Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber (2005) (TV)

Director:

Dana Lustig

Writers (WGA):

Adele Lang (novel)
Eric C. Charmelo (teleplay) ...

Release Date:

12 March 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

When you're at the top, the only way is down.

Plot:

A 28-year-old ad sales exec stops at nothing to climb her way to the top of the San Francisco social ladder.

Plot Keywords:

Rowboat | Body Waxing | Vomit | San Francisco California | Beautiful Woman

Cast

Jennifer Love Hewitt	...	Katya Livingston
Colin Ferguson	...	Charles Fitz
Natassia Malthe	...	Frangiapani
Daniel Roebuck	...	Alex
Stefanie von Pfetten	...	Dove Greenstein
James Kirk	...	Sebastian
Sonja Bennett	...	Eliza
Jennifer Clement	...	Gatekeeper
Melissa Rivers	...	Herself
Joseph Lawrence	...	Ferguson
Peter Abraham	...	Bunny
Andrew Abud	...	Kiosk Attendant (as Andrew Michael Abud)
Reese Alexander	...	Stylist
Preston Cook	...	Teddy
Brenda Crichlow	...	Julie

Also Known As:

The Social Climber (UK) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some sexual content.

Runtime:

96 min | Germany:81 min | Canada:85 min (Ontario)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:R | Canada:PG (Ontario) | USA:TV-14 | Australia:M | Finland:K-11 | South Korea:18 | Netherlands:AL | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Confessions Productions (II)

Trivia:

When Gatekeeper asks Katya if she received her message last night, Katya responds that after she watched "Last Call" she stayed up all night to work on the advertisement. This is a reference to "Last Call with Carson Daily" a talk show starring the ex-MTV veejay who also happens to be Jennifer Love Hewitt's ex-boyfriend.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Katya and her two friends are in an Indian Cafe, her friend is seen with a hookah (shisha) pipe in the mouth. However, when the shisha is shown by the camera, the terra cota cup is open. To smoke a shisha, that cup should be filled with tobacco, then covered by an aluminum foil, and topped with burning coals.

Quotes:

Katya Livingston: Darling don't you know that looking good is everything - no matter how much it costs?
[pause]
Katya Livingston: Nevermind.

Movie Connections:

References "Last Call with Carson Daly" (2002)

Soundtrack:

Feel So Good

Pretty good, for a JLH movie

I usually detest Jennifer Love Hewitt. Especially after the horrid "The Truth About Love" which I (very unfortunately) happened to watch.

But I must say I was pleasantly surprised by Ms Hewitt in this movie. It wasn't so bad, and in fact, was pretty good if I might add. The movie doesn't make any pretensions about what it's supposed to be i.e. a good, funny, light-hearted piece of fluff. Didn't feel like a made-for-TV movie at all too. I watched it when I was feeling kinda down and it actually did the trick.

Watch it for the air-headed humor, JLH's wardrobe (which fully capitalised on her "bosom buddies", as always), and the zippy dialog.

Oh..and the scene at the fountain with Katya and Charles was really really sweet. Rather believable too. Now, if only I can be as witty as Katya Livingston when I'm sitting at the fountain, munching on a hot dog with my ultimate dream guy......