Mr. Wonderful

Electrician Gus gets the chance to fulfil a childhood dream by buying an old bowling-alley with some of his friends, but first he must find his ex-wife a new husband so he can stop paying alimony.

Cast

Matt Dillon

as Gus

Annabella Sciorra

as Leonora

Mary-Louise Parker

as Rita

William Hurt

as Tom

Vincent D'Onofrio

as Dominic

David Barry Gray

as Pope

Dan Hedaya

as Harvey

Bruce Kirby

as Dante

Luis Guzmán

as Juice

Jessica Harper

as Funny Face

Reviews

Wuchak

_**New York City love story with Matt Dillon and Annabella Sciorra**_ A Con Edison electrician in Manhattan (Matt Dillon) needs money to buy/renovate a bowling alley with his four partners and so tries to find a husband for his ex-wife (Annabella Sciorra) so he can stop paying alimony. Mary-Louis...

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