In 1990s Pittsburgh, a medicine peddler starts a relationship with a young woman suffering from Parkinson's disease.In 1990s Pittsburgh, a medicine peddler starts a relationship with a young woman suffering from Parkinson's disease.In 1990s Pittsburgh, a medicine peddler starts a relationship with a young woman suffering from Parkinson's disease.
- Awards
- 1 win & 5 nominations
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn preparation for their respective roles, Jake Gyllenhaal spent time with Jamie Reidy, the author of the book the film is based on, while Anne Hathaway spent time with Lucy Roucis, an actress stricken with Parkinson's disease, who has a role in the film.
- GoofsWhen Maggie is using the camcorder in bed to film Jamie the camcorder is tilted, but the black-and-white shots of of Jamie are not.
- Quotes
Jamie Randall: Hey, Lisa.
Bruce Winston: Her name's not Lisa.
Jamie Randall: I know. I know. But, if everytime I say "Hey, Lisa", then eventually she'll come up to me and she'll be like, you know, "My name's not Lisa it's... Jennifer"... whatever, and I'll do a big apology and I'll say, "I thought you were the Lisa who was mad at me for not calling". And, from then on Jennifer, or whatever her name is, will think that I dated a girl who looked just like her... who I rejected. She'll develop this unconscious need to win my approval and from then on, it's cake.
Bruce Winston: Damn!
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.28 (2010)
- SoundtracksTwo Princes
Written by Chris Barron (as Christopher Gross), Eric Schenkman, Mark White,
and Aaron Comess
Performed by Spin Doctors (as Spin Doctors)
Courtesy of Epic Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
From the trailer and the posters to be found in many of the bus shelters of our town it would have been fair to have expected a routine rom-com. The pose struck by the leads Jake Gylenhall & Anne Hathaway on that poster just screamed "knock about rom-com,just like hundreds of others" It isn't though and that was a pleasant and engaging surprise.
Jake Gylenhall pulls off the role of super bright but super slacker son Jamie in a high achieving family well and is convincing as a magnetising presence that women find irresistible.
The absence of Anne Hathaway's character Maggie in the first segment of the film is the first suggestion that this will not be a routine paint by numbers romance and Maggie's introduction sets the scene for the complex character she successfully portrays.
This film covers a lot of ground and both of the leads are engaging and believable.
Issues such as serious illness, the workings of the big pharmaceutical companies and their attempts to influence the decision making of medical professionals, the struggle people have to pay for treatment and a believably complex love story are woven in without significant signposting or obvious plot twists.
Once again, the two lead actors were excellent and overall this made for an enjoyable and engaging film
- pedrothefish
- Jan 1, 2011
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $30,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $32,367,005
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $9,739,161
- Nov 28, 2010
- Gross worldwide
- $102,820,008
- Runtime1 hour 52 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1