Next Stop Wonderland

"Love is the destination."

Aug 21 1998 R 1h 44m
Comedy, Drama, Romance

Dumped by her loser boyfriend, Erin thinks that her love life has hit rock bottom. In reality, the all-time low comes when her overbearing mother places an embarrassing ad for her in the "personals" section of a local newspaper! Erin's disgust turns to curiosity, however, when the calls start pouring in - all 64 of them! As she searches for the right guy in a hilarious series of disastrous dates, a lonely ex-plumber named Alan clumsily searches for his dream job...all the while narrowly missing one chance meeting with Erin after another!

Plot

Erin is a nurse and her longtime boyfriend has dumped her. Her mother Piper places a personal ad for her. Meanwhile the film follows the life of Alan, a volunteer at a local aquarium who dreams of becoming a marine biologist. Will their paths cross?

Written by

Brad Anderson, Lyn Vaus

Directed by

Brad Anderson

Cast

Hope Davis, Alan Gelfant, Philip Seymour Hoffman

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Miramax

Languages

English

Awards

3 wins & 2 nominations

Trailers
Next Stop Wonderland - Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
5,286
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
71
Popularity
NA