Shopgirl (2005)

A film adaptation of Steve Martin's novel about a complex love triangle between a bored salesgirl, a wealthy businessman and an aimless young man.

Director:

Anand Tucker

Writers:

Steve Martin (novel), Steve Martin (screenplay)

Stars:

Steve Martin, Claire Danes, Jason Schwartzman

5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steve Martin	...	Ray Porter
Claire Danes	...	Mirabelle
Jason Schwartzman	...	Jeremy
Bridgette Wilson-Sampras	...	Lisa Cramer
Sam Bottoms	...	Dan Buttersfield
Frances Conroy	...	Catherine Buttersfield
Rebecca Pidgeon	...	Christie Richards
Samantha Shelton	...	Loki
Gina Doctor	...	Del Rey
Clyde Kusatsu	...	Mr. Agasa
Romy Rosemont	...	Loan Officer
Joshua Snyder	...	Trey Bryan
Rachel Nichols	...	Trey's Girlfriend
Shane Edelman	...	Chet
Emily Kuroda	...	Japanese Woman

Storyline

Twenty-something native Vermonter Mirabelle Buttersfield, having recently graduated from college, is finding her new life in Los Angeles not quite what she was expecting or hoping. An aspiring artist, she is barely eking out a living working as a clerk at the women's evening gloves counter at Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills and thus she can barely make the payments on her massive student loans. She treats her job with a certain distance, often daydreaming as she watches the life of the rich as they shop at the store. She has made no friends, including from among her Saks colleagues, and thus lives a solitary existence, which does not assist in her dealing with her chronic clinical depression. So it is with some surprise that two men with a romantic interest in her enter her life almost simultaneously. The first is poor slacker Jeremy, who works as an amplifier salesman/font designer. Mirabelle continues dating Jeremy as only a relief to her solitary life, as Jeremy doesn't seem to ...

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Plot Keywords:

salesgirl | artist | gloves | laundromat | art | 

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Taglines:

Relationships don't always fit like a glove.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some sexual content and brief language

Details

Official Sites:

Touchstone Pictures [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

21 October 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Az eladólány

Filming Locations:

1630 Griffith Park Blvd., Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$229,685 (USA) (21 October 2005)

Gross:

$10,281,585 (USA) (17 March 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchstone Pictures, Hyde Park Entertainment, Brass Hat Films Slate 1 Shopgirl

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

For the scene in Mirabelle's bedroom where the cat jumps on the bed and watches her and Jeremy, there were actually two cats used. The director explains in his commentary that one could jump but never watched, and the other was good at watching but couldn't jump.

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Goofs

After the love scene between Clair and Steve the head on shot of the bed shows a red wall, although when the camera shows the side angle the wall is now green.

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Quotes

Ray Porter: When I'm in New York next week, I decided to look for an apartment there.
Mirabelle: To move there?
Ray Porter: Just a place to stay while I'm there. No more luggage. Whoo-hoo!
Mirabelle: Like a crash pad. You lucky mister.
Ray Porter: Actually, I'll look for a three-bedroom in case I meet someone and have kids.

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Connections

References My So-Called Life (1994)

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Soundtracks

"I Only Want to Be With You"
(1964)
Written by Michael Edwin Hawker and Ivor Raymonde
Performed by Dusty Springfield
Published by Chappell & Co. (ASCAP)
On behalf of Chappell Music Ltd. (PRS) 100%
Courtesy of Mercury Records Ltd.
Under License from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Do not expect it to be neither a fun, interesting nor sad movie

I just got home after watching it, and I really think I lost a couple hours with something pretty much meaningless.

I thought it was going to be a fun movie, but it ended up being a "nothing" movie. At least, wait until you can see it at home, so you don't regret about paying too much and you can stop watching it at any time.

Anyway, I'm really surprised people are giving it good reviews. Could be that I wasn't in the right mood, although I don't think it was that.

This had to be a 10 lines of text review, and I don't think it is worth writing that much about this movie. Just wanted to alert people about what to expect.