Only the lonely is a film about a chicago police officer who falls in love with a funeral home worker, while dealing with his overbearing mother and his brother's interference The film is a comedic take on the premise established in the 1953 television play marty and the 1955 film marty, while the title comes from the song only the lonely by roy orbison The title comes from a song by roy orbison, and the film stars john candy, maureen o'hara, ally sheedy, and james belushi.
With john candy, maureen o'hara, ally sheedy, kevin dunn The film is a comedic take on the premise established in the 1953 television play marty and the 1955 film marty, while the title comes from the song only the lonely by roy orbison. A chicago cop must balance loyalty to his controlling mother and a relationship with a shy funeral home worker.
He meets and falls in love with theresa luna, whose father owns the local funeral parlour Naturally, his mother objects to the relationship, and danny and theresa must either overcome her objections or give up the romance.