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Plot

With nods in direction of Picture Perfect and Pretty Woman, this romantic comedy opens with classy corporate executive Jane (Dana Wheeler-Nicholson) discovering her boyfriend/colleague John (John Dossett) in bed with another woman. Exiting into the New York night, she grabs a rundown Checker cab, driven by Nick (James McCaffrey). Jane's friend Vickie (Lisa Gay Hamilton), who thinks Jane should make John jealous, hatches a plan that would give taxi-driver Nick a fake executive background with an alias, "Nolan Miller." Falling for this, John suggests Jane invite Nolan to the annual company luncheon. Jane promises Nick an easy $1500 if he will go through with the charade, and he agrees. Then comes the gender-switch on Pretty Woman as Nick gets a Madison Avenue makeover. By this time, naturally, Jane is realizing she's attracted to Nick, and events become triangulated.
MPAA Rating:
R
Genre(s):
Comedy,Foreign
Run Time:
94min.
Theatrical Release Date:
11/07/1997
Director(s):
Rich Mauro
Starring:
Dana Wheeler-Nicholson , James McCaffrey , John Dossett , Lisa Gay Hamilton , David Johansen
Themes:
Cinderella Stories
Keywords:
break-up [romantic],cab-driver,executive,makeover