How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Donald Petrie

Writers (WGA):

Michele Alexander (book) and
Jeannie Long (book) ...
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Release Date:

7 February 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

One of them is lying. So is the other.

Plot:

Benjamin Barry is an advertising executive and ladies' man who, to win a big campaign, bets that he can make a woman fall in love with him in 10 days. Andie Anderson covers the "How To" beat for "Composure" magazine and is assigned to write an article on "How to Lose a Guy in 10 days." They meet in a bar shortly after the bet is made.

Plot Keywords:

Love | Advertising Executive | Party | Magazine | Diamond

Awards:

1 win & 7 nominations

Cast

Kate Hudson	...	Andie
Matthew McConaughey	...	Ben
Kathryn Hahn	...	Michelle
Annie Parisse	...	Jeannie
Adam Goldberg	...	Tony
Thomas Lennon	...	Thayer
Michael Michele	...	Spears
Shalom Harlow	...	Green
Robert Klein	...	Phillip Warren
Bebe Neuwirth	...	Lana Jong
Samantha Quan	...	Lori
Justin Peroff	...	Mike
Celia Weston	...	Glenda
James Murtaugh	...	Jack
Archie MacGregor	...	Uncle Arnold
John DiResta	...	Joey Sr.
Scott Benes	...	Joey Jr.
Zachary Benes	...	Joey Jr.
Rebecca Harris	...	Dora
Liliane Montevecchi	...	Mrs. DeLauer
James Mainprize	...	Mr. DeLauer
William Hill	...	DeLauer Security
Georgia Craig	...	Receptionist Candi
Tony Longo	...	Sensitive Moviegoer
Warner Wolf	...	Himself
Doug Murray	...	Mark Sawyer
Natalie Brown	...	Mrs. Sawyer
Andrew Moodie	...	Poker Pal Ronald
David Macniven	...	Poker Pal Francis (as David MacNiven)
Jeff Gruich	...	Poker Pal Joe
William Duell	...	Old Concession Worker
Ross Gallo	...	Young Concession Worker
Gina Sorell	...	Vegetarian Waitress
Diego Fuentes	...	Kitchen Worker
Ingrid Hart	...	Mullen's Hostess
Al Bernstein	...	Party Waiter
Marvin Hamlisch	...	Himself
Collin Barrett	...	Orchestra
Bruce Farquhar	...	Orchestra
Rod MacDonald	...	Orchestra
Bob Reeves	...	Orchestra
Gery Soles	...	Orchestra
Jim Paris	...	Orchestra
Frank Penny	...	Orchestra
Marv Albert	...	The Voice of the New York Knicks (voice)
Randy Kerdoon	...	Court Announcer (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ames Adamson	...	(unconfirmed)
Craig Castaldo	...	Himself (uncredited)
Julie McLeod	...	Gala Guest (uncredited)
Jody Raymond	...	Andie's Friend (uncredited)
David C. Roehm Sr.	...	Motorist (uncredited)

Directed by
Donald Petrie

Writing credits (WGA)
Michele Alexander		(book) and
Jeannie Long		(book)
Kristen Buckley		(screenplay) &
Brian Regan		(screenplay) and
Burr Steers		(screenplay)

Produced by
Robert Evans	....	producer
Christine Forsyth-Peters	....	producer (as Christine Peters)
Elizabeth Joan Hooper	....	associate producer
Lynda Obst	....	producer
Robin Guthrie Prybil	....	associate producer
Richard Vane	....	executive producer
Brian Alexander	....	associate producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
David Newman

Cinematography by
John Bailey		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Debra Neil-Fisher

Casting by
Andrew S. Brown
Gail Levin

Production Design by
Thérèse DePrez

Costume Design by
Karen Patch

Makeup Department
Kathryn Blondell	....	hair stylist: Ms. Hudson, New York
Linda Dowds	....	makeup artist: Toronto
Bernadette Mazur	....	key makeup artist: New York
Francesca Paris	....	key hair stylist: New York
Ronnie Specter	....	makeup artist: Ms. Hudson, New York
Vincent Sullivan	....	hair stylist: Toronto

