Just My Luck (2006)

Manhattanite Ashley is known to many as the luckiest woman around. After a chance encounter with a down-and-out young man, however, she realizes that she's swapped her fortune for his.

Director:

Donald Petrie

Writers:

I. Marlene King (screenplay), Amy Harris (screenplay),

Stars:

Lindsay Lohan, Chris Pine, Samaire Armstrong

6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lindsay Lohan	...	Ashley Albright
Chris Pine	...	Jake Hardin
Samaire Armstrong	...	Maggie
Bree Turner	...	Dana
Faizon Love	...	Damon Phillips
Missi Pyle	...	Peggy Braden
Makenzie Vega	...	Katy
Carlos Ponce	...	Antonio
Tom Fletcher	...	Himself - McFly Band Member
Danny Jones	...	Himself - McFly Band Member
Harry Judd	...	Himself - McFly Band Member
Dougie Poynter	...	Himself - McFly Band Member
Tovah Feldshuh	...	Madame Z
Jaqueline Fleming	...	Tiffany
Dane Rhodes	...	Mac

Storyline

In Manhattan, Ashley Albright is a lucky woman and very successful in the agency where she works. The clumsy Jake Hardin is an unlucky aspirant manager of the rock band McFly, who is unsuccessfully trying to contact the entrepreneur Damon Phillips to promote his band. When Ashley meets Jake in a masquerade party, they kiss each other, swapping her fortune with his bad luck.

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Plot Keywords:

luck | masquerade | band | bad luck | kiss | 

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Taglines:

Good luck charm. Bad luck magnet.

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some brief sexual references

Details

Official Sites:

20th Century Fox [fr] 20th Century Fox [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 May 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Lady Luck

Filming Locations:

Grand Central Station, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$28,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$16,032 (Chile) (18 August 2006)

Gross:

$331,344 (South Africa) (25 August 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Regency Pictures, Cheyenne Enterprises, Regency Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When McFly are preparing to go on stage for the Hard Rock Cafe, Dougie Poynter is playing "Carousel" by Blink-182.

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Goofs

When Ashley first entered Jake's spanking new apartment, admiring the interior, near the couch, you can see the mike above her quite a few times.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Ashley Albright: Good morning, Oscar.

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Connections

References Back to the Future (1985)

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Soundtracks

"Don't Play Nice"
Written by Natalia Kills, Hugo Lira, Thomas Gustafsson, Tobias Lindell and Carlos Keery-Fisher
Performed by Natalia Kills (as Verbalicious)
Courtesy of Adventures in Music, Ltd.
Under arrangement with Zync Music, Inc.

User Reviews

Runs out of ideas, but not as bad as its rep

This is not the worst movie of 2006 as I have heard it often cited, Little Man and Date Movie are much worse. But it is no Pan's Labyrinth or Children of Men either, nor did it need to be. Instead it is a flawed but reasonably entertaining film. It is predictable in the story yes, it runs out of ideas at the end(didn't like the freeze frame for example) and the script and characters in a sense are clichéd. However, the film does look good with striking locations and fashions and the photography is above adequate. The soundtrack is bright and breezy, the pace is snappy and there are some amusing situations. Plus the entire cast are likable and do give it their all, while she has been better(ie. Mean Girls and Freaky Friday) Lindsay Lohan is very charming. All in all, not that bad in my opinion. 6/10 Bethany Cox