Maid In Manhattan Soundtrack

Maid in Manhattan is a 2002 romantic comedy film about a hotel maid and a high profile politician who fall in love, directed by Wayne Wang and starring Jennifer Lopez, Ralph Fiennes and Natasha Richardson. It is based on a story by John Hughes, who is credited using a pseudonym. The original music score is composed by Alan Silvestri. The film was released on December 13 , 2002 .

Synopsis

Marisa Ventura (Jennifer Lopez) is a struggling single mother trying to get by with her young son Ty (Tyler Posey) by working as a maid for a hotel. When not in school, Ty spends time among Marisa's fellow hotel workers, most of whom treat the pair as family. Marisa hopes to someday be promoted to management. Dakota Fanning also makes a cameo appearance in this film.

While Marisa and fellow maid Stephanie are cleaning the room of socialite Caroline Lane (Natasha Richardson), Stephanie convinces Marisa to try on a coat that Caroline had previously asked be returned to the store, arguing that it "technically" doesn't belong to anyone at the moment. Elsewhere in the hotel, Ty befriends hotel guest and senatorial candidate Christopher Marshall (Ralph Fiennes); Ty wants to go with Chris to walk his dog and the pair go to Caroline Lane's room to ask Marisa for permission. Chris meets Marisa, who is wearing the fancy coat, and assumes that she is Caroline Lane. The trio spend some time together in the park. Though Marisa and Chris are attracted to each other, Marisa is terrified that management will find out about the ruse and makes it a point to avoid Chris afterward.

Chris asks the hotel's head butler Lionel Bloch (Bob Hoskins) to invite "Caroline Lane" to lunch, but he is confused when the real Caroline shows up instead of Marisa (ironically, Marisa was present when she received the invitation, and even offered Caroline some advice on what to wear to the date). Chris asks his assistant Jerry Siegal (Stanley Tucci) to find "the other Caroline Lane", promising that he will attend an important dinner if she will go with him. Jerry asks Lionel to find her. Lionel, who has figured out that Marisa is the woman Chris has been looking for, tells her to go to the dinner and end the affair swiftly if she wants to keep her possible future in hotel management intact. He and the hotel's staff assist her in preparing for the fancy dress affair, styling her hair and loaning her a fancy dress and a spectacular necklace.

Marisa attends the dinner and attempts to do as Lionel instructed her, but Chris stops her from leaving and the pair spend the night together in his hotel room. Marisa sneaks out the next day but is seen by Caroline, who informs hotel management. The truth is revealed, and Marisa is fired from the hotel. Chris tries to get the whole story out of Marisa, but she refuses to speak to him, claiming that he wouldn't have noticed her if she had been in her maid uniform.

Some time later, Marisa has obtained a job at another hotel. Ty attends one of Chris' press conferences and asks him whether people should be forgiven if they make mistakes. Chris responds in the affirmative, and Ty leads him to the hotel Marisa is now working at. Chris and Marisa are reunited. The film ends with images showing that Chris has been elected, he and Marisa are still together, Marisa has started her own hospitality business, and Marisa's maid friends have been promoted to management.

Cast

• Jennifer Lopez - Marisa Ventura
• Ralph Fiennes - Christopher Marshall
• Natasha Richardson - Caroline Lane
• Stanley Tucci - Jerry Siegal
• Tyler Posey - Ty Ventura
• Frances Conroy - Paula Burns
• Chris Eigeman - John Bextrum
• Amy Sedaris - Rachel Hoffman
• Marissa Matrone - Stephanie Kehoe
• Priscilla Lopez - Veronica Ventura
• Bob Hoskins - Lionel Bloch
• Lisa Roberts Gillan - Cora
• Maddie Corman - Leezette
• Sharon Wilkins - Clarice

Response

The film earned $18,711,407 domestically in its opening weekend, the movie was #1 at the box office playing in 2,838 theaters. The film grossed a total of $94,011,225 domestically and $60,895,468 internationally.

Production

Filming was carried out at the Roosevelt Hotel, New York, while other articles claim it was filmed in the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.

Soundtrack

The film features Paul Simon's "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" in the opening credits and "Come Away With Me" and "Don't Know Why" sung by Norah Jones.

Spin-off

• ABC has announced in August 2008 that it would be adapting the film to a television series, with Jennifer Lopez producing.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Maid in Manhattan @ BoxOfficeMojo.com
2. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 13, 2008). "ABC and Lopez team on "Maid" TV series". Reuters . http://www.reuters.com/article/televisionNews/idUSN1327057020080813 .  
3. ^ Thorniley, Stuart (August 15, 2008). "The Jennifer Lopez Spin-Off Showcase". Cultural Wasteland . http://wastelandculture.blogspot.com/2008/08/jennifer-lopez-spin-off-showcase.html .  

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