en ▁Ty ler ▁( F onda ), ▁a ▁ 2 2 - year - old ▁music ▁critic ▁for ▁the ▁Alb any ▁Times ▁Union , ▁is ▁suffering ▁from ▁her ▁break up ▁with ▁Russ ▁( Ro bert ▁C ulp ) ▁from ▁a ▁rich ▁Alb any ▁family . ▁She ▁comes ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁to ▁visit ▁her ▁brother ▁Adam ▁( Ro bert son ), ▁who ▁is ▁an ▁air line ▁pilot . ▁E ile en ▁conf ides ▁to ▁her ▁brother ▁that ▁she ▁thinks ▁she ▁may ▁be ▁the ▁only ▁ 2 2 - year - old ▁vir gin ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁Adam ▁ass ures ▁her ▁that ▁sex ▁is ▁not ▁what ▁all ▁men ▁look ▁for ▁and ▁ins ists ▁he ▁hasn ' t ▁sle pt ▁around . ▁Of ▁course , ▁Adam ▁is ▁lying ▁and ▁is ▁in ▁hot ▁purs uit ▁of ▁a ▁tr yst ▁with ▁his ▁occas ional ▁girl friend ▁Mon a . ▁However , ▁Adam ' s ▁date ▁with ▁Mon a ▁has ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁job - related ▁inter ru ptions . ▁Meanwhile , ▁E ile en ▁dec ides ▁to ▁see ▁if ▁she ▁can ▁have ▁some ▁fun ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁seems ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁perfect ▁candidate ▁in ▁Mike ▁( T aylor ), ▁a ▁man ▁she ▁meets ▁on ▁the ▁bus . ▁But ▁things ▁get ▁complicated ▁when ▁Russ ▁pop s ▁in ▁with ▁a ▁proposal ▁and ▁a ▁mistaken ▁assumption . ▁Mike ▁later ▁conf esses ▁to ▁E ile en ▁his ▁feelings ▁where by ▁she ▁has ▁a ▁change ▁of ▁heart . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Jane ▁F onda ▁as ▁E ile en