Maid in Manhattan
Romantic comedy film
Maid in Manhattan is a 2002 romantic comedy film, directed by Wayne Wang. It is based on a story by John Hughes, who is credited using a pseudonym. The original music score is composed by Alan Silvestri. The film is marketed with the tagline "This Christmas... love checks in."
Featured
Paul Simon's hit "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" in the opening
credits.
Filmed at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City.
Plot Summary
Plot summary
Marisa Ventura (Jennifer
Lopez) is a struggling single mom who works at a posh Manhattan hotel and dreams
of a better life for her and her young son (Tyler Posey). One fateful day, hotel
guest and senatorial candidate Christopher Marshall (Ralph Fiennes) meets Marisa
and mistakes her for a wealthy socialite. After an enchanting evening together,
the two fall in love. But when Marisa’s true identity is revealed, issues
of class and social status threaten to separate them.
Box office
Earning
$18,711,407 in the U.S. opening weekend, the movie was #1 at the box office playing
in 2,838 theaters. Though critics blasted the film, it finished with over $174
million worldwide, more than half of which came from the United States. The movie
grossed $93,932,896 and remains Lopez's highest grossing film.
Cast
and characters
Jennifer Lopez : Marisa Ventura
Ralph Fiennes : Christopher
Marshall
Natasha Richardson : Caroline Lane
Stanley Tucci : Jerry Siegal
Tyler Posey : Ty Ventura
Frances Conroy : Paula Burns
Chris Eigeman
: John Bextrum
Amy Sedaris : Rachel Hoffman
Amber Gristak : Autograph
Girl
Marissa Matrone : Stephanie Kehoe
Priscilla Lopez : Veronica Ventura
Bob Hoskins : Lionel Bloch
Lisa Roberts Gillan : Cora
Maddie Corman
: Leezette
Sharon Wilkins : Clarice
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