Production Management
Jim Powers	....	production manager (as James Powers)
Harvey Waldman	....	unit production manager
Nan Morales	....	executive in charge of production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joan G. Bostwick	....	second second assistant director: New York (as Joan Bostwick)
Tyler Delben	....	third assistant director: Toronto
Stuart Feldman	....	second assistant director
Jack Gill	....	second unit director: New York
Terriel Ham	....	second assistant director: New York, second unit
Grant Lucibello	....	second assistant director
Mike Manzato	....	dga trainee: Toronto
Francisco Ortiz	....	dga trainee: New York
Ellen H. Schwartz	....	first assistant director
Robert E. Warren	....	first assistant director: New York, second unit (as Robert Warren)
Jennifer Haufler	....	trainee assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
David Orin Charles	....	on-set dresser: Toronto
Jaro Dick	....	set decorator: Toronto
Matt Duncan	....	property master: New York, second unit
Nick Evans	....	set decorator: New York (as Nicholas Evans)
James C. Feng	....	art director: New York (as James Feng)
Brandt Gordon	....	art director: Toronto
Derrick Kardos	....	art department coordinator: New York
Jonathan Kovacs	....	assistant property master: Toronto
Martin Lasowitz	....	property master: New York
Keri Lederman	....	assistant property master: New York
John Mackenzie	....	construction coordinator: Toronto (as John MacKenzie)
Charles E. McCarry	....	assistant art director: New York (as Charles McCarry)
Brenda McClennin	....	prop master/buyer: Toronto
Don McQueen	....	set dresser: Toronto
Nick Miller	....	construction coordinator: New York (as Nicholas Miller)
Robert G. Pearson	....	construction foreperson: Toronto
Reet Puhm	....	scenic artist: Toronto
Dave Reardon	....	lead person: New York
Vic Rigler	....	property master: Toronto
John Rose	....	lead person: Toronto
Corinna Schmitt-Porsia	....	art department coordinator: Toronto
Evan Webber	....	set designer: Toronto
Colin Woods	....	assistant art director: Toronto
Frances Catalano	....	best boy construction grip (uncredited)
John Davis	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Avril Dishaw	....	set decoration buyer (uncredited)
Daren Dochterman	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Jonathan Graham	....	key construction grip: New York (uncredited)
Joseph Helmreich	....	art assistant (uncredited)
Alexandra Hooper	....	set decoration buyer (uncredited)
James Pesce	....	set dresser (uncredited)
James Sadek	....	shop craft foreman (uncredited)
Jeff Smith	....	art department apprentice (uncredited)
Paul Vernon	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Danielle Webb	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Robert Zorella	....	construction office coordinator (uncredited)

Sound Department
Anna Behlmer	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Boulton	....	adr mixer
Anne Couk	....	assistant sound editor
Scott Curtis	....	foley editor
Victor Ray Ennis	....	assistant sound editor
Tammy Fearing	....	adr editor
Julie Feiner	....	adr editor
Paul Flinchbaugh	....	assistant sound editor
Marty Frasu	....	sound consultant
Douglas Ganton	....	sound mixer: Toronto
Laura Graham	....	adr editor
Robin Harlan	....	foley artist
Matthew Harrison	....	foley editor (as Matt Harrison)
Ethan Holzman	....	assistant sound editor
Michael Kamper	....	sound effects editor
Doc Kane	....	adr mixer
Randy Kelley	....	sound effects editor
Toussaint Kotright	....	cable person: New York
Susan Kurtz	....	dialogue editor
Tod A. Maitland	....	sound mixer: New York (as Todd Maitland)
Ron Meredith	....	assistant sound editor
Sarah Monat	....	foley artist
Andy Nelson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer
Michele Perrone	....	supervising adr editor
Vic Radulich	....	dialogue editor
Alan Rankin	....	sound design editor
Moshe Saadon	....	cable person: Toronto
Michael Scott	....	boom operator: New York
Randy Singer	....	foley mixer (as Randy K. Singer)
Frank Smathers	....	supervising sound editor (as Frank T. Smathers)
Mark P. Stoeckinger	....	supervising sound editor
Mike Szakmeister	....	dialogue editor (as Michael Szakmeister)
Reynald Trudel	....	boom operator: Toronto
James Wright	....	sound consultant: Dolby
Linda Folk	....	adr editor (uncredited)
Craig Heath	....	sound recordist (uncredited)
Michael Paterson	....	daily sound transferer (uncredited)
Philip Rogers	....	adr recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
J.C. Brotherhood	....	special effects supervisor: New York
Ray McMillan	....	front projection (uncredited)
Rob Sanderson	....	special effects director (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Victor DiMichina	....	digital imaging supervisor: Pixel Magic (as Victor Dimichina)
Cynthia Hyland	....	digital artist: Pixel Magic
Bonnie Kanner	....	executive producer: Pixel Magic
Kevin Kipper	....	digital artist: Pixel Magic
George Macri	....	visual effects producer: Pixel Magic
John R. McConnell	....	digital artist: Pixel Magic
Ray McIntyre Jr.	....	visual effects supervisor: Pixel Magic (as Raymond McIntyre Jr.)
Brad Moylan	....	digital artist: Pixel Magic
Patrick Murphy	....	digital artist: Pixel Magic
Ray Scalice	....	general manager: Pixel Magic
Kevin Struckman	....	digital artist: Pixel Magic
John T. Van Vliet	....	visual effects supervisor
Randall Balsmeyer	....	visual effects (uncredited)
J. John Corbett	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Michael Curtis	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Jason Hill	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Josh Novak	....	lead compositor: main title sequence (uncredited)
Reid Paul	....	digital effects supervisor (uncredited)
Juan Carlos Vargas	....	visual effects (uncredited)

