Monsieur Destinée

Original title: Mr. Destiny

1990
PG-13
1h 56m

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

14K

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Unhappy Larry Burrows sees what his life could've been like, had he made that winning home run as a teenager.

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Comedy Fantasy Romance

Unhappy Larry Burrows sees what his life could have been like if he had made that winning home run as a teenager.Unhappy Larry Burrows sees what his life could have been like if he had made that winning home run as a teenager.Unhappy Larry Burrows sees what his life could have been like if he had made that winning home run as a teenager.

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

14K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
The Vanderbilt home, Biltmore Estates in Asheville, North Carolina was used as the filming location for the mansion that Larry finds himself living in with Cindy Jo and their children.

Goofs
At around 18m18sec The forklift that Courtney Cox is driving away makes a sound like an electric forklift but clearly has a propane tank on it. Also in an enclosed warehouse one would not use a propane forklift.

Quotes
Mike the Bartender at Universal Joint Bar: Saw the game, kid. Tough break.
Young Larry Burrows: You said it, mister. I blew it good.
Mike the Bartender at Universal Joint Bar: Don't worry too much about it. Remember, you've got your whole life to look forward to. Things will work out just fine. Trust me.
Young Larry Burrows: [walking away] Old fart. What the hell does he know?

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Avalon/Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones/Henry & June/Desperate Hours (1990)

Soundtracks
Gimme Some Lovin'
Written by Steve Winwood, Muff Winwood and Spencer Davis
Performed by The Spencer Davis Group (as Spencer Davis)
Courtesy of Island Records and EMI, a division of Capitol Records, Inc.
By arrangement with CEMA Special Markets
Remixed by Bruce Botnick

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Featured review

7/10

Charming little sleeper

Belushi plays an average Joe whose bored with the simple life and his uneventful existence. Convinced that his life would have turned out better had he made a home run instead of a miss in a ball game in his high school years, he gets the chance to see how his life would have turned out had he hit that ball. And what a difference it did make.

A simple and charming little sleeper, Mr. Destiny plays it's It's a Wonderful Life scenario in good fashion. James Belushi gives an endearing performance and manages to keep his cool throughout. Linda Hamilton and Michael Caine give good support and an array of familiar faces (Rene Russo, Jon Lovitz, Courtney Cox, Hart Bochner) add to the pleasure. Film is overall free of slapstick humor and plays it straight and it does have some very humorous moments. And a good message as well.

On the whole Mr. Destiny delights undemanding viewers who could do a lot worse than this film.