In the Land of Women (2007)

L.A. soft-porn writer Carter Webb is frustrated enough after his actress girlfriend dumps him to need a serious break. He decides to spend it with his grandmother, who can't really take ... See full summary »

Director:

Jon Kasdan

Writer:

Jon Kasdan

Stars:

Elena Anaya, Adam Brody, Kristen Stewart

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Elena Anaya	...	Sofia Buñuel
Adam Brody	...	Carter Webb
Kelsey Keel	...	Teenage Girl
Danielle Savre	...	Teenage Girl
Gia Mantegna	...	Teenage Girl (as Gina Mantegna)
Rob Reinis	...	Avi Rosenberg (voice) (as Robert Reinis)
JoBeth Williams	...	Agnes Webb
Makenzie Vega	...	Paige Hardwicke
Kristen Stewart	...	Lucy Hardwicke
Meg Ryan	...	Sarah Hardwicke
Olympia Dukakis	...	Phyllis
Dustin Milligan	...	Eric Watts
Graham Wardle	...	Gabe Foley
Elise Gatien	...	Tiffany
Christine Danielle	...	Tanya

Storyline

L.A. soft-porn writer Carter Webb is frustrated enough after his actress girlfriend dumps him to need a serious break. He decides to spend it with his grandmother, who can't really take care of herself and her Detroit suburb house anyway. Helpful Carter soon overcomes mishaps to bond with her foxy neighbor across the street and her brat daughter. Helping them actually helps him regain perspective and self-confidence.

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Plot Keywords:

love | writer | actress | girl | neighbor | 

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Taglines:

Get ready to fall

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, thematic elements and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official movie site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 April 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Entre mujeres

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$4,712,341 (USA) (20 April 2007)

Gross:

$11,043,445 (USA) (22 June 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Castle Rock Entertainment, Anonymous Content, Land Films Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When someone is suffering from acute neutropenia (a common low white blood count following chemotherapy), as is the stated case after Sarah is rushed to the hospital upon collapsing, she would be kept in an isolated environment and her family would not be free to just run into her room off the street and collapse onto her bed, hugging her. At the very least, they'd be gloved, gowned and masked to guard against the spread of infection to the patient.

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Quotes

Carter Webb: I am mysterious.

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Connections

Referenced in Arrgh! A Pirate Story (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Spanish Stroll"
Written by Willy DeVille
Performed by Mink DeVille
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music

User Reviews

A Quality Drama-Comedy About Relationships

The mainstream drama with comedy continues to improve with time and "In The Land of Women" is no exception. In a return of Meg Ryan along with some new young actors, this movie has some fine moments of focus on higher level emotional and narrative dialogues without the stuffy intellectual performances. There is a rich content of feelings here dealing with good topics without necessarily becoming sappy. One criticism regarding the weak ending can be considered its strength. This storyline of this feature film doesn't follow the typical path of most romance dramas to its credit. More along the line of "Lost in Translation" with a plot, this movie touches more on mood and redirecting the audience to important concepts about relationships and real situations in an entertaining, sometimes funny, sometimes sad delivery. While no Neil Simon perfection and the balance between comedy and drama is off, as only a personal preference, this movie suffers from that difficulty fine balance. Nevertheless its a fine film. Eight out of Ten Stars.