Synopsis

On a frantic day in New York City, single mother Melanie Parker and divorced father Jack Taylor must juggle demanding jobs, unreliable schedules, and the needs of their young children. Their first meeting is anything but smooth, but a series of mishaps keeps bringing them together. As professional pressures and parental responsibilities collide, the two gradually discover an unexpected romantic connection.

Factoids & Trivia

• Michelle Pfeiffer also served as an executive producer through her production company, Via Rosa Productions.

• Jack Taylor was added after the original screenplay focused only on a single working mother. Producer Lynda Obst later explained that the change addressed the assumption that only women faced the difficulties of balancing work and parenthood.

• The film was shot at 44 locations across Manhattan, giving its hectic story a strongly location-based New York setting.

• The title refers to the 1963 song "One Fine Day," written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin. The song appears in the film.

• The soundtrack album was released on December 10, 1996, shortly before the movie's theatrical opening, and reached No. 57 on the Billboard 200.

• "For the First Time," with music by James Newton Howard and lyrics by Jud J. Friedman and Allan Dennis Rich, received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song.

• The film opened in the United States on December 20, 1996, alongside Scream and Beavis and Butt-Head Do America. It earned approximately $6.2 million during its opening weekend and about $97.5 million worldwide.

• Mae Whitman reportedly forgot the name of the kitten during one scene but remained in character. The unscripted moment was kept in the finished film.