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Love Potion No. 9 is a 1992 American romantic comedy film starring Tate Donovan and Sandra Bullock. The film takes its name from the 1959 hit song, "Love Potion No. 9". The story is about a love potion, that enables a person to make people of the opposite sex become completely infatuated with them by simply talking.
May 26, 2024 · Love Potion Number 9, performed by Mike Pender’s Searchers, is a classic rock and roll song that was released in 1990 as part of the album “Sweets for My Sweet.” The song was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who were well-known songwriters and composers in the 1950s and 1960s.
May 2, 2024 · The Story Behind the Song. “Love Potion #9” was written by the songwriting duo of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who were also responsible for hits such as “Hound Dog” and “Jailhouse Rock” for Elvis Presley. The idea for the song reportedly came from a real-life incident that happened to Leiber.
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Paul and Diane test the potion under their microscope and discover that when someone swallows it, any sound from their vocal chords will make the opposite sex fall in love with them while angering members of the same sex. The potion must be diluted and the effects last only four hours.
Love Potion No. 9 (1992) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The song describes a man seeking help to find love. He enlists the help of a Romani person who determines, by means of palmistry, that he needs "love potion number nine".
Unlucky in love, chemist Paul Matthews visits gypsy Madame Rosa for help. Quickly realizing he is a hopeless nerd, she gifts him with Love Potion No. 8, which makes anyone who wears it irresistible to the opposite sex for four hours. Paul and animal psychologist coworker Diane Farrow decide to test it on themselves.
