Themes: Twins and Lookalikes, Nothing Goes Right, Sibling Relationships
Main Cast: Ashley Olsen, Mary-Kate Olsen, Eugene Levy, Andy Richter, Riley Smith
Release Year: 2004
Country: US
Run Time: 91 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Plot
Marking their first theatrical-release feature since 1995's It Takes Two, the Olsen twins bring their adventures back to the big screen with New York Minute. Billed as a sort of Ferris Bueller's Day Off for tweens, the plot involves the escapades of two enterprising Long Island girls, Roxy (Mary-Kate Olsen) and Jane (Ashley Olsen), as they decide to dupe their parents and spend a day on the island of Manhattan. It seems the high-minded Jane has a speech to give to a scholarship committee, while the punky Roxy wants to meet her favorite rock band. When Jane's planner gets swiped, however, the girls find themselves embroiled in a political scandal involving a high-powered senator (Andrea Martin), as their high school's truant officer (Eugene Levy) doggedly pursues them. ~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide
Jared Padalecki - Trey Baxter-Lipton; Drew Pinsky - Dr. Ryan; Darrell Hammond - Hudson McGill; Andrea Martin - Senator Anne Baxter-Lipton; Conrad Bergschneider - Fed #1; Dominic Cuzzocrea - Homeless Guy; Mary Bond Davis - Big Shirl; Kathleen Laskey - Steffi Brooger; Bob Saget - Himself; John Hemphill - Tim Brooger; Damon D'Oliveira - News Broadcaster; Alison Northcott - Video Shoot Groupie; Alannah Ong - Ma Bang; Jonathan Wilson - Train Conductor; Todd Schroeder - Massive Security Guard; Jon Benjamin - I Love NY Vendor; Boyd Banks - Ticket Window Guy; Balazs Koos - Video Shoot Announcer; Eric Woolfe - Male Nurse; Neil Crone - Officer Strauss; Arnold Pinnock - Big Shirl's Male Beautician; Jo Chim - Ma Bang's Assistant; Maggie Butterfield - Auditorium Moderator; Jazz Mann - Auditorium T.A.; Jack Osbourne - Justin; Simple Plan; Frank Bonsangue - Con Ed Supervisor; Kent Staines - Doorman; Kenny Robinson - Head Security; Garen Boyajian - Manjhur; Joey Klein - Truant at Pool; Silver Kim - Asian Guy with Chip; Robert Williams - Fed #2; John Suresh - Deli Clerk; Lindsay Leese - Customer at Ma Bang's; Pierre Bouvier - Simple Plan; Chuck Comeau - Simple Plan; Sebastien LeFebvre - Simple Plan; David Desroisiers - Simple Plan; Jeff Stinco - Simple Plan; Trip Phoenix - Old School Record Exec; Philip Drube - Old School Record Exec; Colin Penson - Security Guard; Warren Belle - Mickey the Cab Driver; Tasha Ricketts - Big Shirl's Beautician; Stephanie Samuels - Big Shirl's Beautician; Wendy Adeliyi - Big Shirl's Beautician; Donna-Marie Christie - House of Bling Customer; Jamila Fleming - House of Bling Customer; Shakira Harper - House of Bling Customer; Lurline Lucas - House of Bling Customer; Faustina Owusu-Ansah - House of Bling Customer; Gala Krissy - Reinaldo; Marsha Williams - Big Shirl's Beautician
Credit
Lucinda Zak - Art Director, Peter Grundy - Art Director, Charles McCarry - Art Director, Steve Switzer - Boom Operator, Moshe Saadon - Boom Operator, Laurel Ann Bridges - Boom Operator, Deirdre Bowen - Casting, Marci Liroff - Casting, Jae Blaze - Choreography, Christine Sacani - Co-producer, Jill Zimmerman - Co-producer, Christopher Hargadon - Costume Designer, Jeffrey Steven Authors - First Assistant Director, Robin Nozetz - First Assistant Director, Megan Banning - First Assistant Director, Conrad Palmisano - Director, Dennie Gordon - Director, Michael Jablow - Editor, Roderick Davis - Editor, Alison Greenspan - Executive Producer, Mark Townsend - Hair Styles, Karola Dirnberger - Hair Styles, Erin Hicks - Hair Styles, Debra Beers - Location Manager, Paul Kramer - Location Manager, Mark Logan - Location Manager, George S. Clinton - Composer (Music Score), John Houlihan - Musical Direction/Supervision, Marlene Aarons - Makeup, Leslie Lightfoot - Makeup, Akiko Wilson - Makeup, Donna Mobbs - Camera Operator, Harald Ortenburger - Camera Operator, Jules LaBarthe - Camera Operator, Robbi Hinds - Camera Operator, Michael Fylyshtan - Camera Operator, Jeremy Benning - Camera Operator, Stephen Consentino - Camera Operator, Michael Carlin - Production Designer, Greg Gardiner - Cinematographer, Sandi