Bed of Roses (1996 film)

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Bed of Roses
Bed of roses.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Michael Goldenberg
Written byMichael Goldenberg
Produced byAllan Mindel
Denise Shaw [1]
Starring
CinematographyAdam Kimmel [1]
Edited byJane Kurson [1]
Music by Michael Convertino
Production
companies
New Line Cinema
Juno Pix
Distributed byNew Line Cinema [1]
Turner Home Entertainment
New Line Television
Release date
  • January 26, 1996 (1996-01-26)
Running time
87 minutes [2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$27,315,527

Bed of Roses is a 1996 American romance drama film written and directed by Michael Goldenberg and starring Christian Slater and Mary Stuart Masterson. [3]

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Plot

Lisa Walker (Mary Stuart Masterson) is a business executive who has gotten used to being alone but doesn't like it very much. She was abandoned by her birth parents and then spent most of her childhood being raised by Stanley (S.A. Griffin), a foster father who never really loved Lisa after her adopted mother died.

One day, Lisa gets word that Stanley has died. Alone in her apartment, after attempting to feed her now dead pet fish, she breaks down and cries uncontrollably. The next day at work, Lisa gets an unexpected delivery of flowers from a secret admirer. Puzzled, she presses the delivery man for information on who might have sent her the flowers. He says the sender wants to remain anonymous. Lisa asks her friends for names and visits the flower shop to no avail.

After getting to know each other better, the florist confesses that he sent them. Lewis (Christian Slater) runs a flower shop and often takes long walks through the neighborhood at night, trying to lose memories of his deceased wife and child. He saw Lisa crying in her window and hoped the roses would cheer her up. Before long, Lisa and Lewis begin dating but each has emotional issues to resolve before their story can have a happy ending.

Cast

Reception

Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 19% rating based on reviews from 16 critics. [4]

Roger Ebert gave it 2 stars out of 4, calling the main characters "sad sacks." [2] Conversely, his on-screen partner Gene Siskel conceded that the film, while a bit odd, contained some touching moments. He awarded the film three stars.

Jack Mathews of the Los Angeles Times was critical of the too predictable plot but praised the performances. [1]

Soundtrack

Reference: [5]

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Boom"Michael Convertino3:57
2."Tuesday"Michael Convertino3:03
3."Dream"Michael Convertino2:40
4."Independent Love Song" Scarlet 3:50
5."Too Much Perfection"Michael Convertino1:45
6."I Looked Up"Michael Convertino2:57
7."Ice Cream" Sarah McLachlan 2:46
8."In Winter"Michael Convertino1:51
9."Amelia and the King of Plants"Michael Convertino3:09
10."Family"Michael Convertino2:14
11."Wait"Michael Convertino1:58
12."Killing Time"Daniel O'Brien3:33
13."Nervous Heart"The Borrowers3:24
14."Snow Fell On Walter"Michael Convertino2:29
Total length:36:16

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