Taglines: A comedy about a guy who would do anything to get the girl of his dreams – and did!
Lost and Found movie storyline. Just how low will a guy sink in order to impress the woman of his dreams? How does stealing her dog sound? In Lost and Found, David Spade plays Dylan, who is about to open an new restaurant and has finally found the perfect apartment.
The apartment just gets better when he meets his new neighbor, Lila (Sophie Marceau), a very beautiful women who has recently come to the United States from France. However, Lila has just gotten out of a bad relationship with René (Patrick Bruel), who doesn’t want to leave her alone, so she has little interest in romance, preferring to devote herself to her cello and her dog Jack.
One day, Jack runs away and Dylan finds him; when he returns the pooch to Lila, it’s the first time she’s been willing to speak in full sentences to him, though not for very long. Faster than you can say “That idea is so crazy it just might work!”, Dylan decides to kidnap Jack; when Lila thinks the dog is lost, Dylan will generously volunteer to help look for him, which will give Dylan a chance to impress Lila when he’s able to find Jack so quickly. Sure enough, Dylan swipes the dog, but from that point on the plan hardly goes the way he had hoped. Star David Spade also co-wrote the screenplay with J.B. Cook and Marc Meeks; the supporting cast includes Martin Sheen, Mitchell Whitfield, Artie Lang and Jon Lovitz.
Lost & Found is a 1999 American romantic comedy film starring David Spade, Sophie Marceau, Patrick Bruel, Artie Lange, Mitchell Whitfield, Martin Sheen, Stephanie Chang, Carole Cook, Marla Gibbs, Rose Marie and Neal MacMillan. The film is directed by Jeff Pollack.
Film Review for Lost and Found
Can a leering, chicken-chested twerp who does the worst Neil Diamond impersonation you’ve ever seen win the heart of a beautiful, cultivated French cellist? In Hollywood comedies where adolescent arrested development is celebrated as an exalted state, no pubescent daydream is beyond realization.
Within the first 15 minutes of ”Lost and Found,” a rancid little nothing of a movie that baldly recycles plot elements of ”There’s Something About Mary,” it seems more than likely that Dylan Ramsey (David Spade), a geeky Los Angeles chef with financial problems, will eventually land his musically gifted dream girl and next-door neighbor Lila Dubois (Sophie Marceau).
Dylan may have some talent at business, but emotionally he is about 13 years old, the age of the audience most likely to appreciate ”Lost and Found.” His master plan for winning Lila’s love involves stealing her dog, Jack, holding it prisoner, and then heroically ”retrieving” the lost animal and reaping his just romantic rewards.
”Lost and Found” probably wouldn’t have been made had not the success of ”There’s Something About Mary” reminded Hollywood of the farcical possibilities of doggie jokes. Dylan’s scheme goes smoothly until the moment the animal, in a perky fit of defiance, scarfs down the diamond anniversary ring Dylan’s friend and business partner, Mark (Mitchell Whitfield), bought for his wife and has asked Dylan to guard until the day of presentation.
Much of ”Lost and Found” focuses on Dylan’s frantic efforts to hasten the ring’s passage through the dog’s digestive system. Dylan alternately bullies and pampers the mischievous canine, at one point plying Jack with a bottle of Pepto-Bismol. Needless to say, piles of doggie doo-doo enter the picture. (The movie also flaunts desperately unfunny running jokes about flatulence and pedophilia.)
The only genuinely funny scene involves bringing the pooch to a coarse, loudmouthed ”dog whisperer” (Jon Lovitz) who after only a cursory examination of Jack reels off a list of Dylan’s abuses toward the animal and prescribes luxurious pampering.
”Lost and Found,” directed by Jeff Pollack, follows the loose-jointed format of ”There’s Something About Mary,” but it has none of the verve of its prototype. With his sly grin and imperturbably upbeat attitude, Mr. Spade’s Dylan suggests a post-slacker embodiment of Mad Magazine’s smirking totem, Alfred E. Neuman.
The movie also gives Dylan a rival for Lila’s affection in Rene (Patrick Bruel), a slimy, supersuave ex-boyfriend who has flown all the way from Paris to try to win her back and who quickly catches on to Dylan’s tricks. It’s a measure of Mr. Spade’s repellent screen presence that Mr. Bruel’s villain emerges as marginally more likable than the star.
One can only feel sorry for Ms. Marceau, who has the thankless role of Lila. The lustrous French actress joins a long line of European stars who have given in to temptation and allowed themselves to be molested by Hollywood.
Lost and Found (1999)
Directed by: Jeff Pollack
Starring: David Spade, Sophie Marceau, Patrick Bruel, Artie Lange, Mitchell Whitfield, Martin Sheen, Stephanie Chang, Carole Cook, Marla Gibbs, Rose Marie, Neal MacMillan
Screenplay by: J. B. Cook, Marc Meeks, David Spade
Production Design by: Rusty Smith
Cinematography by: Paul Elliott
Film Editing by: Christopher Greenbury
Costume Design by: Susan L. Bertram
Set Decoration by: Stephanie Ziemer
Art Direction by: Alec Hammond
Music by: John Debney
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude and sex-related humor, brief nudity and language.
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Date: April 23, 1999
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