Only the Lonely | |
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Directed by | Chris Columbus |
Written by | Chris Columbus |
Produced by | John Hughes Hunt Lowry |
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Cinematography | Julio Macat |
Edited by | Raja Gosnell Peter Teschner |
Music by | Maurice Jarre Roy Orbison |
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Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $25.1 million[1] |
Only the Lonely is a 1991 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Chris Columbus, produced by John Hughes, and stars John Candy, Maureen O'Hara (in her final film role), Ally Sheedy, Anthony Quinn, and James Belushi. The film is a comedic take on the premise established in the 1953 television play Marty and the 1955 film Marty, while the title comes from the song "Only the Lonely" by Roy Orbison. The story follows a bachelor police officer who is looking to settle down and start a family with a mortuary beautician, while coping with his controlling mother who wants him all to herself.
The film was met with mixed reviews.