Someone Like You... (2001)

After being jilted by her boyfriend, a talkshow talent scout writes a sexist column accusing all men of being cheaters, which gains her national fame.

Director:

Tony Goldwyn

Writers:

Laura Zigman (novel), Elizabeth Chandler (screenplay)

Stars:

Ashley Judd, Greg Kinnear, Hugh Jackman

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ashley Judd	...	Jane Goodale
Greg Kinnear	...	Ray Brown
Hugh Jackman	...	Eddie Alden
Marisa Tomei	...	Liz
Ellen Barkin	...	Diane Roberts
Catherine Dent	...	Alice, Jane's Sister
Peter Friedman	...	Stephen, Alice's Husband
Laura Regan	...	Evelyn
Sue Jin Song	...	Female Scientist
Keith Reddin	...	Male Scientist
Derick Karlton Grant	...	Flower Delivery Man
Donna Hanover	...	Mary Lou Corkle
Matthew Coyle	...	Staff Member
Nicolle Rochelle	...	Nia, Young Female Intern (as Nicole Leach)
Pon Yang	...	Chinese Vendor

Storyline

Jane Goodale has everything going for her. She's a producer of a popular daytime talk show, and is in a hot romance with the show's dashing executive producer Ray. When Ray unexpectedly dumps her, she begins an extensive study of male behavior to try to find out what makes men tick. Her "research" leads her to become an overnight sensation/guru for single women everywhere. When Jane begins to use her womanizing roommate and co-worker Eddie as fodder for her research, she finds both humor and answers where they were least expected.

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Plot Keywords:

roommate | apartment | brooklyn bridge | underwear | pool game | 

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Taglines:

The story about the one that got away and the one she never saw coming.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content including dialogue, and for some language

Details

Official Sites:

Fox [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 March 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Animal Husbandry

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$23,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£66,520 (UK) (20 July 2001)

Gross:

£66,520 (UK) (20 July 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox 2000 Pictures, Lynda Obst Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the first movie where all 3 Judd women participated at the same time: the lead role Ashley Judd, the make-up artist Naomi Judd and first end credit song Wynonna Judd.

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Goofs

When Jane is looking at search engine results while doing research on the Internet, the browser title bar says it's displaying a GIF file.

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Quotes

Jane: [on the phone] Liz, I gotta go. He looks like he just got hit by a bus.
Ray: [walking into the room] I feel like I just got hit by a bus.

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Crazy Credits

Thanks to the University of Kentucky Wildcats Cheerleading Team.

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Connections

Referenced in Atraco a las 3... y media (2003)

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Soundtracks

"Absolutely Cuckoo"
Written by Stephin Merritt
Performed by The Magnetic Fields
Courtesy of Merge Records

User Reviews

Romantic comedies for the masses should have no expectations

There is only one reason I would want to watch this movie - Hugh Jackman, the trailer advertised him half-naked so there I was accurate as an atomic clock when the movie started.

Ashley Judd is a versatile actress yet when given such ugly clichéd role to play she can only make the character slightly less appalling then written. The movie employs every sugared done-to-death cliché.

Strangely, the movie works. Mainly due to the actors, the very much underused Marisa Tomei is excellent and so is Hugh Jackman who has to play a cliché as well(anyone heard about reformed bad boys in a movie?). Ashley Judd is wonderful considering the bad lines she has to work with. So despite the lack of chemistry between actors, bad plot line that has more holes then a matrix-printer invoice it is a good romp to watch whilst doing admin or chopping up vegetables for a large salad.

This is pure oversweetened mass produced candy. We all know it is bad for our teeth but we cannot help by snatching a bite once in a while for some guilty enjoyment, as long as we don't overindulge of course:)