Product Details

• Actors: Shirley MacLaine, Ricki Lake, Brendan Fraser, Miguel Sandoval, Loren Dean
• Directors: Richard Benjamin
• Writers: Cornell Woolrich, Lisa-Maria Radano, Phoef Sutton
• Producers: Dale Pollock, Oren Koules, Patrick J. Palmer, Ross Canter
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: Chinese, English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• DVD Release Date: February 12, 2002
• Run Time: 105 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (63 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005UM23
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #12,301 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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A train wrecks & she wakes up in the hosptial to find out that its been assumed that shes patricia. Hughs mother takes her in and she falls in love with hughs brother bill. Just when she thinks everything is going her way her ex-boyfriend shows up. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 03/23/2004 Starring: Brendan Fraser Ricki Lake Run time: 106 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Richard Benjamin

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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great romantic flick!, July 29, 2002

By	Joan Monica Wanat "ua1vm" (Wheeling, IL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Connie, broke and pregnant, accidently ends up on a train heading toward Boston without a ticket. When a stranger, Hugh Winterbourne, helps her out by pretending that his wife's ticket is Connie's, and then takes her to join him and his wife in their cabin, the chaos begins. After the train crashes and Hugh and his wife die, Connie is mistaken for Hugh's pregnant wife. Since the Winterbourne's had not yet met Hugh's wife, Connie finds herself pretending to be Hugh's widow so she can care for her child, but feels guilt ridden over her deception-- especially when she falls in love with Hugh's brother, Bill, and the rest of the Winterbourne family. And who's sending her notes asking who she "really" is?

On its own, this movie is a great romantic comedy-- showing how one instance can drag a person into a situation he or she never intended. Lake, Fraser, McClaine, and the actor who plays "Paco" do a fabulous job at making the viewer fall in love with all the characters. I have watched this movie many times, and intend to watch it many more.

This story is based on "I Married a Deadman" by Cornell Woolrich, which is a much darker story than the movie. I'm glad they changed the title when they made this into a movie because there are many differences between the original story and the movie; therefore, no one who read the book will mistakenly watch the movie and expect a faithful adaptation. While both are good, they should be taken indenpendantly of each other.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Nice Surprise, April 5, 1999

By	qleaper (Southern California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mrs Winterbourne [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Being a movie buff, I was surprised I had never seen this movie or heard much of it when it was shown on a bus from Massachusetts to New York. Since I knew nothing about it, I had very low expectations (my guess is it didn't do too well at the box office), and was surprised to see the wonderful Shirley MacLaine and the consistently good Brendan Fraser. On the other hand, I did not recognize Ricki Lake at all, even though I have seen some J. Waters movie she was in. I had to wait until the credits to find out who it was. Brendan Fraser has turned out to be one of the best actors of his generation, if not for his choice of movies. Hopefully Gods and Monsters will open some doors for more serious roles. However, he shows a very good comedic timing in Mrs. Winterbourne, and did very well against Ms. MacLaine. Overall this is a very funny and entertaining movie.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Screwball Romance, January 7, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Mrs Winterbourne [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I want to be adopted by Shirley MacLaine and her butler Paco. Based on a case of mistaken identity following a train wreck; a young, homeless woman has a baby and is taken in by a wealthy family who believe her to be their daughter-in-law. She meets her putative brother-in-law, who suspects she is not who she claims to be and they fall in love. Although he discovers her real identity, he pretends to believe her story in an effort to be sure that she doesn't leave. The movie is fun to watch, very romantic...there is a tango scene which Brendan Fraser fans run over and over again. He plays a snobbish, bright and ironic young man who has ended up holding the bag as the responsible member of his rich family. Shirley MacLaine is brilliant as the mother, and Ricki Lake does a reasonably good job as a Cinderella candidate. The film could have benefited from a few extra scenes to clarify Bill's attraction to Patricia, but is a fun romance/comedy with a happy ending.