Stunts
John Cenatiempo	....	stunt coordinator: New York
Jack Gill	....	supervising stunt coordinator
Steve Lucescu	....	stunt coordinator: Toronto
Mark Norby	....	stunts
Jodi Michelle Pynn	....	stunts
Rick Miller	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Rico Omega Alston	....	video assist operator: New York (as Rico Alston)
Tom Anderson	....	assistant chief lighting technician: New York (as Thomas Anderson)
James Boniece	....	first company rigging grip: New York (as Jim Boniece)
Bernie Branston	....	electrician: Toronto
David Breeze	....	chief lighting technician: Toronto
Paul Candrilli	....	second company grip: New York
Michael Carr	....	film loader: Toronto
Andrew Cheung	....	grip: New York
John Clifford	....	still photographer: New York
Angelo Colavecchia	....	camera operator: Toronto
Mark Cyre	....	first assistant camera: Toronto
Tim Davis	....	video assist operator: Toronto
David M. Dunlap	....	director of photography: New York, second unit (as Dave Dunlap)
Gordon Eldridge	....	chief rigging electrician: Toronto
Tony Eldridge	....	assistant chief lighting technician: Toronto
Ken Ferris	....	camera operator: New York
Ian Foulds	....	assistant chief rigging electrician: Toronto
Michael Gibson	....	still photographer: Toronto
Amanda Hudson	....	second assistant camera: New York
Kevin Janicelli	....	chief lighting technician: New York
Adam Johnson	....	film loader: New York
Mike Kirilenko	....	first company grip: Toronto
Andrew Kunszt	....	grip: Toronto
Bernie Lalonde	....	first company rigging grip: Toronto
Marvin Macina	....	electrician: Toronto
Bobby Mancuso	....	first assistant camera: New York
Charlie Marroquin	....	first company grip: New York
Rick Marroquin	....	dolly grip operator: New York
Jim McConkey	....	Steadicam operator: New York
Mike Moyer	....	chief lighting technician: New York
Rocco Palmieri	....	chief rigging electrician: New York
Ron Renzetti	....	dolly grip operator: Toronto
Edward A. Robinson Jr.	....	grip: New York (as Edward Robinson)
Don Rose	....	second company rigging grip: Toronto
Johnny Santiago	....	grip: New York
Andrew Sweeney	....	grip: New York
Neil Trafford	....	first assistant camera: Toronto
Samuel Turturici	....	grip: Toronto (as Sam Turturici)
Ron Yolevsky	....	second company grip: Toronto
Will Arnot	....	director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Terrence C. Burke	....	grip (uncredited)
William Engel	....	grip (uncredited)
James Harker	....	generator operator (uncredited)
Timothy Healy	....	electrician: New York (uncredited)
Gregory F. Johnson	....	grip: New York (uncredited)
Chris Lombardozzi	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Thomas McGrath Woods	....	grip (uncredited)
Mark Penney	....	camera trainee (uncredited)
Darren Ryan	....	24 frame video operator (uncredited)
Jens Sturup	....	camera operator: "b" camera (uncredited)
Joshua Van Praag	....	electrician (uncredited)
Greg Williams	....	video supervisor (uncredited)

