Main Cast: Christian Slater, Mary Stuart Masterson, Pamela Segall, Josh Brolin, Ally Walker
Release Year: 1996
Country: US
Run Time: 87 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Plot
Two lonely people learn to say it with flowers in this romantic drama. Lisa (Mary Stuart Masterson) is a business executive who has gotten used to being alone but doesn't like it very much; she was abandoned by her birth parents, and then spent most of her childhood being raised by Stanley (S.A. Griffin), an abusive foster father, after her adopted mother died. One day, Lisa gets word that Stanley has died; alone in her apartment, she breaks down and cries uncontrollably. Later the same day, Lisa gets an unexpected delivery of a dozen roses from a secret admirer. Puzzled, Lisa presses the delivery man for information on who might have sent her the flowers, and he confesses -- he sent them himself. Lewis (Christian Slater) runs a flower shop and often takes long walks through the neighborhood, trying to lose his memories of his deceased wife and child. He saw Lisa crying in her window and hoped the roses would cheer her up. Before long, Lisa and Lewis begin dating, but both have some emotional issues to resolve before their story can have a happy ending. This film offers your only opportunity of the moviegoing week to hear someone say, "Oh, there's nothing worse than a finicky agapanthis." ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Debra Monk - Lewis' Mom; Mary Alice - Alice; Kenneth Cranham - Simon; S.A. Griffin - Stanley; R.M. Haley - Dad; Michael Mantell - Sam; Anne Pitoniak - Grandma Jean; Brian Tarantina - Randy; Nick Tate - Fayard; Edith Blume - Mumuu Woman; Gina Torres - Francine
Credit
Jefferson Sage - Art Director, Kim Moarefi - Associate Producer, Meg Simon - Casting, Michael Haley - Co-producer, Cynthia Flynt - Costume Designer, Michael Haley - First Assistant Director, Michael Goldenberg - Director, Jane Kurson - Editor, Joseph Hartwick - Executive Producer, Michael Convertino - Composer (Music Score), Sharon Ilson - Makeup, Stephen McCabe - Production Designer, Adam Kimmel - Cinematographer, Allan Mindel - Producer, Denise Shaw - Producer, Lynn Harris - Producer, Carolyn Cartwright - Set Designer, Danny Michael - Sound/Sound Designer, Chrisann Verges - Supervisor/Manager, Michael Goldenberg - Screenwriter, Debra Schutt - Set Decorator
Two lonely people learn to say it with flowers in this romantic drama. Lisa (Mary Stuart Masterson) is a business executive who has gotten used to being alone but doesn't like it very much. She was abandoned by her birth parents, and then spent most of her childhood being raised by Stanley (S.A. Griffin), a foster father who never really loves Lisa, after her adopted mother died. One day, Lisa gets word that Stanley has died; alone in her apartment, after attempting to feed her now dead pet fish, she breaks down and cries uncontrollably. Later the same day, Lisa gets an unexpected delivery of flowers from a secret admirer. Puzzled, Lisa presses the delivery man for information on who might have sent her the flowers, and he confesses—he sent them himself. Lewis (Christian Slater) runs a flower shop and often takes long walks through the neighborhood, trying to lose his memories of his deceased wife and child. He saw Lisa crying in her window and hoped the roses would cheer her up. Before long, Lisa and Lewis begin dating, but both have some emotional issues to resolve before their story can have a happy ending. This film demonstrates that you can find real love.
