Only the Lonely (film)

Only the Lonely is a 1991 American romantic comedydrama film written and directed by Chris Columbus, and stars John Candy, Maureen OHara, Ally Sheedy and Anthony Quinn. The plot is similar to the film Marty.

Dannys brother Patrick Kevin Dunn tries to convince Danny to remain unmarried so that Danny and Rose can move down to Florida, where Danny can take care of her Salvatore Sal Buonarte James Belushi, one of Dannys married friends and fellow police officers, tries to tell Danny that he can do better and not to settle down just yet, as he did. Because of this, Danny begins to feel guilty about his relationship with Theresa, especially towards his mother. This leads to his interrupting dates with Theresa to check on his mother.When Theresa is finally introduced to Rose at a fancy dinner, Rose immediately begins to put her down. Theresa stands up to Rose, and complains to Danny as to why he didnt stand up for her. After Theresa leaves, Danny scolds his mother for being so cruel to Theresa, saying that her way of telling it like it is is really her attempts to hurt people. He then reminds her of how she had lost a 450,000 account for his late fathers company after calling his bosses racial slurs. Danny then tells Rose that he will propose to Theresa, whether she approves or not. ........

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