Casting Department
Robin D. Cook	....	casting: Canada
Sylvia Fay	....	extras casting: New York
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Nicole Hilliard-Forde	....	casting associate: Canada
Zameret Kleiman	....	extras casting: Toronto
Barbara McCarthy	....	casting associate: New York (as Barbara J. McCarthy)
Jennifer Murdocca	....	casting assistant: New York
Lee Genick	....	extras casting (uncredited)
Sara Kay	....	casting assistant: Canada (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Amy Andrews	....	costume supervisor: New York (as Amelia Andrews)
Jay Du Boisson	....	assistant costume designer: Toronto
Sharon Globerson	....	assistant costume designer: New York
Cheryl Kilbourne-Kimpton	....	costume supervisor: New York
Lydia Marks	....	assistant costume designer: New York
Mia Sturup	....	costume supervisor: Toronto
Renée Bravener	....	costumer: Ms. Hudson (uncredited)
Christina Cattle	....	costumer: Matthew McConaughey (uncredited)
Charles C. Crutchfield	....	costumer (uncredited)
Askia Won-Ling Jacob	....	costumer (uncredited)
Rosemary Lepre	....	costume shopper (uncredited)
Anita Simard	....	wardrobe truck supervisor (uncredited)
Meg Thornton	....	costume ager/dyer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
David S. Clark	....	assistant editor: New York
Rick Derby	....	assistant editor: New York
Patrick J. Don Vito	....	additional editor: New York
Mike Milliken	....	color timer
Chad Rubel	....	apprentice editor: New York
David Tarnawsky	....	assistant editor: Toronto
Sarah Ogletree	....	post-production coordinator (uncredited)
Michael Toll	....	telecine assistant (uncredited)

Music Department
Bruce Botnick	....	music mixer
Bruce Botnick	....	music recordist
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor (as Sandy De Crescent)
Greg Dennen	....	music recordist (as Greg Dennon)
Mark Eshelman	....	scoring crew
Marc Gebauer	....	scoring crew
Tanya Noel Hill	....	music editor
Gregory Jamrok	....	orchestrator (as Greg Jamrok)
Dana Millman	....	music supervisor (as Dana Millman-Dufine)
David Newman	....	conductor
Krystyna Newman	....	scoring consultant
Jay Selvester	....	scoring crew
Andrew Silver	....	music editor
Jojo Villanueva	....	music coordinator
Stephen Lotwis	....	music editor: temp music (uncredited)
John Rodd	....	orchestral scoring recordist (uncredited)
Patrick Russ	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Andrew Silver	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Kevin Flynn	....	transportation captain: New York
Glenn Hughes	....	picture car captain
Stuart Mitchell	....	transportation captain: Toronto
Edward O'Donnell	....	transportation coordinator: New York (as Eddie O'Donnell)
Dave Staples	....	transportation coordinator: Toronto

Other crew
Vicki Adams	....	production secretary: New York
Amanda Alden	....	assistant production coordinator: Toronto
Jeffrey Angel	....	assistant location manager: New York
Elizabeth S. Barton	....	assistant: Ms. Hudson, New York (as Elizabeth Barton)
Jackie Brandwein	....	medic: New York (as Jacqueline Brandwein)
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot
John C. Chaney	....	assistant: Mr. McConaughey, New York (as John Chaney)
Cory Claffey-Koller	....	assistant: Mr. Petrie, New York
Kathy Cossu	....	medic: New York (as Kathleen Cossu)
Jennifer Crammer	....	assistant production coordinator: New York
Kevin Drysdale	....	production assistant: Toronto
Julie Garneau	....	assistant: Ms. Obst, Toronto (as Julie Anne Garneau)
Peter Hagist	....	production assistant: New York
Marie-Claude Harnois	....	production coordinator: Toronto
Patti Hawn	....	unit publicist: New York
Will Hoddinott	....	location manager: Toronto
Susan Humphrey	....	animal handler: dogs, New York
Sam Hutchins	....	location manager: New York
Mindy May Jenkins	....	first assistant auditor: Toronto
Stacey Kelly	....	set production assistant
Mark McFadden	....	assistant location manager: Toronto
Vicky Mitakidis	....	second assistant auditor: Toronto
Kristy Mitchell	....	production assistant: Toronto
Elizabeth J. Nevin	....	production coordinator: New York
Matt Osgood	....	production assistant: New York (as Matthew Osgood)
Nadia Paine	....	assistant: Mr. Vane, New York
Elizabeth Palmer	....	production assistant: New York
Leslie Pincus	....	assistant: Ms. Obst, New York
Ali Powell	....	assistant: Mr. Petrie, New York
Antonia Proscia	....	first assistant auditor: New York
Wendy Lee Roberts	....	script supervisor: New York, second unit (as Wendy Roberts)
Ira Rosenberg	....	production assistant: Toronto
Randy Tat	....	production associate: New York
Lynn Twentyman	....	script supervisor: New York (as Lynne Twentyman)
Matilde Valera	....	production auditor: New York
Doug Webster	....	production assistant: New York
Gordon Weiske	....	assistant: Mr. Petrie, Toronto
Greg Wood	....	medic: Toronto
Keith Adams	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Robert Cavalluzzo	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Patricia Hanley Cumming	....	on-set supervisor (uncredited)
Michelle Dunton	....	script researcher (uncredited)
Daniel Fine	....	assistant accountant (uncredited)
Jay Floyd	....	clearance administrator (uncredited)
Graham Goetz	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Damon Michael Gordon	....	location scout (uncredited)
Ron Gwynne	....	location scout (uncredited)
Kendra Levenberg	....	craft service (uncredited)
Matt Metras	....	production assistant: second unit (uncredited)
David Milhous	....	studio team (uncredited)
Mark Moore	....	location scout (uncredited)
David Bryan Nash	....	assistant to producer (uncredited)
Emre Ozpirincci	....	assistant to producer (uncredited)
Gregory J. Pawlik Jr.	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Wayne Petrucelli	....	security: Kate Hudson, New York (uncredited)
Dana Reznik	....	photo double: Kate Hudson (uncredited)
Dana Reznik	....	stand-in: Kate Hudson (uncredited)
Vernon Rodriquez	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Susan Silas	....	location scout (uncredited)
Eugene Stamos	....	craft service (uncredited)
Trish 'The Dish' Stanard	....	set production assistant: New York (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Lynda Obst Productions
• MMP Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
• Moviemakers Productions (MMP)
• Paramount Pictures
• Robert Evans Company
• W2 Film Production GmbH

