How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)

Director:

Donald Petrie

Writers (WGA):

Michele Alexander (book) and
Jeannie Long (book) ...

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:

Advertising Executive | Love | Magazine | Diamond | Party

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

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 filmmakers used a loft in SoHo New York City, NY for Ben's apartment.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Andi is leaving in the taxi the shots vary from the taxi's window being closed to opened some to closed again so Ben can knock on it.

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:

References Say Anything... (1989)

Soundtrack:

Isn't It Romantic

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.