For Love or Money
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Genre: Romantic comedy, Comedy, Romance Film
Year: 1993
Country: United States of America
Language: English Language
Starring: Michael J. Fox, Gabrielle Anwar, Fyvush Finkel, Udo Kier, Dan Hedaya, Bob Balaban, Anthony Higgins, Isaac Mizrahi, Debra Monk, Donna Mitchell
For Love or Money (AKA The Concierge) is a 1993 romantic comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and starring Michael J. Fox and Gabrielle Anwar. The film was rated PG by the MPAA. It was not a commercial success domestically in North America, earning less than half its production budget before being withdrawn from theatres after just four weeks of release.
Doug Ireland is a concierge at the Bradbury, a luxurious hotel in New York City that is beginning to decline. Doug is very well-connected and is very good at his job, giving personal attention to guests like Mr. Wegman while occasionally pocketing a big tip. Doug's dream is to open his own hotel on Roosevelt Island. He has saved every cent and obtained an option on an old hotel. But he only has a few weeks to begin development and needs at least $3 million immediately.
Doug's best chance is Christian Hanover, a somewhat unscrupulous billionaire. Hanover considers the proposal and asks Doug to "take care" of his mistress, Andy Hart, a perfume saleswoman. Doug pretends to date Andy so that she can get close to Hanover without his wife suspecting.
Doug learns that Hanover is deceiving Andy about getting a divorce. But because his
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