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 [France] Sony [United States]

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

When Stacy confronts Barb on camera backstage, the monitor above their heads appears to flip the image, but it's not a monitor, it's the back of the projection screen from the main televised image that is the centrepiece of the Kippie Kann Show stage's back wall.

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Goofs

When Dr. Keyes gives Stacy a copy of her book, Stacy is seen holding the vitamin bottle Dr. Keyes gave to her earlier. Then in the second shot the bottle disappears, then reappears in the third shot.

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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

"I'm a Woman"
Written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Performed by Marilyn Keller and Rue de Blues
Courtesy of Crescent Records

User Reviews

A chick flick evens the chicks didn't like

"Little Black Book" examines the foibles of one young woman (Murphy) who decides to "research" her significant other's prior romantic life as an adjunct to a TV reality talk show (think Jerry Springer) and learns some unexpected lessons in life in the process. A lively, fun, and occasionally poignant little bit of chick flick fluff, this movie suffered at the hands of critics, public, and chicks perhaps because people like a little romance with their romantic comedies and "LBB" has none to offer. An unexpectedly busy little story to nowhere which takes the chick flick milieu off course and into a sort of genre-bending neverland, this film seems to be trying to conjure some vague moral which never quite crystallizes. Nevertheless, Murphy and Hunter make capable bookends shoring up a pleasant assortment of side characters while the story slowly erodes their best efforts. Recommended for fans of the players but don't expect the usual satisfying romcom fare. Expect a Palm Pilot commercial instead. (C+)