Speechless (1994 film)
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| Directed by | Ron Underwood |
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Geena Davis Renny Harlin |
| Written by | Robert King |
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| Music by | Marc Shaiman |
| Cinematography | Donald Peterman |
| Edited by | Richard Francis-Bruce |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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99 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30 million |
| Box office | $20,667,959 |
Speechless is a 1994 American romantic comedy film directed by Ron Underwood. It stars Michael Keaton, Geena Davis (who also co-produced with her then-husband, director Renny Harlin), Bonnie Bedelia, Ernie Hudson, and Christopher Reeve.
Julia Mann (Davis) and Kevin Vallick (Keaton) are insomniac writers who fall in love, but their romance is thrown for a loop because both are writing speeches for rival candidates in a New Mexico election. Julia is working for the Democratic candidate and Kevin for the Republican candidate.
Also complicating matters are Kevin's ex-wife (Bedelia), who is on the Republican's campaign trail, and "Mr. Flack Jacket," television war correspondent "Bagdad Bob" Freed (Reeve), Julia's estranged fiance, who wants her back.
The movie focuses on two speechwriters for different gubernatorial candidates in the state of New Mexico.
The film received mostly negative reviews from critics, with Rotten Tomatoes giving Speechless a 12% rating. Despite this, Geena Davis was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for her performance.
The movie debuted at No.5 in the United States and went on to gross $20.6 million. In Latin America, several countries released the movie with the title "No se tú", taking advantage of the 1992 hit by Mexican singer Luis Miguel, included in the soundtrack of the film.
The soundtrack included "2 Sides", a track also present on James Armstrong's 2000 album, Got It Goin' On.
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