Only the Lonely (film)
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Only the Lonely is a 1991 comedy/drama/romance film written and directed by Chris Columbus. It starred John Candy, Ally Sheedy, Maureen O’Hara and Anthony Quinn.
[edit] Plot Summary
Danny Muldoon (Candy), is a Chicago policeman who falls in love with Theresa Luna (Sheedy), who works in a funeral home. Their courtship is difficult, as Rose (O'Hara) - Danny's overbearing Irish mother - continuously makes Danny feel guilty whenever he spends time away from her. The fact that Theresa is not Irish (she is Sicilian and Polish) only exacerbates the situation.
Meanwhile, Rose's neighbor, Nick Acropolis (Quinn) attempts to woo Rose. She is salty towards him in the beginning, but as she gradually softens her stance regarding Danny's relationship with Theresa, she warms up to Nick.
[edit] Trivia
Chris Columbus wrote the part of Rose specifically for Maureen O’Hara, but did not know that she had retired from acting and was living in the Virgin Islands. Columbus contacted O'Hara's brother Charles B. Fitzsimons, a producer and actor who was still in the film industry, to ask him to send O'Hara a copy of the script, which he did, telling her, "This you do!".
O'Hara read the script and loved it. She was reported to have replied back to Fitzsimons, "This I do!". However, she would not commit until she met co-star John Candy. The two formed an instant rapport and she quickly signed to do the film.
