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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Curtis Hanson
Writers (WGA):
Jennifer Weiner (novel)
Susannah Grant (screenplay)
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Release Date:
7 October 2005 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
Friends. Rivals. Sisters.
Plot:
Straight-laced Rose breaks off relations with her party girl sister, Maggie, over an indiscretion involving Rose's boyfriend. The chilly atmosphere is broken with the arrival of Ella, the grandmother neither sister knew existed. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 4 nominations more
User Comments:
The grade of A+ for screen writing! more (148 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Cameron Diaz ... Maggie

Anson Mount ... Todd

Toni Collette ... Rose
Richard Burgi ... Jim Danvers

Candice Azzara ... Sydelle Feller

Brooke Smith ... Amy
John Mastrangelo Sr. ... Di Bruno Bros, Cheese Guy
Emilio Mignucci ... Di Bruno Bros - Cheese Guy

Mark Feuerstein ... Simon Stein

Terrance Christopher Jones ... Lawyer

Nicole Randall Johnson ... Rose's Assistant

Kateri DeMartino ... Ferocious Shopper (as Kateri Demartino)
Brandon Karrer ... Canal House Guy
Jon Ingrassia ... Bartender
Jason Peck ... Cuervo Carl
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
In den Schuhen meiner Schwester (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for thematic material, language and some sexual content.
Runtime:
130 min
Country:
USA | Germany
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The second poem Maggie reads is by Jane Kenyon – ‘Let Evening Come’. more
Goofs:
Continuity: After Maggie breaks the heel off a pair of her sister's boots, she changes into leather boots (flat-soled) that she had in the car. She proceeds into the dog kennel. When she comes out later, and the car is missing, she is once again in the high-heeled boots. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Maggie Feller: Your 10-year high school reunion. Everybody wants to make a good impression and I was making mine on Ted, Tad?, whatever...
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Movie Connections:
Features "Rhoda" (1974) more
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FAQ

Isn't Cameron Diaz older than Toni Collette? Yet she plays the younger sister?
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37 out of 45 people found the following comment useful.
The grade of A+ for screen writing!, 4 September 2006
9/10
Author: lavatch from Twin Cities, Minnesota

"In Her Shoes" is noteworthy for its crisp dialogue, lively repartee, and multi-dimensional characters, For her novel and for her screenplay, Jennifer Weiner and Susannah Grant, respectively, both deserve an extra curtain call for exemplary work.

Because of the careful scripting, all three of the leading characters played by Toni Collette, Cameron Diaz, and Shirley MacLaine were strong roles with no single character dominating the script. The two sisters, Rose and Maggie, shared the focus in the first half of the film, and MacLaine's grandmother Ella provided a strong impetus in the latter portion.

While all three performances were superb, the trickiest role was Maggie the tomcat. Cameron Diaz brought depth to the role, and one scene especially stood out when Maggie's learning disability was revealed. As she struggled with her reading of the poem in the hospital room, a new dimension of the character suddenly emerged. The scene was sensitively played by Diaz, and the dialogue was, once again, dynamic, sustaining dramatic interest at a point when the impetus of the film could have been lost.

It was impressive as well that the screenplay offered some delectable dialogue for the small parts, especially in the members of the retirement community of Florida. There were many delightful and humorous moments. Yet, the screenplay provided depth and detail in a rich emotional tapestry.

One character that deserves special acknowledgment was the Professor, blind and dying in the Florida hospital. The role was played with great understatement by Norman Lloyd, a veteran character actor who performed with Orson Welles' celebrated Mercury Theatre. Prior to his stunning success in "Citizen Kane" and even before his notorious "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast, Welles was a luminary in the New York theatre. One of the great Shakespearean productions in America in the last century was Welles' 1937 production of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" that was part of the Federal Theatre Project. Norman Lloyd played the small but crucial role of Cinna the Poet, and, although Lloyd battled with Welles during the rehearsals, the death scene of Cinna the Poet underscored the theme of fascism that Welles wished to evoke. "In Her Shoes" provides Lloyd with another small, but memorable role. Lloyd's was a riveting performance, and the film would not have been the same without it.

Part of the genius of Shakespeare was his ability to individualize and make memorable even the tiniest roles in his plays. This was the strength as well of "In Her Shoes" and an example of some of the finest screen writing in recent years.

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