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Seen it?2000 | 105 min | Comedy, Crime
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 23% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 5.2 out of 10 from audiences and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Family Plot or O Brother, Where Art Thou?, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 45 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
Russ Richards is a TV weatherman and local celebrity on the verge of losing his shirt. Desperate to escape financial ruin, he schemes with Crystal the TV station's lotto ball girl to rig the state lottery drawing. The numbers come up right, but everything else goes wrong as the plan starts to unravel and the game turns rough.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
23% on Rotten Tomatoes, 31 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$63 million worldwide on a $65 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 52K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Nora Ephron
- John TravoltaRuss Richards
- Lisa KudrowCrystal
- Tim RothGig
- Ed O'NeillDick Simmons
- Michael RapaportDale
- Daryl MitchellDetective Chambers
- Bill PullmanDetective Pat Lakewood
- Richard SchiffJerry Green
- Michael MooreWalter
- Sam McMurrayChief Troutman