A Life Less Ordinary
A Life Less Ordinary is a 1997 British romantic black comedy film directed by Danny Boyle, written by John Hodge, and starring Ewan McGregor, Cameron Diaz, Holly Hunter, Delroy Lindo, Ian Holm and Dan Hedaya. The plot follows two angels (Hunter and Lindo) who are sent to Earth to help make a disgruntled kidnapper (McGregor) and his hostage (Diaz) fall in love.
Plot
In Heaven, angels are tasked with ensuring that mortals on Earth find love. The "Captain", Gabriel, is upset at reviewing the file of angel partners O'Reilly and Jackson, all of whose recent cases have ended in divorce or misery. He introduces a radical new incentive: if their next pair do not fall, and stay, in love, O'Reilly and Jackson must stay on earth forever, which does not appeal to them.
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author | John Hodge |
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director | Danny Boyle |
editor | Masahiro Hirakubo |
genre | comedy fantasy |
keywords | angel animated sequence back to life bounty hunter gabriel heaven janitor kidnap locked in murder-suicide pass plan return home scotland security guard spoil struggle suitcase full of money |
musicBy | David Arnold |
producer | Andrew Macdonald |
productionCompany | Channel Four Films Figment Films |
publisher | PolyGram Filmed Entertainment |
recordedAt | Salt Lake City Utah |
theme | black comedy romantic comedy romantic fantasy |