Just the Ticket
- Andy García: Gary Strong
- Andie MacDowell: Linda Palinski
- Richard Bradford: Benny Moran
- Fred Asparagus: Zeus
- Louis Mustillo: Harry
Ticket to Love (Original Title: Just the Ticket ) is an American comedy film from 1999 directed by Richard Wenk, who also wrote the screenplay.. The main roles were played by Andy Garcia and Andie MacDowell.
Action
Gary Strong lives in New York City. He lives on the black market trade in the tickets for various events. The former Boxsportler Benny Moran helps him. Gary's girlfriend Linda Palinski wants to leave him and move to Paris.
A competing black market dealer wants Strong works for him. For the protection of the police is to leave Strong 70 % of income. The man convinced of his possibilities as an example a covert police officer who arrested Strong to release him again. However, strong declines cooperation.
When the Pope to visit New York City, the tickets reach high black market prices. Strong turns to one of his business partners, so this lends him money to be invested in the cards. The man says, Strong had his best time already behind. Strong instead borrows the life savings Morans. A little later, Moran dies of heart attack.
Strong sold the cards in the disguise of a nun. The cards and the money earned, he hides in the hollowed-out Bible. The competing black market dealer hands him over to the police. Strong is arrested, it can, however, during the fall arrest of the Bible, so that the police have no evidence against him.
When the arrested Strong in a room of the stadium in which the papal Mass to take place, sits, the Pope goes through an adjoining room. The Pope turns around and blesses Strong, which is later released.
It turns out that Moran graduated from a life insurance company and is incorporated in the Strong as a beneficiary. As Palinski goes to the airport, she brings the taxi driver instead in the vicinity of the premises over which the sign says Linda's. Gary is there waiting for them. He and Linda are kissing.
Strong and Palinski jointly open a restaurant where she works as a cook and he as head waiter. Gary sold his guests sometimes tickets. Linda is surprised that she finds in the box office when there are actually every day should be 200-300 dollars more.
Reviews
James Berardinelli wrote on ReelViews, the film was "not interesting ". The plot of " tired ", the characters were " lifeless ". The jokes were " simply not funny ." Berardinelli criticized the representations of Andy Garcia and Andie MacDowell.
The lexicon of international film wrote that the film was " staged inconsistent " him, however, were " some successful ideas " certified. The images of everyday life in New York City were " convincing".
Awards
Andy Garcia was nominated in 2000 for the ALMA Award.
Background
The cost of production was estimated at 12 million U.S. dollars. The film was released in selected cinemas in the United States, where he recorded about 430 thousand U.S. dollars.