
Michelle Pfeiffer
Melanie Parker


“She was having a perfectly bad day... Then he came along and spoiled it.”
Overview
Melanie Parker, an architect and mother of Sammy, and Jack Taylor, a newspaper columnist and father of Maggie, are both divorced. They meet one morning when overwhelmed Jack is left unexpectedly with Maggie and forgets that Melanie was to take her to school. As a result, both children miss their school field trip and are stuck with the parents. The two adults project their negative stereotypes of ex-spouses on each other, but end up needing to rely on each other to watch the children as each must save his job. Humor is added by Sammy's propensity for lodging objects in his nose and Maggie's tendency to wander.
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Release Date
December 20, 1996
Runtime
1h 48m
Rating
6.5 / 10
Votes
747
Budget
Not available
Revenue
$97,529,550
Status
Released
Popularity
5.3
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Melanie Parker

Jack Taylor

Maggie Taylor, Jack's daughter

Sammy Parker, Melanie's son

Lew, Jack's boss
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Mr. Yates, Jr.

Mrs. Elaine Lieberman

Celia

Manny Feldstein

Frank Burroughs

Evelyn

Freddy
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