Prelude to a Kiss

1992
15
1h 45m

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5.6/10

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Meg Ryan and Alec Baldwin in Prelude to a Kiss (1992)

A couple fall in love despite the girl's pessimistic outlook. As they struggle to come to terms with their relationship, something supernatural happens that tests it.

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A couple fall in love despite the girl's pessimistic outlook. As they struggle to come to terms with their relationship, something supernatural happens that tests it.A couple fall in love despite the girl's pessimistic outlook. As they struggle to come to terms with their relationship, something supernatural happens that tests it.A couple fall in love despite the girl's pessimistic outlook. As they struggle to come to terms with their relationship, something supernatural happens that tests it.

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IMDb RATING

5.6/10

8.7K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Mary-Louise Parker was set to reprise the role of Rita Boyle that she originated in the original stage show but was replaced by Meg Ryan at the insistence of the studio due to Ryan being a bigger star at the time.

Goofs
When they were in flight they were over Lake Michigan. No flight path for either airport would have taken them that way.

Quotes
Peter Hoskins: Je hebt erg witte tanden

Alternate versions
UK versions are cut 2m 37s for a 'PG' rating.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Prelude to a Kiss/Universal Soldier/Boomerang/Wisecracks/The Best Intentions (1992)

Soundtracks
Prelude to a Kiss
Written by Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills
Performed by Debbie Harry (as Deborah Harry)
Deborah Harry appears courtesy of Sire Records Company

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Featured review

7/10

Does he kiss the frog? Do you care?

Two very different people fall in love, get married and discover that one of them is even more different than the other imagined. What happened? Can true love triumph?

Watching this film reminded me of why I used to think Alec Baldwin was hot. Somewhere between then and now he forgot how to smile (what happened?); and in forgetting that, he hugely decreased his acting range (his nomination for Best Supporting Actor in *The Cooler* aside -- he doesn't smile in that film either!).

Back then, Baldwin was still capable of portraying whimsy & warmth, his character likable; Meg Ryan was still acting rather than playing her mid-90s formulaic "Meg Ryan" role.

Although its origin as a stage play kept peeking out in the style of dialog, the limited sets & the number of characters on stage at any one time, I like live theater.

Maybe that's why I LIKED *Prelude to a kiss*! Whatever. It snuck up on me. It's not *You've got mail*, but it's enjoyable entertainment, and a good chick flick.

Underrated.