for making a movie that demonstrates families and friends as close knit caring people who love each other through difficult times.