Something's Gotta Give (2003)

Director:

Nancy Meyers

Writer (WGA):

Nancy Meyers (written by)

Release Date:

12 December 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

A swinger on the cusp of being a senior citizen with a taste for young women falls in love with an accomplished woman closer to his age.

Plot Keywords:

Aging | Male Female Relationship | Bed | Bedroom | Senior Citizen

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Jack Nicholson	...	Harry Sanborn
Diane Keaton	...	Erica Barry
Keanu Reeves	...	Julian Mercer
Frances McDormand	...	Zoe
Amanda Peet	...	Marin
Jon Favreau	...	Leo
Paul Michael Glaser	...	Dave
Rachel Ticotin	...	Dr. Martinez
Paige Butcher	...	Beauty
Tanya Sweet	...	Beauty
Kristine Szabo	...	Beauty
Daniella Van Graas	...	Beauty
Tamara Spoelder	...	Beauty
Sonja Francis	...	Beauty
Vanessa Haydon	...	Beauty

Also Known As:

Untitled Nancy Meyers Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, brief nudity and strong language.

Runtime:

128 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Australia:M | Finland:K-3 | South Korea:15 | Singapore:NC-16 (re-rating) | Japan:PG-12 | Iceland:L | Singapore:PG (original rating) (cut) | Argentina:13 | Germany:o.Al. | Norway:7 | Philippines:R-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:7 | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 | Canada:PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

DVD includes a deleted scene where Harry sings "La Vie En Rose" for Erica in a karaoke bar.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Harry collapses the first time (at Erica's, while goofing around with her daughter) Marin calls the ambulance. We see her in the background, turned away from the camera, dialing, then turning around. Next time it cuts back to that very shot, she turns around again.

Quotes:

Julian Mercer: [offering a bouquet] These are for you to give me when you apologize.

Movie Connections:

References "Dead Like Me" (2003)

Soundtrack:

You Can Get It If You Really Want

Love Is in the Air......I Think That's Love Anyway.

The teaming of Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton in Warren Beatty's "Reds" back in 1981 was only given a minute glimpse. The glimpse though turned out to be some of the best parts of a very excellent movie. A film with these two living legends was destined for greatness and that prediction comes to reality in writer/director Nancy Meyers' "Something's Gotta Give". Nicholson is a brash and sometimes quietly obnoxious success from New York who has made a life out of chasing 20- and 30-something year-old girls. He and his newest girlfriend (Amanda Peet) get along really well. They decide to go out to Peet's mother's (Keaton) beach-house outside of the city to consummate their relationship. Of course just as everything looks perfect, Keaton (a noted playwright) and younger sister Frances McDormand (in another wonderful turn) barge in and spoil the fun. All seem a little uncomfortable and you can cut the tension between Nicholson and Keaton with a knife. Before you know it, Nicholson suffers a heart attack and all hell breaks loose. He is rushed to the doctor in the nick of time, but now Keaton has to nurse him back to health at her home. Nicholson's doctor (a good performance by Keanu Reeves, getting away from his stupid "Matrix" films) soon falls in love with Keaton who is totally oblivious to his feelings. And before you know it Keaton's warmth, smile, personality, heart and intelligence eventually wins Nicholson over as well. But you all know about Nicholson's relationships with women (in real life and the movies). Is he ready to fall in love for the first time in his life and make a true commitment? Or will his antics end up making matters worse for all involved (Keaton in particular, who becomes someone you don't want to see get hurt)? "Something's Gotta Give" is a film I really liked a lot. The old-time Hollywood style of the 1940s is very prevalent here in a 2000s package. Nicholson and Keaton, what can you say? They are arguably the two finest performers living today and they do end up feeding off each other's astronomical talents throughout. Sometimes something eventually gives in Hollywood these days, but I am happy to say that it never happens with this product. 4.5 out of 5 stars.