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

Feature film acting debut of singer Gavin Rossdale, who portrays Random.

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Goofs

At lunch, Stacy's soda can moves between shots.

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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

References Working Girl (1988)

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Soundtracks

"Tainted Love"
Written by Ed Cobb
Performed by Soft Cell
Courtesy of Some Bizarre/Mercury Records Limited
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

My Wallet has Been Raided, Again

This was a terrible waste of money and time. There was only one likable character (Derek's girlfriend Joyce). Everyone else was either evil or juvenile. I was wanting all of these people, except one, to fall over dead and end this horrible film. Brittany Murphy overacts beyond description and is completely irritating. Holly Hunter's tough, world-wise character was repulsive...she looked awful and tired throughout. Kathy Bates cashed the paycheck she received and ran...she looked like she hated this film as much as I did. Hollywood shows by this movie how much contempt they have for the moviegoer...they put out this garbage and know at least some will fall for it (shame on me). To sum up...read a book, call a friend, do anything but see this movie!