Released during the 2000 holiday season, director Brett Ratner's romantic comedy The Family Man stars Nicolas Cage as a successful businessman who gets a taste of how his life may have been had he made different choices.
Plot Summary
Jack Campbell (Cage) enjoys his life as a wealthy smooth-talking Wall Street trader. After witnessing a convenience store holdup on Christmas Eve, Jack wakes up the next morning in a modest New Jersey house, where he is the husband of his college sweetheart Kate Reynolds (Téa Leoni) and a father of two. At first he is distraught and longs for his former life, but he gradually warms up to his new role as a middle-class husband and father.
Cast
- Nicolas Cage: Jack Campbell
- Téa Leoni: Kate Reynolds
- Don Cheadle: Cash
- Jeremy Piven: Arnie
- Saul Rubinek: Alan Mintz
- Josef Sommer: Peter Lassiter
- Makenzie Vega: Annie Campbell
- Jake & Ryan Milkovich: Josh Campbell
- Lisa Thornhill: Evelyn Thompson
- Harve Presnell: Big Ed
- Mary Beth Hurt: Adelle
- Amber Valletta: Paula
References
Fast Facts
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Release date
December 22, 2000
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Director
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Screenwriter
David Diamond and David Weissman
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Producers
Armyan Bernstein, Thomas A. Bliss and Andrew Z. Davis
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Distributor
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MPAA Rating
PG - 13
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Run time
125 minutes
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U.S. Box office gross
