The Family Man (2000)

Director:

Brett Ratner

Writers (WGA):

David Diamond (written by) &
David Weissman (written by)

Release Date:

22 December 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

What if...

Plot:

A fast-lane investment broker, offered the opportunity to see how the other half lives, wakes up to find that his sports car and girlfriend have become a mini-van and wife.

Plot Keywords:

Greed | Extramarital Affair | Shopping Mall | Suit | Reunited

Awards:

4 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Nicolas Cage	...	Jack Campbell
Téa Leoni	...	Kate Reynolds
Don Cheadle	...	Cash
Jeremy Piven	...	Arnie
Saul Rubinek	...	Alan Mintz
Josef Sommer	...	Peter Lassiter
Makenzie Vega	...	Annie Campbell
Jake Milkovich	...	Josh Campbell
Ryan Milkovich	...	Josh Campbell
Lisa Thornhill	...	Evelyn Thompson
Harve Presnell	...	Big Ed
Mary Beth Hurt	...	Adelle
Amber Valletta	...	Paula
Francine York	...	Lorraine
Ruth Williamson	...	Betty Peterson

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sensuality and some language.

Runtime:

125 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #37672) | Australia:M | Iceland:L | UK:15 (DVD rating) | Philippines:PG-13 | Malaysia:U | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Denmark:7 | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:6 | Hong Kong:IIA | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:M | Norway:7 | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:15 | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Closter, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Beacon Communications

Trivia:

The film location for "Big Ed's" was in Tarrytown, New York. The building was the abandoned home of "Sleepy Hollow Motors", a car dealership.

Goofs:

The front of the collar on Jack's sweatshirt after he walks into the house.

Quotes:

Jack: I'm in the middle of a deal!
Cash: Well, you're working on a new deal now, baby.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Confession (2005)

Soundtrack:

One

One of my all-time favorites!! (Don't read this if you haven't seen it)

I absolutely love this movie!! Of course I already liked Cage so it wasn't hard. I think he did a wonderful job of looking confused as all get out when he woke up in the house, and an even better job of looking horrified at his "new" life. He made you really believe that he went from every man's dream of a perfect life to suburban middle class hell, lol! But he also did a wonderful job of transitioning from resentful to begrudgingly intrigued to acceptance. I think Tea Leoni and Jeremy Piven were superb in this as well. It was sweet, romantic, and funny. All very important in a romantic comedy. Setting it at Christmas time added to the feel. Anyone who has kids can identify with the moral of the story.