The Favor (1994 film)
| The Favor | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Donald Petrie |
| Written by | Sara Parriott Josann McGibbon |
| Produced by | Lauren Shuler Donner |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Thomas Newman |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Orion Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $12 million |
| Box office | $3,134,381[1] |
The Favor is a 1994 romantic comedy film directed by Donald Petrie and written by Sara Parriott and Josann McGibbon. It stars Harley Jane Kozak, Elizabeth McGovern, Bill Pullman, Brad Pitt and Ken Wahl. The original music score was composed by Thomas Newman.
Plot[]
Kathy has seemingly been happily married to Peter, but their relationship has grown routine. She cannot help but wonder what would happen if she ever got together with her high school sweetheart, Tom, whom she had never slept with. Being married prevents her from acting on that, so she asks her friend, Emily, to look Tom up when she goes to Denver, and to sleep with him, then tell Kathy what it was like. Emily does this, but when she tells Kathy that Tom is awesome and they had sex all night, their friendship suffers, as does Kathy's marriage. Things become even more complicated when Emily learns she is pregnant, and is uncertain if Tom or her boyfriend Elliot is the father.
Cast[]
- Harley Jane Kozak as Kathy Whiting
- Elizabeth McGovern as Emily Embry
- Bill Pullman as Peter Whiting
- Brad Pitt as Elliot Fowler
- Ken Wahl as Tom Andrews
- Ginger Orsi as Gina
- Leigh Ann Orsi as Hannah
- Larry Miller as Joe Dubin
Release[]
The Favor was filmed in 1990,[2] but went into wide release in the United States and Canada on April 29, 1994, owing to Orion's bankruptcy in 1991.[3] It was released to home video on the DVD format for Region 1 on December 29, 2001, through MGM Home Entertainment.[3]
Reception[]
The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics. On the film-critics aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes, it received 27% favorable reviews with an average rating of 4.9/10.[3] On Metacritic the film scores a 51 out of 100 based on 11 reviews, indicating “mixed or average reviews.”
Year-end lists[]
- Honorable mention – Michael MacCambridge, Austin American-Statesman[4]
References[]
- ^ The Favor at Box Office Mojo
- ^ "Ken Wahl - Biography". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- ^ a b c "The Favor". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ MacCambridge, Michael (December 22, 1994). "it's a LOVE-HATE thing". Austin American-Statesman (Final ed.). p. 38.
External links[]
- 1994 films
- English-language films
- 1994 romantic comedy films
- American romantic comedy films
- American films
- 1990s English-language films
- Orion Pictures films
- Films directed by Donald Petrie
- Films scored by Thomas Newman
- Films shot in Portland, Oregon