Academy Award®-winning actress Marisa Tomei also brings her great comedic talents to the movie as Lola, the insecure coffee shop counter girl/wannabe actress. In her most winning perfor mance since "My Cousin Vinny," Tomei as Lola falls prey to Nick's new powers after months of rebuffing his advances. Instead of just becoming another notch in Nick's belt, she unwittingly helps him become the all-time world-class sensitive lover.
Director Meyers said: "Marisa Tomei breaks out in this part. She's an A+ comedic actress. We were incredibly lucky to have her in our movie."
Mark Feuerstein ("Practical Magic," TV's "Ally McBeal"), plays Morgan, Nick's friend and colleague at the ad agency, who looks up to Nick as a role model. "I'm Nick's Man Friday," Feuerstein says. "I'm his confidant, the guy he goes to in times of trouble and for good times, too."
The two also entertained themselves off-screen as well as on with their occasionally bawdy scene interpretations, though he noted that director Meyers kept them on track. "Nancy knows instinctively when a shot is comedic. And she's got patience. Mel and I were always making silly jokes, but she kept us in check and also kept her sense of humor about it."
Another highlight of the film is the moving relationship between Nick and his 16-year old daughter, Alex, played by newcomer Ashley Johnson ("Growing Pains"). As she describes him, Nick has always been like an uncle to her ... "Uncle Dad." Nick's growing sensitivity toward Alex gives the film some of its most memorable scenes.
The rest of the stellar cast includes Alan Alda ("M*A*S*H*" "The Four Seasons") as Dan, the head of the ad agency; Lauren Holly ("Any Given Sunday," "Dumb & Dumber") as Gigi, Nick's ex-wife; and Delta Burke ("Designing Women") and Valerie Perrine ("Lenny") as Nick's loyal and doting secretaries, Eve and Margo.
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