Little Black Book (2004)

A woman snoops through her boyfriend's palm pilot and reveals his former girlfriends, which causes her to question why they're still listed in his little black book.

Director:

Nick Hurran

Writers:

Melissa Carter (story), Melissa Carter (screenplay),

Stars:

Brittany Murphy, Holly Hunter, Kathy Bates

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brittany Murphy	...	Stacy
Holly Hunter	...	Barb
Kathy Bates	...	Kippie Kann
Ron Livingston	...	Derek
Julianne Nicholson	...	Joyce
Stephen Tobolowsky	...	Carl
Kevin Sussman	...	Ira
Rashida Jones	...	Dr. Rachel Keyes
Josie Maran	...	Lulu Fritz
Jason Antoon	...	Larry
Sharon Lawrence	...	Mom
Gavin Rossdale	...	Random
Cress Williams	...	Phil
Dave Annable	...	Bean
Yvette Nicole Brown	...	Production Assistant

Storyline

Stacy Holt, an associate producer for a daytime talk show, is confounded by her boyfriend Derek's unwillingness to talk about his previous relationships. Egged on by her co-worker Barb, Stacy sneaks a look at his personal digital organizer, scores the names and numbers of his exes, and sets up interviews with them--all in an effort to get closer to her man. Her plan starts to unravel, however, when she becomes friends with one of the women.

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Plot Keywords:

associate producer | set up | little black book | plan | female protagonist | 

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Taglines:

You always think you're the first one. (France)

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content/humor and language

Details

Official Sites:

Gaumont Columbia Tristar [fr] Sony [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 August 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Die Ex-Freundinnen meines Freundes

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$73,990 (South Africa) (12 November 2004)

Gross:

$73,990 (South Africa) (12 November 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Revolution Studios, Blue Star Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min 105 min (Ontario)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The man who works at the coffee shop who taunted Stacy about the dog is actually former Bush (musical group) frontman Gavin Rossdale.

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Goofs

After smashing the phone with the hockey stick, it can briefly be seen a few shots later reassembled on the desk (it is askew, but in one piece).

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Quotes

[first lines]
Stacy: Question: How does a girl who falls... No, actually, she jumps... eyes open, down a rabbit hole, plummeting into chaos... come out the other end unchanged?
[pause]
Stacy: The answer? She doesn't.
[pause]
Stacy: See, I know, because that girl is me.

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Connections

Referenced in The Benchwarmers (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Ice is Workin' It"
Written by Vanilla Ice (as Robert Van Winkle), Floyd Brown, George E. Anderson, and Paul Loomis
Performed by Vanilla Ice
Courtesy of SBK Records
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music

User Reviews

No.

Watching this movie was a little black mistake. Starring Brittany Murphy and... well... that's really all I need to say, isn't it? The movie is bogged down by beginning-screenwriter-style exposition at the start, all of which screamed, "Sorry that I couldn't actually find a real movie to fill up this space, but this stuff is really funny and you can relate to it, right?" Now the opening sequence is supposed to make you like and care for Brittany Murphy's character. In fact, if that fails, the rest of the movie is bound to fail.

It failed.

I just didn't care about her and her pathetic little life. Party Girl did a much better job of pulling the whole "existential" story-trapped-in-a-woman's-empty-life and even Legally Blonde did a far better of job of using the love hook to help a character examine herself and how she values herself. But the ending and the changes as they occur in the film are all pretty contrived. Furthermore the direction messed up some of the alleged jokes in the film, accidentally giving away the unfunny punchlines before the jokes were thrown.

Good job guys. In the end (and the beginning and the middle) the movie falls flat on its face, like Ms. Murphy's antics. I should've bailed on this one when I had the chance. 3/10.