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The Bachelor is a 1999 American romantic comedy-drama fantasy film directed by Gary Sinyor and written by Steve Cohen. It is a remake of the 1925 film Seven Chances and stars Chris O'Donnell and Renée Zellweger. The film received negative reviews from critics and grossed $36.9 million against its $21 million budget. This film also marks Mariah Carey's acting debut.

The Bachelor
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Gary Sinyor
Screenplay by	Steve Cohen
Based on	Seven Chances by Roi Cooper Megrue Seven Chances (screenplay) by Jean C. Havez
Produced by	Jeffrey T. Barabe Bing Howenstein Lloyd Segan
Starring	Chris O'Donnell Renée Zellweger Hal Holbrook James Cromwell Artie Lange Edward Asner Marley Shelton Peter Ustinov
Cinematography	Simon Archer
Edited by	Robert M. Reitano Florence Vinger
Music by	David A. Hughes John Murphy
Production company	George Street Pictures
Distributed by	New Line Cinema
Release date	November 5, 1999 (1999-11-05)
Running time	101 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$21 million[1]
Box office	$36.9 million

Plot

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A bachelor, after spoiling his proposal to his girlfriend of three years, discovers that his grandfather has died and left him the family business under the conditions that he be married by 6:05 p.m. on his 30th birthday (which is the next day), that he not be apart from his bride for more than a week at a time over the next 10 years of their marriage, and that they must attempt to produce a child sometime during the first five years of their marriage, leading the bachelor, his friends, and a priest to scramble over the next few hours in search of a bride.

If Jimmie fails, business competitor Oden Sports will buy the company. Meanwhile, Anne has second thoughts which she shares with her sister Natalie, talks Anne into going home to go visit their parents for the night.

A desperate Jimmie opens a shoebox full of photos of old girlfriends, and begins to track them down. First he sees Stacey, an oil futures trader, who turns out to be engaged. Second is Zoe, a window dresser. Jimmie goes to see her, but just after, he runs off after a woman who he thinks is Anne. He returns to find Zoe has set a mannequin on fire.

He strikes out with an opera singer and a cop. Soon his list is depleted, but his last choice accepts Buckley, who detests Jimmie but wants his money to prop up her family's fortune. As the priest tries to conduct the ceremony, she gradually learns the other conditions of the will. Horrified, she drives away.

Anne misses Jimmie and heads back to the city. Trying to locate him, she calls Marco to arrange dinner with Jimmie.

As everyone scrambles to help Jimmie save the family business, Jimmie realizes the "effect" of marriage, as the priest reveals how he took on the priesthood after his wife died, and that he was proud to be married and produce a family in the process.

Realizing that he loves Anne and is ready to 'take the plunge', Jimmie, after being up all night, rests in the church where Marco had promised to deliver a bride. He awakens to find hundreds of women dressed as brides waiting for him. After trying to settle the women down, Marco lies and says it was all a prank. Marco reveals that Anne is on her way back, so Jimmie flees to the train station, ordering a cake on the way. He makes it there after escaping the brides. He finds Anne in the train, but she has discovered a newspaper with its front page asking, "Would you marry this man for $100 million?" with Jimmie's picture beside. She is upset, but he professes his love for her and they reconcile.

Natalie finds a discarded wedding dress in the station, and Anne puts it on in the bathroom. She opens the door to see hundreds of brides run past, chasing Jimmie. Jimmie flees. He eventually climbs up a flight on a fire escape and shouts for Anne, as the brides gather below. The priest begins to conduct the ceremony over a loudspeaker from inside a police car, causing many 'brides' to attack the car. Anne, in the crowd, makes her way through and up to Jimmie. Anne convinces the other women to be happy and let it be her day.

The priest finishes the ceremony by pronouncing them husband and wife, to cheers from all, and Jimmie and Anne kiss. They made it just in time before the deadline of 6:05 p.m. to inherit $100 million. She then tosses her bouquet into the teeming crowd below.

Cast

• Chris O'Donnell - Jimmie Shannon
• Renée Zellweger - Anne Arden
• Artie Lange - Marco
• Mariah Carey - Ilana
• Edward Asner - Sid Gluckman
• Hal Holbrook - Roy O'Dell
• James Cromwell - The Priest
• Marley Shelton - Natalie Arden
• Peter Ustinov - Grandad James Shannon
• Katharine Towne - Monique
• Rebecca Cross - Stacey
• Stacy Edwards - Zoe
• Sarah Silverman - Carolyn
• Jennifer Esposito - Daphne
• Brooke Shields - Buckley Hale-Windsor
• Anastasia Horne - Peppy Boor
• Pat Finn - Bolt

Release

Critical reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 8% of 71 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.6/10.[2] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 31 out of 100, based on 26 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[3] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B–" on an A+ to F scale.[4]

Stephen Holden on The New York Times said the film "builds up some of the zip of a silent-film comedy, although its satire is too broad to carry much of a sting."[5]

Box office

The film opened at number 3 at the North American box office behind The Bone Collector and House on Haunted Hill making $7.5 million USD in its opening weekend.[6] The Bachelor ultimately grossed $37 million worldwide making it a modest box success.

References

External links

• The Bachelor at IMDb
• The Bachelor at the TCM Movie Database
• The Bachelor at AllMovie
• The Bachelor at Rotten Tomatoes
• The Bachelor at Box Office Mojo

На других языках

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[de] Der Junggeselle

Der Junggeselle (Originaltitel: The Bachelor) ist eine US-amerikanische Filmkomödie aus dem Jahr 1999. Die Regie führte Gary Sinyor, das Drehbuch schrieb Steve Cohen anhand des Theaterstücks Seven Chances von Roi Cooper Megrue. Die Hauptrollen spielten Chris O’Donnell und Renée Zellweger.

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- [en] The Bachelor (1999 film)

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[ru] Холостяк (фильм, 1999)

«Холостяк» (англ. The Bachelor) — романтическая комедия 1999 года, снятая Гари Синьором, в главных ролях снялись Крис О'Доннелл и Рене Зеллвегер. Является ремейком картины 1925 года. Кроме того, картина стала дебютом в кино для певицы Мэрайя Кэри.

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