The Next Best Thing

The Next Best Thing

Movie |

Parent Child Relationship | Custody Battle

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  • Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): John Schlesinger
  • Cast(s): Madonna , Rupert Everett, Benjamin Bratt, Josef Sommer, Suzanne Krull See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 48min
  • Music: Gabriel Yared
  • Award(s): Razzie 2001 (Won)
    Razzie 2001 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: Good Grief, Fingernails
  • Story:
    A comedy-drama about best friends - one a straight woman, Abbie, the other a gay man, Robert - who decide to have a child together. Five years later, Abbie falls in love with a straight man and wants to move away with her and Robert's little boy Sam, and a nasty custody battle ensues.
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4.7/10
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STORY AND RATINGS

Story
A comedy-drama about best friends - one a straight woman, Abbie, the other a gay man, Robert - who decide to have a child together. Five years later, Abbie falls in love with a straight man and wants to move away with her and Robert's little boy Sam, and a nasty custody battle ensues.
Ratings

4.7/10

IMDb

AWARDS

Won
Razzie Award

Worst Actress | 2001 | Madonna

Stinker Award

Worst Actress | 2000 | Madonna

Nominations
Razzie Award

Worst Picture | 2001

Worst Actress of the Decade For and | 2010 | Madonna

Worst Actress of the Decade | 2010 | Madonna

Worst Screen Couple | 2001

Worst Director | 2001

Worst Screenplay | 2001

GLAAD Media Award

Outstanding Film Wide Release | 2001

OFTA Film Award

Best Music Adapted Song | 2001 | Don

YoungStar Award

Best Young ActorPerformance in a Motion Picture Comedy | 2000 | Malcolm

Stinker Award

Worst Song | 2000 | Madonna

Worst Song or Song Performance in a Film or Its End Credits | 2000

BOX OFFICE

Budget 25,000,000 USD

Box Office Collection 24,362,772 USD

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

Rupert Everett disliked the script and originally turned the role down. Paramount wanted to hire Everett so much that they offered him a producing and writing credit and the right to pick his co-star. Everett picked his longtime friend, Madonna. During production, Everett was fired as producer and co-writer.

The house that Rupert Everett stays at is actually Cecil B. DeMille's old house.

Rupert Everett's own black Labrador Moise appears as the family pet

In the original script, Abbie worked as a swimming instructor. After reading it, Madonna decided that the character should be a yoga instructor.

When the film was in development in 1995, Helen Hunt and Richard Dreyfuss were originally intended to star as Abbie and Robert respectively.

Popular Dialogues

"Ben: Are you gay, or are you just acting gay? Robert: Well, that depends, are you interested are are you just acting interested?"

"Sam: Daddy, are you a 'faggot'? Robert: Where did you hear that word? Sam: Kyle told it to me Robert: And did Kyle tell you what it means? Sam: Yes. Robert: Well, what does it mean? Sam: It's when two boys kiss and they go to the opera."