Addicted to Love

May 23, 1997

1h 40m

★ 6.1

A Comedy About Lost Loves And Last Laughs

Overview

Good-natured astronomer Sam is devastated when the love of his life leaves him for a suave Frenchman. He therefore does what every other normal dumpee would do — go to New York and set up home in the abandoned building opposite his ex-girlfriend's apartment, wait until she decides to leave her current lover, and then win her back.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Miramax

Outlaw Productions

Addicted to Love Trailers

Cast

Maggie

Meg Ryan

Sam

Matthew Broderick

Linda

Kelly Preston

Anton

Tchéky Karyo

Nana

Maureen Stapleton

Ed Green

Nesbitt Blaisdell

Professor Wells

Remak Ramsay

Carl

Lee Wilkof

Matheson

Dominick Dunne

Cecile

Susan Forristal

Street Comic

Larry Pine

Gwen

Debbon Ayer

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