single mother,divorced,single father,child custody,blended family,family conflicts

One Fine Day (1996)

Poster for One Fine Day

She was having a perfectly bad day... Then he came along and spoiled it.

Melanie Parker, an architect and mother of Sammy, and Jack Taylor, a newspaper columnist and father of Maggie, are both divorced. They meet one morning when overwhelmed Jack is left unexpectedly with Maggie and forgets that Melanie was to take her to school. As a result, both children miss their school field trip and are stuck with the parents. The two adults project their negative stereotypes of ex-spouses on each other, but end up needing to rely on each other to watch the children as each must save his job. Humor is added by Sammy's propensity for lodging objects in his nose and Maggie's tendency to wander.

Cast & Crew

Director
Michael Hoffman
  • Profile picture of Michelle Pfeiffer
    Melanie Parker Michelle Pfeiffer
  • Profile picture of George Clooney
    Jack Taylor George Clooney
  • Profile picture of Mae Whitman
    Maggie Taylor, Jack's daughter Mae Whitman
  • Profile picture of Alex D. Linz
    Sammy Parker, Melanie's son Alex D. Linz
  • Profile picture of Charles Durning
    Lew, Jack's boss Charles Durning
  • Profile picture of Ellen Greene
    Mrs. Elaine Lieberman Ellen Greene
  • Profile picture of Amanda Peet
    Celia Amanda Peet
  • Profile picture of Joe Grifasi
    Manny Feldstein Joe Grifasi

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Keywords

  • single mother
  • divorced
  • single father
  • child custody
  • blended family
  • family conflicts