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Lost & Found (1999)

Name: Lost & Found
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 1999-04-23
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 5.1
Cast: David Spade, Sophie Marceau, Patrick Bruel, Artie Lange, Mitchell Whitfield

Lost & Found (1999), directed by Jeff Pollack, starring David Spade and Sophie Marceau.

04/23/1999 BR Comedy and Romance 1h 35m

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A comedy about a guy who would do anything to get the girl of his dreams - and did!

Synopsis

In order to impress his beautiful French neighbor, Dylan Ramsey dognaps her pet pooch so he can return him and become a hero.

Paul ElliottCinematography
Jeff PollackDirector
Christopher GreenburyEditing
Andrew A. KosoveProducer

About the film

Lost & Found is a 1999 American romantic comedy film directed by Jeff Pollack, written by J. B. Cook, Marc Meeks, and David Spade, and starring Spade, Sophie Marceau, Patrick Bruel, Artie Lange, Mitchell Whitfield, and Martin Sheen. It was the first film produced by Alcon Entertainment and was released by Warner Bros. on April 23, 1999, and was a critical and commercial failure, grossing $6.5 million against a $30 million budget.

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Plot

Restaurant owner Dylan Ramsey is head-over-heels in love with his new neighbor, a French cellist named Lila. In a desperate attempt to garner her affections, he kidnaps her beloved pet dog and offers to help her find him on a phantom dog hunt. A wrench is thrown in his plans, however, when the dog swallows his best friend's diamond ring, and things get worse for Dylan as Lila's ex-fiancée, Rene, arrives to win her back.

Cast

David Spade as Dylan Ramsey

Sophie Marceau as Lila Dubois

Patrick Bruel as Rene

Artie Lange as Wally Slack

Mitchell Whitfield as Mark Gildewell

Martin Sheen as Millstone

Christian Clemenson as Ray

Estelle Harris as Mrs. Stubblefield

Marla Gibbs as Enid

Rose Marie as Clara

Carole Cook as Sylvia

Michelle Clunie as Gail

Ever Carradine as Ginger

Carl Michael Lindner as Brat

Jon Lovitz as Uncle Harry Briggs

Frankie Pace as Sal

Hal Sparks as DJ

Jason Stuart as Jewelry Store Clerk

Frankie Muniz as Boy in TV Movie

Agata Gotova as Party Guest (uncredited)

Reception

Box office

The film grossed $6,552,255 in the US against a budget of $30 million.

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 13% based on reviews from 52 critics. The site's consensus states: "Aside from a few laughs, everything else is entirely predictable, including the jokes." On Metacritic it has a score of 19% based on reviews from 21 critics, indicating "overwhelming dislike". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade B− on scale of A to F.

Roger Ebert gave it 1 out of 4 and said it had only one funny scene, Jon Lovitz as a dog whisperer.

Stephen Holden calling it "a rancid little nothing of a movie" in The New York Times.

References

External links

Official website

Lost & Found at IMDb

Text from Lost & Found (1999 film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_&_Found_(1999_film)

Trivia

It cost US$ 30 million and grossed US$ 6.6 million in theaters — 0.2 times its budget.
It premiered on April 23, 1999, a Friday.
It runs 1h35 — a typical feature length.
As of September 20, 2026, it is on no subscription service in Brazil — only to rent or buy on Apple TV Store.
This film's quiz has 14 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.