Next Stop Wonderland

Movie · Comedy · Drama

The critically acclaimed romantic comedy of the year, Next Stop Wonderland is a lighthearted story about a man and a woman who seem destined to be together...and the hilarious chain of accidents that seem determined to keep them apart! Dumped by her loser boyfriend (Philip Seymour Hoffman The Talented Mr. Ripley), Erin (Hope Davis Arlington Road) thinks that her love life has hit rock bottom. In reality, the alltime low comes when her overbearing mother (Holland Taylor TV's The Practice) places an embarrassing ad for her in the "personals" section of a local newspaper! Erin's disgust turns to curiousity, however, when the calls start pouring in all 64 of them! As she searches for the right guy in a hilarious series of disastrous dates, a lonely explumber named Alan (Alan Gelfant) clumsily searches for his dream job...all the while narrowly missing one chance meeting with Erin after another! Filled with delightfully unexpected surprises, you're sure to love every minute of this smart and funny adventure into the wildly unpredictable world of dating!

1998 · 1h 36m
  • 73%
Starring Hope Davis, Alan Gelfant, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Director Brad Anderson

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Cast & Crew

  • Hope Davis
    Erin Castleton
  • A‌G
    Alan Gelfant
    Alan Monteiro
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman
    Sean
  • Victor Argo
    フランク
  • Brad Anderson
    Director
  • Rachael Horovitz
    Producer
  • M‌G
    Mark Gill
    Producer
  • M‌R
    Mitchell Robbins
    Producer
  • Brad Anderson
    Writer
  • L‌V
    Lyn Vaus
    Writer

About

Next Stop Wonderland

Comedy

The critically acclaimed romantic comedy of the year, Next Stop Wonderland is a lighthearted story about a man and a woman who seem destined to be together...and the hilarious chain of accidents that seem determined to keep them apart! Dumped by her loser boyfriend (Philip Seymour Hoffman The Talented Mr. Ripley), Erin (Hope Davis Arlington Road) thinks that her love life has hit rock bottom. In reality, the alltime low comes when her overbearing mother (Holland Taylor TV's The Practice) places an embarrassing ad for her in the "personals" section of a local newspaper! Erin's disgust turns to curiousity, however, when the calls start pouring in all 64 of them! As she searches for the right guy in a hilarious series of disastrous dates, a lonely explumber named Alan (Alan Gelfant) clumsily searches for his dream job...all the while narrowly missing one chance meeting with Erin after another! Filled with delightfully unexpected surprises, you're sure to love every minute of this smart and funny adventure into the wildly unpredictable world of dating!

73%

TOMATOMETER
Average 7
Reviews 44
Fresh 32
Rotten 12

Information

Studio
Miramax Films
Released
1998
Run Time
1 hr 36 min
Rated
R For language.
Region of Origin
United States
© 1998 Miramax Film Corp. All Rights Reserved.

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