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Release Date:
9 November 2001 (USA)
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Tagline:
The Biggest Love Story Ever Told. more
Plot:
A shallow man falls in love with a 300 pound woman because of her "inner beauty". full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
3 nominations
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(43 articles)
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Shouting Match: Jack Black Must Be Stopped!
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Shouting Match: Jack Black Must Be Stopped!
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Cute little pic-not great but good.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Gwyneth Paltrow | ... | Rosemary | |
| Jack Black | ... | Hal | |
| Jason Alexander | ... | Mauricio | |
| Joe Viterelli | ... | Steve Shanahan | |
| Rene Kirby | ... | Walt | |
| Bruce McGill | ... | Reverend Larson | |
| Anthony Robbins | ... | Tony Robbins (as Tony Robbins) | |
| Susan Ward | ... | Jill | |
| Zen Gesner | ... | Ralph | |
| Brooke Burns | ... | Katrina | |
| Rob Moran | ... | Second Tiffany | |
| Joshua 'Li'iBoy' Shintani | ... | Li'iBoy | |
| Kyle Gass | ... | Artie | |
| Laura Kightlinger | ... | Jen | |
| Nan Martin | ... | Nurse Tanya Peeler |
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Also Known As:
Schwer verliebt (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for language and sexual content.
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Runtime:
113 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:L |
South Korea:15 |
New Zealand:M |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Brazil:Livre |
Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating) |
Chile:TE |
Finland:K-7 |
France:U |
Germany:6 |
Hong Kong:IIA |
Netherlands:AL |
Norway:A |
Peru:PT |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Singapore:PG |
Spain:7 |
Sweden:Btl |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:12 |
USA:PG-13 (NO. 38611)
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When Rosemary jumps in the pool, the huge splash was created by two wide hoses (which Gwyneth Paltrow had to dive between) which shot off the streams of water on either side of her, simulating a huge splash of water.
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Factual errors: You can't simply "sign up" for the Peace Corps and ship out the same day. It's a 9-12 month application process involving multiple interviews and medical exams. Once accepted, you can't pick the specific post to which you are sent. Only married couples are guaranteed the same country of service.
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Quotes:
[after Mauricio broke Hal's spell]
Hal: Okay, who do you think is the most beautiful woman in the world?
Mauricio: Wonder Woman.
Hal: Okay... let's say everyone else in the world thought Wonder Woman was ugly.
Mauricio: It wouldn't matter. Because I know they'd be wrong.
Hal: See! That's what I had with Rosemary! I saw a knock out, I don't care what anybody else saw!
Mauricio: You're right. I guess I really did screw you, huh?
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Hal: Okay, who do you think is the most beautiful woman in the world?
Mauricio: Wonder Woman.
Hal: Okay... let's say everyone else in the world thought Wonder Woman was ugly.
Mauricio: It wouldn't matter. Because I know they'd be wrong.
Hal: See! That's what I had with Rosemary! I saw a knock out, I don't care what anybody else saw!
Mauricio: You're right. I guess I really did screw you, huh?
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Date Movie (2006)
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Soundtrack:
Oxalá
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Paltrow's pretty good here, I enjoyed this movie a lot. Not great but certainly good, carries a nice message and it's a good premise.
However, a lot of people did get offended by this. The movie kind of does that to itself-though the theme here is "everybodys' beautiful" etc etc and meant to look at how much women are judged by their looks, the movie wasn't as bold as it could have been. If it REALLY wanted to take hold of this issue there would have been more of the "heavy paltrow" not just a few quick shots. Shows the thin paltrow a lot more and it shouldn't. Does anyone get the feeling the movie was almost afraid of it's own subject matter? That's what takes the "oomph" out of the movie and makes it a sweet little picture rather then an outstanding film. Still, it's OK-I know many people, both heavy and thin who saw this, most were not offended by the picture but had the movie aimed for serious movie making instead of predictable Hollywood fare(the former would have been more appropriate for the subject matter at hand) the movie would have been a lot better.