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Cast

Alec Baldwin
as Peter Hoskins

Meg Ryan
as Rita Boyle

Kathy Bates
as Leah Blier

Ned Beatty
as Dr. Boyle

Patty Duke
as Mrs. Boyle

Syd Walker
as Julius - The Old Man

Richard Riehle
as Jerry Blier

Sydney Walker
as Old Man

Stanley Tucci
as Taylor

Rocky Carroll
as Tom

Debra Monk
as Aunt Dorothy

Ray Gill
as Uncle Fred

Ward Ohrman
as Minister

Annie Goldman
as Tin Market Musician

Frank Carillo
as Tin Market Musician

Sally Murphy
as 1st Bridesmaid

Salli Richardson-Whitfield
as 2nd Bridesmaid

Jason LaPadura

Victoria Haas
as 3rd Bridesmaid

Fern Persons
as Elderly Woman

Jobe Cerny
as Clerk

Josette DiCarlo
as Mother in Train Station

Peter Lloyd
as Jamaican Waiter

Richard C.W. Schulz
as Party Goer

Lucina Paquet
as Dancing Woman

Glendon Gabbard
as Dancing Man

Rob Riley
as Mr. Sokol

Jane Alderman
as Mrs. Sokol

Annie Golden
as Tin Market Musician

Peter Hudson
as Hotel Band

Paul Hussey
as Hotel Band

Ozzie Wilkins
as Hotel Band

Robert Lindo
as Hotel Band

Eric Miller
as Hotel Band

Andrew Fatta
as Hotel Band

Brian Jobson
as Hotel Band

Harold Williams
as Hotel Band

Peter Couch
as Piano Player

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Critic Reviews for Prelude to a Kiss

Audience Reviews for Prelude to a Kiss

• Jun 06, 2012

  Prelude to a kiss is a nice little film without as much personality as its two star actors, Alec Baldwin and Meg Ryan could have given it with a better script. They're the main reason for this film working. It's not overly funny, not overly romantic, but it somehow works. I would recommend it to fans of romance movies, but not many others.
  Jason C Super Reviewer
• Feb 24, 2012

  A dumb little tale about old men jumping bodies after kissing brides and all hell breaking loose. Don't resolve itself very creatively.
  

  John B Super Reviewer
• Apr 05, 2010

  In this quirky romantic comedy about soul transference, Alec Baldwin plays Peter Hoskins, the straight-laced head of the microfiche department at a company that publishes scientific journals. When he meets a free-spirited, sleep-deprived bartender named Rita (Meg Ryan), the opposites attract and launch into a round-the-clock romance characterized by private jokes and an intense connection that defies description. When the two decide to marry, however, an unforeseeable cosmic occurrence entirely alters the nature of their relationship. Those who claim that marriage changes a person couldn't be more right in this case, as a confused old man (Sydney Walker) wanders into the wedding reception and plants a single kiss on the lips of the new bride. Longing for the youthfulness he sees in the happy couple, the man inadvertently causes the two to switch bodies during the smooch. Thinking no one will believe the story, Rita (now hidden inside a cancer-ridden octogenarian) leaves the premises before causing any more of a stir, while the old man in Rita's body is whisked off with Peter on their honeymoon before anyone is the wiser. Soon, Peter begins noticing that his new bride is an entirely different person, but can't figure out why -- and wonders if it's just a natural dose of cold feet. When he can no longer ignore the total dissimilarity, Peter begins suspecting that something supernatural has occurred, and wondering how he can restore his wife to her former self, especially when her body's new occupant resists the effort and goes on the lam.
  Martin D Super Reviewer
• Dec 10, 2007

  A personal favorite.
  Leo L Super Reviewer

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