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (2003) (USA) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2003) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2003) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2003) (Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2003) (France) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2003) (Italy) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2003) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (2003) (Japan) (theatrical) (Far East)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (VHS)
• Paramount Filmes do Brasil (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Paramount Filmes do Brasil (2004) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Universal Pictures Video (200?) (Netherlands) (video)

Special Effects

• Available Light Productions (visual effects)
• Pixel Magic (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Big Film Design  montage sequences
• Birds & Animals Unlimited  animals trained by
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color
• Howard Anderson Company, The  opticals
• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  music preparation
• Mary Nelson-Fraser & Associates  negative cutting
• Movie Movers  star trailers (uncredited)
• Movie Movers  transportation (uncredited)
• NBA Entertainment  production assistance
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Paramount Pictures Corporation  digital sound
• Picture Mill, The  titles
• Soundelux  digital sound
• Sylvia Fay/Lee Genick & Associates Casting  extras casting New York
• Todd-AO Scoring Stage  music recorded at
• Toronto Film Studios  movie studio
• Virgin Records  soundtrack published by

Also Known As:

How to Lose a Guy (USA) (working title)
Wie werde ich ihn los in 10 Tagen (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sex-related material.

Runtime:

116 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | Iceland:L | Malaysia:18SX | USA:PG-13 (certificate #39576) | Norway:12 (TV rating) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Brazil:12 | Finland:S | Germany:o.Al. (w) | Hong Kong:IIA | New Zealand:PG | Norway:A | Peru:PT | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A

Filming Locations:

Ayr, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Lynda Obst Productions

Trivia:

The motorcycle used by Matthew McConaughey is a Triumph Bonneville.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Andie's bag is on Ben's desk, it alternates between two handles up and one handle up between shots.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Jeannie Ashcroft: [reading] "And only then will the people of Tajikistan know true and lasting peace." Andie, it's brilliant. It's really moving. But it's never going to appear in Composure Magazine.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Starz Inside: Fashion in Film (2008) (TV)

Soundtrack:

L-O-V-E

An Enjoyable as well as Decent, if Not Fabulous Ending

There are scenes in this movie that defy quality, professional honesty that work like gems. The home family scene was particularly intriguing in "How To Lose A Guy...," the quality of the photography went from professional quality feature film to a something not home video, but less sharp and informal. It is there the audience experiences an honest, genuine quality time the coming off the screen between Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey. This movie was has a smart send up, funny lines and comical scenes about the dating behavior and quirky incidents that have befallen man and woman over time. While the ending wasn't quite as dazzling as it could have been, it ties itself up nicely. I was hoping for something more traditional, classy but as it was the ending was more personal and straight forward. A good date movie with bit more of a bite than the average man/woman collision/confrontation/competition movie.