Committed (I) (2000)

A young woman goes in search of her midlife crisis suffering husband who left her.

Director:

Lisa Krueger

Writer:

Lisa Krueger

Stars:

Heather Graham, Casey Affleck, Luke Wilson

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Heather Graham	...	Joline
Casey Affleck	...	Jay
Luke Wilson	...	Carl
Goran Visnjic	...	Neil
Patricia Velasquez	...	Carmen
Alfonso Arau	...	Grampy
Mark Ruffalo	...	T-Bo
Kim Dickens	...	Jenny
Clea DuVall	...	Mimi (as Clea Duvall)
Summer Phoenix	...	Meg
Art Alexakis	...	New York Car Thief
Mary Kay Place	...	Psychiatrist
Dylan Baker	...	Carl's Editor
Wood Harris	...	Chicky
Laurel Holloman	...	Adelle

Storyline

The plot of "Committed" is centered around the story of an intense young woman, played by Graham, whose husband leaves her in order to find himself. She then follows him cross-country and when she catches up with him, complications arise.

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Plot Keywords:

new york city | protestors | dance | payback | el paso texas | 

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Taglines:

She'll get what she wants...no matter what it takes!

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

14 July 2000 (Iceland)

Also Known As:

Non Stop Girl

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$11,452 (USA) (28 April 2000)

Gross:

$31,844 (USA) (5 May 2000)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Miramax Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

'Patricia Velazquez' received an "introducing" credit (as Patricia Velasquez) even though this was her seventh feature film.

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Goofs

Their New York apartment door has TWO locks on it at the beginning of the movie and ONE lock on it at the end.

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Quotes

Joline: I read somewhere, the reason most relationships break down is that each partner is waiting for the other to fix it. But if you want somebody to stand by you always, you have to be willing to do the same for them, even when they're acting like an idiot.

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Soundtracks

"The Need Machine"
Written by J.G. Thirlwell
Performed by Foetus
Published by Ectopic Ents Music (ASCAP)
From the album "Flow" (Ectopic Ents Inc.)

User Reviews

Underrated, Beautiful Movie

This is a truly great and beautiful movie. The underlying theme of this movie is the innocent child (Heather Graham as Joline) struggling to make her naive wishes for how the world should be make sense while being incessantly beaten down by the real world. It's not an unhappy movie, though

• exactly the opposite. It's a funny movie with a sad side, but just

thinking about the movie makes me feel so happy. Near the beginning of the movie, beautiful, vulnerable Joline confronts a drug addict attempting to break into her friend's car. She reasons with him, convinces him to seek help, and gives him $30 as a start. At the end of the movie, he reappears to pay her back, explains that he is off drugs, doing well, and he thanks her. I can hear the cynics groaning. Of *course* that would never really happen. This movie doesn't take place in the real world. It takes place in the world we wished we lived in. The sad part is realizing we don't live there. The happy part is knowing there are people wishing we did.