Life with Mikey
Life with Mikey (also known as Give Me a Break) is a 1993 American comedy-drama film directed by James Lapine and written by Marc Lawrence. The film stars Michael J. Fox, Nathan Lane, Cyndi Lauper and Christina Vidal in her film acting debut.
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| Directed by | James Lapine |
| Written by | Marc Lawrence |
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| Cinematography | Rob Hahn |
| Edited by | Robert Leighton |
| Music by | Alan Menken |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $12.4 million[1] |
Plot
Mikey Chapman (Michael J. Fox) is a former child star from a 1970s sitcom. Now a talent agent for child stars, Mikey discovers Angie Vega (Christina Vidal), a girl who pick-pockets for money and lives with her teenage sister and her boyfriend. Together, they try to hit it big and earn her a role on a series of television commercials.
Cast
- Michael J. Fox as Michael "Mikey" Chapman
- Nathan Lane as Ed Chapman
- Cyndi Lauper as Geena Briganti
- David Krumholtz as Barry Corman
- David Huddleston as Mr. Corcoran
- Christina Vidal as Angie Vega
- Victor Garber as Brian Spiro
- Frances Chaney as Mrs. Cantrell
- Kathryn Grody as Mrs. Corman
- Mary Alice as Mrs. Gordon
- Tim Progosh as Lawyer Norman Feller
- Paula Garcés as Paula
- Sean Power as Lenny
- Heather MacRae as Mrs. Tobin
- Blake McGrath as Acrobat
- Rubén Blades as Angie's father
- Aida Turturro as Officer Moran
- Christine Baranski as Carol
- Kevin Zegers as Little Mikey
- Mandy Patinkin as Irate Man
Reception
The movie received generally negative reviews.[2][3][4][5] Review aggregator RottenTomatoes reports that 25% of the 12 critics gave the film a positive review, with 3 fresh and 9 rotten review, with a rating average of 4.05 out of 10.[6]
References
- Life with Mikey at Box Office Mojo
- Rainer, Peter (1993-06-04). "MOVIE REVIEWS : A Fox Steals the Show in Too-Cute 'Life' - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
- "Life With Mikey :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews". Rogerebert.suntimes.com. 1993-06-04. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
- Maslin, Janet (1993-06-04). "Life with Mikey". Movies.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
- "'Life With Mikey' (PG)". Washingtonpost.com. 1993-06-04. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
- "Life with Mikey". Rotten Tomatoes.
- DAVID J. FOX (1993-06-08). "Weekend Box Office : 'Cliffhanger,' 'America' Hold On". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
- DAVID J. FOX (1993-06-15). "Weekend Box Office : Universal's Monster Smash". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
- Fox, David J. (1993-06-21). "'Hero': When $15 Million Isn't Quite Enough : Movie box office: By Hollywood standards, the Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle opens poorly. But Columbia is 'very, very, very happy with it.' - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
- DAVID J. FOX (1993-06-22). "Weekend Box Office : 'Proposal' Joins the $100-Million Club". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
