Fools Rush In
The role of Alex's (Matthew Perry) father is played by John Bennett Perry, who is actually Matthew Perry's father.,At the end of the movie when Isabel slams on her brakes on the Hoover Dam, her toenails are not painted. When she is sitting in the ambulance after giving birth, they are painted a dark red.,Alex Whitman: You are everything I never knew I always wanted.,Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Dante's Peak/SubUrbia/The Beautician and the Beast/Rosewood/The Whole Wide World (1997),Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
Written by J. Fred Coots & Haven Gillespie
Performed by Burl Ives
Courtesy of MCA Records
By Arrangement with MCA Special Markets & Products,This is one of those movies that I can't help but love. It certainly isn't the best movie ever, but Perry and Hayek both turn in wonderful performances. You can't help but like both of them. You care for the characters. And that is something that is becoming more and more rare in today's movies. The supporting cast does a great job as well, especially Perry's real father and Jill Clayburgh as his parents. It probably is the first time Hayek shows that she is a star and can carry a movie (or at least half of it) on her back. Perry brings a great sense of comedy to the movie. Some of his scenes and lines are laugh-out-loud funny. On top of that, the story is just quirky enough (based on a real-life romance) that the entire situation makes you chuckle.,