In this romance novel come to life, Meg Ryan plays the titular Kate, a career-driven market researcher who's been burned by love. Her science-obsessed ex-boyfriend (Liev Schreiber), who lives in the apartment upstairs from hers, says he's found a portal to travel through time and has brought a nineteenth-century nobleman, Leopold (Hugh Jackman), back with him. Kate's not buying it, and she angrily calls him crazy. But when her irritating ex is laid up in the hospital, she reluctantly assumes responsibility for the seemingly helpless stranger, Leopold. At first baffled by his forthrightness and old-fashioned chivalry--complete with white horse!--Kate soon finds herself falling in love with Leopold despite her best efforts. But if he doesn't return to his own century, the fabric of time could be disastrously altered.
BACK TO THE FUTURE plus WHEN HARRY MET SALLY equals KATE AND LEOPOLD, a charming, idealistic romance that will make you believe in true love. In addition to engaging performances by Ryan, Jackman, and Schreiber, James Mangold, the film's director, appears in a tongue-in-cheek cameo as an irate film director, and Spalding Gray stars as Schreiber's psychiatrist.
Theatrical release: December 21, 2001
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Letterbox - 1.85
Additional Release Material:
Deleted Scenes
Behind the Scenes
Featurette: "The Costumes of KATE & LEOPOLD"
Audio Commentary: James Mangold - Director
Music Video: Sting - "Until"
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Text/Photo Galleries:
Stills/Photos
Director of Photography
Stuart Dryburgh:
Executive Producer
Bob Weinstein: Prod./Screenwriter/Director
Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein: Film producer
Executive Producer
Kerry Orent: THE YARDS
Executive Producer
Meryl Poster: PRODUCER
Production Designer
Mark Friedberg: Production Designer
Story
Steven Rogers: Screenwriter
Costume Designer
Donna Zakowska:
Review 1:
"...Charming..."
Source: Variety
p.36 12/17/2001
Review 2:
"...Jackman has a dandy time demonstrating how much fun it is to be handsome..."
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.47 01/04/2002
Review 3:
"...The fantastical premise allows for some fun..."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.49-50 04/01/2002
Review 4:
"...KATE AND LEOPOLD flies on the sweet chemistry of Meg Ryan and Hugh Jackman, the X-MEN star who shows a real flair for romantic comedy..."
Source: Rolling Stone
p.56 01/17/2002
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