Head Over Heels

Director: Mark Waters Mark Waters

Overview

"Mark Waters' romantic comedy Head Over Heels comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. English soundtracks are rendered in both DTS 5.1 and Dolby Digital 5.1, while a French soundtrack has also been recorded in Dolby Digital 5.1. There are no subtitles, but the English soundtracks are closed-captioned. Supplemental materials include a making-of featurette, production notes, a theatrical trailer, and smattering of extras accessible for those with a DVD-ROM drive. This is a solid release from Universal."

Product Details

Release Date:	07/31/2001
UPC:	0025192093722
Original Release:	2001
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	1:27:00
Sales rank:	29,833

Special Features

Spotlight on Location: a featurette on the making of the film with cast and crew and behind-the-scenes footage; Theatrical trailer; Production notes; Cast and filmmakers; DVD-ROM features

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Monica Potter	Amanda
Freddie Prinze Jr.	Jim Winston/Bob Smouthe
Stanley DeSantis	Alfredo
Ivana Milicevic	Roxana
Shalom Harlow	Jade
Sarah O'Hare	Candi
Tomiko Fraser	Holly
China Chow	Lisa
Jay Brazeau	Halloran/Strukov
James D. Kirk	Tommy
Kristina Copeland	Lesbian Girlfriend
Elysa Hogg	Tommy's Girlfriend
Kristina Lewis	17-Year-Old Amanda
Ben Silverman	Charlie
Timothy Olyphant	Michael
Brenda Schad	Michael's Girlfriend
Erin-Marie Dykeman	10-Year-Old Amanda
Sam MacMillan	Charlie's Date,Gladys
Betty Linde	Polly
Bethoe Shirkoff	Noreen
Tom Shorthouse	Mr. Rankin
Theodore Thomas	Doorman
Brendan Beiser	Actor
Martin Novotny	Actor
Jerry Wasserman	Actor
Sarah Murdoch	Candi
Alex Doduk	Boy with Crutches
Russell Porter	Restaurant Guy
Noot Seear	CK Girl
Maria Luisa Cianni	Party Girl
Raoul Ganeev	Harold
Alexander Pervakov	Ivan
Tanja Reichert	Megan O'Brien
Joe Pascual	Officer Rodriguez
Colin Lawrence	Officer Jones
Freddie Prinze	Actor
Randy Edelman	Composer
Steve Porcaro	Composer

Technical Credits

Ron Burch

David Kidd

Ed Decter

John J. Strauss

Mark Waters	Director
Ron Burch	Screenwriter
David Kidd	Screenwriter
Stuart Akins	Casting
Charles Andre	Stunts
Ed Decter	Executive Producer,Executive Producer,Screenwriter
Julia Dray	Executive Producer
Ernest Jackson	Stunts
Darren Marcoux	Special Effects
Robert Simonds	Producer
John J. Strauss	Executive Producer,Screenwriter
Tracey Trench	Executive Producer
Joanna Colbert	Casting
Amy Tasken Somers	Casting
Michael McGee	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

It would be easy to pillory Mark S. Waters for selling out to Hollywood so quickly after the success of his quirky indie debut The House of Yes. Yet the sophomore director enlivens what could have been a by-the-books romantic comedy with flashes of style, wit, and self-mocking humor. Freddie Prinze Jr., who turned in his most accomplished work to date in Yes, here simply coasts on his charm, his puppy-dog eyes, and his washboard abs. But the likable Monica Potter, with her gawky beauty and husky Julia Roberts voice, turns in an appealing lead performance as the odd girl out in a flat full of models. With a gift for looking gorgeous while simultaneously exuding equal amounts of insecurity and warmth, Potter could quickly become a tiresome America's sweetheart like Meg Ryan; this early in her career, though, such vulnerability and likability are, well, likable. Meanwhile, the models themselves get to have fun poking holes in fashion-world clichés, especially real-life model Ivana Milicevic, who embodies the epitome of Eastern European glamour. Many hands were involved in the screenplay, including There's Something About Mary scribes Ed Decter and John J. Strauss. Yet the result has enough in common with classical farce that it's easy to overlook the many implausibilities in the plot (such as Potter's art-restorer character adding Prinze's visage to a damaged Renaissance painting). In all respects Head Over Heels is a low-cal trifle, but it's just about gleeful enough to pull us along.