It stars Michael Keaton, Geena Davis (who also co-produced with her then-husband, director Renny Harlin), Bonnie Bedelia, Ernie Hudson, and Christopher Reeve.

After meeting each other for the first time in the gift shop of the Las Cruces, New Mexico hotel where they are both staying, insomniac writers Julia Mann and Kevin Vallick fight over the last box of sleep medicine.

Julia's organizer accidentally falls into Kevin's hands, and he hacks into her candidate's speech, making Wannamaker sound foolish.

The film closes with a news report given by Bob of Julia's late entry into a senatorial race, with Kevin as campaign manager.

The film was widely interpreted as an imitation of the contemporaneous, real-life romance of rival political consultants James Carville (key advisor to the first presidential campaign of Bill Clinton), and Mary Matalin (speechwriter for President George H. W.

"[4] Brian Lowry of Variety wrote: "Never achieves the madcap hilarity of the '40s romantic comedies it seeks to emulate, and some of the dramatic moments feel a bit forced.

"[8] Marjorie Baumgarten of the Austin Chronicle gave a positive review and wrote: "It comes down to the charms of Keaton and Davis in the end.

"[9] Geena Davis was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for her performance.

The soundtrack included "House of Love" by Amy Grant and Vince Gill, "Born to Be Wild" by Steppenwolf, "Big Girls Don't Cry" by The Four Seasons, "Count Your Blessings" by Jack Sheldon, "Hit the Road Jack" by Ray Charles, "To Be Alone with You" by Bob Dylan, "Anything You Can Do" by Betty Hutton and Howard Keel, "Just in Time" by Tony Bennett, "Mi Tierra" by Gloria Estefan, "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" by Elton John, "No Sé Tú" by Luis Miguel, "All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley and "2 Sides", a track also present on James Armstrong's 2000 album, Got It Goin' On.