The Out-of-Towners (
1999) | IMDb:
5.5
The adventures of married couple Henry and Nancy Clark, vexed by misfortune while in New York City for Henry's job interview.
Starring:
Steve Martin
,
Goldie Hawn
,
John Cleese
,
Mark McKinney
,
Jessica Cauffiel
,
Charlie Dell
Simply Irresistible (
1999) | IMDb:
5.2
After her mother's death, mediocre chef Amanda Shelton is having trouble attracting customers to her family's restaurant. While shopping for ingredients, she is given a magical crab by mysterious Gene O'Reilly. Afterward, Amanda's dishes suddenly become excellent, inducing strong emotional reactions in everyone who eats them. Tom Bartlett, who is preparing to open his own eatery, tries her cooking and falls in love.
Starring:
Sarah Michelle Gellar
,
Sean Patrick Flanery
,
Dylan Baker
,
Patricia Clarkson
,
Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
,
Christopher Durang
Directed by:
Mark Tarlov
Life with Mikey (
1993) | IMDb:
5.6
Michael Chapman, a former child TV star, runs a struggling talent agency specilizing in child acts. When a young girl off the street puts on a real performance after he catches her picking his pocket, he may have just found the next big thing.
Starring:
Michael J. Fox
,
Christina Vidal
,
Nathan Lane
,
Victor Garber
,
David Krumholtz
,
Cyndi Lauper
Directed by:
James Lapine
Housesitter (
1992) | IMDb:
6.2
After building his dream house, architect Newton Davis proposes marriage to his girlfriend, only to be summarily rejected. He seeks solace in a one-night stand with a waitress, never imagining that a woman he slept with once would end up posing as his wife. Gwen's ruse is so effective that by the time Newton learns of his "marriage," the entire town feels like they know him.
Directed by:
Frank Oz
The Secret of My Success (
1987) | IMDb:
6.5
Brantley Foster, a well-educated kid from Kansas, has always dreamed of making it big in New York, but once in New York, he learns that jobs - and girls - are hard to get. When Brantley visits his uncle, Howard Prescott, who runs a multi-million-dollar company, he is given a job in the company's mail room.
Starring:
Michael J. Fox
,
Helen Slater
,
Richard Jordan
,
Margaret Whitton
,
John Pankow
,
Christopher Murney