The Bachelor
Seen it?1999 | 101 min | Comedy, Romance
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 8% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 5.1 out of 10 from audiences and a box office loss, 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 romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Wedding Crashers, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 41 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
Jimmie is seeing his single friends get married one by one. He isn't too worried until his girlfriend Anne catches the bouquet at his friend Marco's wedding. Suddenly, his wild mustang days are numbered. He finally decides to propose to her, but he sticks his foot in his mouth and botches the proposal. Being insulted by the defeatist proposal, Anne leaves town on an assignment. After she's gone, he finds out that his recently-deceased grandfather's will stipulates that he gets nothing of a multi-million dollar fortune unless he's married by 6:05pm on his 30th birthday: tomorrow! Not being able to find Anne, Jimmie begins backtracking through his past girlfriends to find a wife.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
8% on Rotten Tomatoes, 31 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.1 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$37 million worldwide on a $51 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 48K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Gary Sinyor
- Chris O'DonnellJimmie
- Renée ZellwegerAnne
- Artie LangeMarco
- Ed AsnerGluckman
- Hal HolbrookO'Dell
- James CromwellPriest
- Marley SheltonNatalie
- Peter UstinovGrandad
- Katharine TowneMonique
- Rebecca CrossStacey