Mr. Wrong (1996)
- Starring:
- Ellen DeGeneres, Bill Pullman, (more)
- Director(s):
- Nick Castle, Jr.
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Category:
- Romance
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Popular comic and television personality Ellen DeGeneres had her first starring role in a feature film in this black comedy. Martha Alston (DeGeneres) is a thirtysomething single working as a producer for a talk show. Ever since Martha's younger sister got married, her parents have been after her to settle down, but Martha has had little luck finding the right guy. On Valentine's Day, Martha is depressed and drinking at a bar when she meets Whitman Crawford (Bill Pullman), who seems like the perfect man -- he's good looking, sensitive, intelligent, and affectionate. However, when she makes the mistake of telling her new beau that he can be himself around her, she discovers the real Whitman -- he's a horrible poet, he likes awful music, he enjoys shoplifting ("Stolen beer just tastes better!"), and he's a borderline psychotic who doses her with LSD for fun. What's more, his mother (Joan Plowright) and ex-girlfriend (Joan Cusack) hate Martha's guts and don't mind telling her so. So how can Martha convince her friends and family that she wants nothing to do with the man of her dreams? More importantly, how does she convince Whitman? ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 97 mins
Complete Cast:
- Ellen DeGeneres - Martha Alston
- Joan Cusack - Inga Gunther
- Joan Plowright - Mrs. Crawford
- Wayne Alexander - Man at Opera
- Christine Cattall - Nancy Culpepper
- Maddie Corman - Missy
- Hope Davis - Annie
- Robert Goulet - Dick Braxton
- Casey Kasem - Mexican Detective
- Christopher Kriesa - Cop #2
- Camille Saviola - Consuela
- Shea Farrell - Priest
- Jonathan Hernandez - Himself
- Brad Henke - Bob
- Bill Pullman - Whitman Crawford
- Dean Stockwell - Jack Tramonte
- John Livingston - Walter
- Louie Anderson - Himself
- Ellen Cleghorne - Jane
- John Cothran, Jr. - Old Man
- Hector Elias - Mexican Lieutenant
- Polly Holliday - Mrs. Alston
- Jean Kasem - Herself
- Frank Roman - James
- Peter White - Mr. Alston
- Frank Lugo - Priest
- Bob Harvey - Elder Neighbor
- Gilbert B. Combs - Bartender
- Director(s):
- Nick Castle, Jr.
- Writer(s):
- Craig Munson, Kerry Ehrin, Chris Matheson
- Producer(s):
- Martin F. Katz
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Adult Language, Adult Humor, Questionable for Children, Adult Situations)
- Categories:
- Romance
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