I Love Trouble (1994 film)

I Love Trouble is a 1994 American romantic comedy/crime film starring Julia Roberts and Nick Nolte. It was written and produced by the husband-and-wife team of Nancy Meyers and Charles Shyer, and directed by Shyer.

I Love Trouble
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCharles Shyer
Produced byNancy Meyers
Written byCharles Shyer
Nancy Meyers
Starring
Music byDavid Newman
CinematographyJohn Lindley
Edited byWalter Murch
Production
company
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures
Release date
  • June 29, 1994 (1994-06-29) (U.S.)
Running time
123 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$45 million[1]
Box office$61.9 million[2]

Plot

Peter Brackett and Sabrina Peterson are two rival Chicago newspaper reporters. Sabrina is young and ambitious, whereas Peter is a fading star and has just published his first novel. They reluctantly join forces to unravel the mystery behind a train derailment. They argue over almost everything but discover a conspiracy involving genetically altered milk.

Cast

Production

Nolte and Roberts notoriously did not get along with each other during the making of the film. Roberts has described him as "disgusting," whereas Nolte has said she's "not a nice person."[3][4]

Reception

The film grossed over $30 million in box-office receipts in the United States and less than $62 million worldwide.[5][6]

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 22% rating based on 46 reviews. The site's consensus states: "There appears to be no Love lost between the fatally mismatched coupling of Julia Roberts and Nick Nolte in this screwball misfire that just isn't worth the Trouble."[7] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade B on scale of A to F.[8]

Todd McCarthy of Variety wrote: "The goings-on seem lacking in wit and inspiration, tolerably entertaining but far from effervescent."[9][10] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times wrote: "Maybe it would have been funnier if the evil cow conglomerate had been replaced by something sillier and more lightweight; it's hard to sustain a romantic comedy in the face of death threats."[11]

According to Nolte, it is the worst film in which he has ever appeared. He felt he sold his soul by doing it, and he did it only for the money. As a result, he was tense while on the set, and did not have a good working relationship with Julia Roberts.[12][13] Roberts has, on her part, called Nolte the worst actor with whom she has ever worked.[14]

Year-end lists

Music

Elmer Bernstein originally wrote the underscore, but his music was thrown out, and David Newman was called in at such a late stage that posters with Bernstein's name on the credits were already displayed. With only two weeks to rescore the film, Newman - who usually orchestrates the bulk of his scores himself - used a small army of orchestrators to help him complete the score: Scott Smalley, Chris Boardman, William Kidd, Peter Tomashek, Steven Bramson, Christopher Klatman, Don Davis, Joel Rosenbaum, Arthur Kempel (misspelt "Kempl" in the end credits), Mark McKenzie, Brad Warnaar (misspelt "Warner" in the end credits), and John Neufeld. The soundtrack album was released by Varèse Sarabande, including a cover version of the Smokey Robinson song "You've Really Got a Hold on Me"; only Smalley and Boardman received orchestrator credit on the album (but Ross received an acknowledgement - as does Alan Silvestri, who was also attached to the project).

  1. Here's Peter (5:09)
  2. Here's Sabrina (1:54)
  3. Calling All Boggs (1:15)
  4. Honeymoon Night (4:55)
  5. Two Scoop Snoops (3:39)
  6. Everybody Buys the Globe (:46)
  7. Scoop de Jour (3:15)
  8. Sabrina's Hip (1:04)
  9. Wild Goose Chase (1:16)
  10. The Beekman Agreement (2:02)
  11. Keyhole Foreplay (1:20)
  12. Happily Ever After (2:21)
  13. "I Love Trouble" (3:43)
  14. You've Really Got a Hold On Me - Robbyn Kirmsse (3:37)

References
  1. https://articles.latimes.com/1994-08-02/entertainment/ca-22585_1_annual-box-office/2
  2. "I Love Trouble (1994) - Financial Information". The Numbers.
  3. Brew, Simon (27 September 2013). "14 Co-stars Who Really Didn't Get Along". Dennis Publishing. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  4. "Famous co-stars who absolutely hated each other". News.com.au. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  5. "Movie Review : 'I Love Trouble'--Yes, Indeed : Nolte, Roberts and Newsprint. Light and Frothy It Isn't". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  6. "I Love Trouble". Box Office Mojo.
  7. "I Love Trouble (1994)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  8. "I LOVE TROUBLE (1994) B". CinemaScore. Archived from the original on 2018-12-20.
  9. McCarthy, Todd (27 June 1994). "I Love Trouble". Variety (magazine).
  10. "FILM REVIEW: I Love Trouble; Nick Nolte and Julia Roberts As Crime-Fighting Rival Reporters". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  11. Ebert, Roger (June 29, 1994). "I Love Trouble movie review & film summary (1994)". Chicago Sun-Times.
  12. "'I Love Trouble' Doesn't Report Whole Story". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  13. "Trouble on 'Trouble' Set? : Take your pick: (a) co-stars Julia Roberts and Nick Nolte got on each other's nerves; (b) the filmmakers got on their nerves; (c) snoopy questions are getting on everyone's nerves". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  14. Nick Nolte - Biography TalkTalk
  15. Travers, Peter (December 29, 1994). "The Best and Worst Movies of 1994". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  16. Elliott, David (December 25, 1994). "On the big screen, color it a satisfying time". The San Diego Union-Tribune (1, 2 ed.). p. E=8.
  17. Lovell, Glenn (December 25, 1994). "The Past Picture Show the Good, the Bad and the Ugly -- a Year Worth's of Movie Memories". San Jose Mercury News (Morning Final ed.). p. 3.
  18. Craft, Dan (December 30, 1994). "Success, Failure and a Lot of In-between; Movies '94". The Pantagraph. p. B1.
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