Sissel - Cinematographer, Margot E. Lulick - Production Manager, Regina Robb - Production Manager, Denise Di Novi - Producer, Ashley Olsen - Producer, Mary-Kate Olsen - Producer, Robert Thorne - Producer, Michael Madden - Set Designer, David Hirschfield - Set Designer, C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures - Special Effects, Mr. X Inc. - Special Effects, Ian Locke - Special Effects, Jim Reischl - Special Effects, Sam Mujkanovic - Special Effects, Inese Dzenis - Special Effects, David Lemmen - Special Effects, Sophie Vertigan - Special Effects, Rocket Science FX - Special Effects, Danny Aiello III - Stunts, Matt Birman - Stunts, John Cenatiempo - Stunts, Tim Gallin - Stunts, Nicholas J. Giangiulio - Stunts, Gino Lucci - Stunts, Alison Reid - Stunts, Paul Rutledge - Stunts, Elliott Santiago - Stunts, Billy Anagnos - Stunts, Jeffrey Lee Gibson - Stunts, Calvin Brown - Stunts, Jamie Jones - Stunts, Chuck Zito - Stunts, Bruce Paul Barbour - Stunts, G.A. Aguilar - Stunts, David Jacox - Stunts, John Stoneham Jr. - Stunts, Manny Siverio - Stunts, Terry Serpico - Stunts, Kathryn Anderson - Stunts, Kelly Jones - Stunts, Eric Bryson - Stunts, Dave Hospes - Stunts, Patrick Mark - Stunts, Blaise Corrigan - Stunts, Tom Farr - Stunts, Jalil Lynch - Stunts, Cotton Mather - Stunts, Maryann Stevens - Stunts, Victor Chan - Stunts, Dave Van Zeyl - Stunts, Gloria O'Brien - Stunts, Angela Meryl - Stunts, Bob Colletti - Stunts, Jay Spadaro - Stunts, Mick O'Rourke - Stunts, Joanne Lamstein - Stunts, Jennifer Lamb - Stunts, Daniel Maldonado - Stunts, Steven T. Ritzi - Stunts, Don J. Hewitt - Stunts, Michelle Waitman - Stunts, Chris Barnes - Stunts, Colby Chartrand - Stunts, Chris Columbo - Stunts, Ned Corrigan - Stunts, Albert deGrasse - Stunts, Peter Epstein - Stunts, Gene Harrison - Stunts, Valdimar Johannsson - Stunts, Matt Lindland - Stunts, Tina McKissick - Stunts, Ron Michaels - Stunts, Dave Pope - Stunts, Chad Sayn - Stunts, Shayna Segal - Stunts, Shawnna Thibodeau - Stunts, Jimmy Waitman - Stunts, Jimmy P. Wong - Stunts, Melissa R. Stubbs - Stunts Coordinator, Emily Fox - Screen Story, Adam Cooper - Screenwriter, Bill Collage - Screenwriter, Emily Fox - Screenwriter, Chris Buddy - Production Assistant, Garett Eddie - Production Assistant, Tom Turnbull - Visual Effects Supervisor, Bret Culp - Visual Effects Supervisor, Michael Babcock - Sound Effects Editor, Jeff Sawyer - Sound Effects Editor, Andrew Ellerd - Sound Effects Editor, Rick Parker - Animal Trainer/Wrangler, Gail Parker - Animal Trainer/Wrangler, Prudence Emery - Unit Publicist, Ron Travisano - First Assistant Camera, Doug Foote - First Assistant Camera, Andy Jekabsons - First Assistant Camera, Kerry Smart - First Assistant Camera, Carolyn Cox - First Assistant Camera, Douglas Hart - First Assistant Camera, Scott Cowan - First Assistant Camera, Jeffrey Hohener - First Assistant Camera, Mark Giles - First Assistant Camera, Wayne Goodchild - Key Grip, Martin Stock - Key Grip, Dave Lowry - Key Grip, James C. McMillan Jr. - Key Grip, Matt Friedman - Music Editor, Mark Marshall - Post Production Supervisor, Gus Papadopoulos - Properties Master, Christopher Geggie - Properties Master, Mark Harman - Properties Master, Steve Pederson - Re-Recording Mixer, Kevin E. Carpenter - Re-Recording Mixer, Mary Kelly - Script Supervisor, Anna Rane - Script Supervisor, Marie Vapenikova - Script Supervisor, Amy Lynn - Second Assistant Director, Penny Charter - Second Assistant Director, Kevin Walker - Second Assistant Director, Brad Milburn - Second Assistant Director, Kaz Kobielski - Special Effects Coordinator, Stephen Consentino - Steadicam Operator, Rafy - Still Photographer, David Hankins - Supervising Sound Editor, Robert Crowther - Visual Effects Producer, Ralph Osborn III - ADR Editor, David Beadle - ADR Editor, Helen Lutrell - ADR Editor, Mary Louise Cunningham - Assistant Costumer Designer, Danny Piva - Assistant Chief Lighting Technician, Marek Krawczyk - Assistant Chief Lighting Technician, Catherine Crawford - Assistant Location Manager, Fernando S. DaSilva - Assistant Location Manager, Joe DeMarie - Assistant Location Manager, Season Kent - Assistant Location Manager, Henry Jesiak - Assistant