Runaway Bride

Ike Graham (Richard Gere) is a New York newspaper columnist with a problem - his deadline is an hour away‚ his ex-wife is his boss and his writer's block is working overtime.

Retreating to his favorite watering hole to "brainstorm‚" Ike hears about a young woman in rural Maryland named Maggie (Julia Roberts) who‚ apparently‚ loves being engaged‚ but who has very cold feet about getting married. Intrigued‚ Ike composes a column about Maggie‚ beginning a chain of events which leads him to Hale‚ Maryland‚ her hometown.

Maggie Carpenter also has a problem - Ike Graham. Furious with the column and its author‚ she plans to even the score with him. Ike eventually discovers there is much more to Maggie than just a problem with commitment; and he ends up with the story of a lifetime.