Feeling Minnesota

“Just when she met the man of her dreams, along came her husband to ruin everything.”

Character: Freddie Clayton
Released: September 16, 1996

Directed by: Steven Baigelman
Written by: Steven Baigelman
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Co-Starring: Keanu Reeves, Vincent D’Onofrio, Delroy Lindo, Courtney Love, Tuesday Weld, Dan Aykroyd. (click here for additional cast)

Freddie is conned into marrying Sam, an embezzling accountant that she loathes, as punishment for allegedly stealing from Red, a small time crime boss. Trapped and miserable, Freddie is soon intrigued by the arrival of Sam’s brother, Jjaks, who reluctantly comes to the wedding at the insistence of his mother, Nora.

Jjaks’ encounter with his estranged family quickly disintegrates but his connection with the forlorn Freddie is immediate and intense. Before he knows what’s hit him, the two are embroiled in a passionate and painful love triangle as Sam and Jjaks go head to head for the girl they love.

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Movie Trivia

  • Feeling Minnesota’s title was inspired by some lyrics in the Soundgarden song ‘Outshined’: “I just looked in the mirror/And things ain’t looking so good/I’m looking California/And feeling Minnesota”.

Movie Quotes

Freddie: Time is like an orange. It’s round. It repeats itself. Everything happens for a reason.

Freddie: I dream of being in a Las Vegas hotel where all of the towels smell like Downy Fabric Softener.

Cast and Crew Quotes

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