Properties, John Morrison - Assistant Properties, Anna Boggild-Smith - Assistant Properties, Jim Krauter - Best Boy Grip, John Vrakking - Best Boy Grip, Lloyd Brown - Buyer, Avril Dishaw - Buyer, David C. McKane - Camera Loader, Christopher Richards - Casting Assistant, Lisa Padovani - Casting Associate, Jamie Sparer Roberts - Casting Associate, John W. DeBlau - Chief Lighting Technician, David Breeze - Chief Lighting Technician, Bryan Forde - Chief Lighting Technician, John MacKenzie - Construction Coordinator, Danny Rovira - Construction Coordinator, Lindsay Jacobs - Costumes Supervisor, Glen Goodchild - Dolly Grip, Patrick King - Dolly Grip, Zamaret Kleiman - Extra Casting, Heather Mullen - First Assistant Editor, Vaune Kirby Frechette - First Assistant Editor, Dawn M. Stoliar - First Assistant Editor, Clare Bambrough - First Assistant Editor, Nadav Streett - First Assistant Editor, Kerrie Smith - Key Hairstylist, Vincent Sullivan - Key Hairstylist, Nancy Warren - Key Hairstylist, Joseph Cuervo - Key Make-up, Leslie A. Sebert - Key Make-up, Deborah Williams - Key Make-up, Peter Dunbar - Leadman, Butch Rose - Leadman, Lara Golder - Personal Assistant, Elaine Thurston - Production Accountant, Beth Zagrany - Production Accountant, Gina Fowler - Production Controller, Sheena Graham - Production Controller, Michael Bailey - Second Assistant Camera, Jamie F. Fitzpatrick - Second Assistant Camera, Ian Anderson - Second Assistant Camera, Patricia Meyer - Second Assistant Camera, Denise Bailie - Second Assistant Camera, Jesse Champ - Second Assistant Camera, Michelle Veza - Second Assistant Camera, Robert Newhouser - Second Assistant Camera, Neil Kilpatrick - Second Assistant Camera, Murphy Occhino - Second Second Assistant Director, David O. Charles - Set Dresser, David Ritchie - Set Dresser, Jim Craig - Storyboard Artist, Mike Billard - Transportation Captain, Peter Clores - Transportation Captain, Bill McFadden - Transportation Captain, Robert Smith - Transportation Coordinator, Ron Coles - Transportation Coordinator, Steve Hammond - Transportation Coordinator, Jaro Dick - Set Decorator, Alan Hicks - Set Decorator, Starcraft - Craft Service/Catering, By David's Capers - Craft Service/Catering, Y-Cats Ltd. - Craft Service/Catering, Premiere Caterers - Craft Service/Catering, Robert Newlan - Foley Supervisor, Mo Henry - Negative Cutter, Tom Nelson - Production Sound Mixer, Glen Gauthier - Production Sound Mixer, John Benson - Supervising ADR Editor, Tyler Delben - Third Assistant Director, Kirsteen McLean - Third Assistant Director, Brendan Bresnahan - Video Playback, Thomas Brezinski - Video Playback
The story follows Jane and Roxy Ryan, twin sisters with opposing personalities. Jane (Ashley Olsen) is an academic obsessed with order and planning, while Roxy (Mary-Kate Olsen) is a school truant who is interested only in rock music and her band, in which she is the drummer. The story happens over the course of one day. Jane's goal is to get to Columbia University in New York City in order to make a presentation at a scholarship competition in which she can gain a scholarship to Oxford University in the United Kingdom. Roxy's goal is to skip school and watch the production of a Simple Planmusic video, which is also taking place in New York. She is followed by truancy officer Max Lomax (Eugene Levy). Due to a series of unfortunate incidents, the twins become involved with a piracy ring and must avoid both Lomax and this criminal gang and still make it to the University on time to make the speech. Through the series of misadventures, the twins come to realize that they have been allowing their relationship to drift apart and that they need to make greater efforts to do things together.
New York Minute was neither a box office success nor a critical success. Richard Roeper gave the film a "thumbs down" rating on the television show Ebert & Roeper. Aggregate movie review web site Rotten Tomatoes listed a critic score of 13% for the film.
Box office
The film's opening weekend earned $5.96 million, the fifth lowest ever for any film playing at over 3,000 theatres. The film eventually went on to gross $14.07 million domestically and $7.22 million overseas.[1]
