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Maid in Manhattan
Marisa Ventura is a struggling single mom who works at a posh Manhattan hotel and dreams of a better life for her and her young son. One fateful day, hotel guest and senatorial candidate Christopher Marshall meets Marisa and mistakes her for a wealthy socialite. After an enchanting evening together, the two fall madly in love. But when Marisa's true identity is revealed, issues of class and social status threaten to separate them. Can two people from very different worlds overcome their differences and live happily ever after?
2002 · Directed by Wayne Wang · 105 min · Comedy · Drama · Romance · 10 frames
Tagline
...love checks in.
Crew
- Screenplay: Kevin Wade
- Cinematography: Karl Walter Lindenlaub
- Edited by: Craig McKay
- Music: Alan Silvestri
- Production design: Jane Musky
- Produced by: Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Deborah Schindler, Paul Schiff
Cast
- Jennifer Lopez as Marisa Ventura
- Ralph Fiennes as Christopher Marshall
- Natasha Richardson as Caroline Lane
- Stanley Tucci as Jerry Siegel
- Tyler Posey as Ty Ventura
- Marissa Matrone as Stephanie Kehoe
- Frances Conroy as Paula Burns
- Chris Eigeman as John Bextrum
- Amy Sedaris as Rachel Hoffberg
- Priscilla Lopez as Veronica Ventura
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: French, English, Spanish
- Studios: Red Om Films, Revolution Studios
- Budget: $55,000,000
- Box office: $154,906,693
- Themes: hotel, paparazzi, mistaken identity, maid, tv reporter, class differences, single mother, news reporter, opposites attract, manhattan, new york city
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