I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007)

A mother falls for a younger man while her daughter falls in love for the first time. Mother Nature messes with their fates.

Director:

Amy Heckerling

Writer:

Amy Heckerling

Stars:

Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Rudd, Saoirse Ronan

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michelle Pfeiffer	...	Rosie
Paul Rudd	...	Adam
Saoirse Ronan	...	Izzie
Stacey Dash	...	Brianna (as Stacey L. Dash)
Fred Willard	...	Marty
Jon Lovitz	...	Nathan
Sarah Alexander	...	Jeannie
Tracey Ullman	...	Mother Nature
Yasmin Paige	...	Melanie
Rory Copus	...	Dylan
O.T. Fagbenle	...	Sean
Jayden Berry-Garvey	...	Ike
Iddo Goldberg	...	Director
Noah Lee Margetts	...	Monty
Jonathan Ryland	...	Prop Guy

Storyline

Rosie (40), a divorced mother, produces the has-been TV comedy You Go Girl. Her boss no longer allows the show to tackle any vaguely controversial subjects, so it seems doomed. Then she meets at an audition Adam Perl (29), an attractive, spontaneously funny, single actor. She successfully casts him, which revives the show's ratings. She also dates him, but her pathological insecurity, focused on their age difference, compromises the relationship. That culminates when she suspects him of infidelity with the show's star, and the studio gives those two their own sitcom.

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Plot Keywords:

mother nature | love | date | first love | ageism | 

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Taglines:

Find Yourself. In Love.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 May 2007 (Spain)

Also Known As:

I Could Be Your Mother

Filming Locations:

Avalon Hollywood - 1735 Vine Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$24,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bauer Martinez Studios, Templar Films Unlimited, Formula Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Amy Heckerling's earlier movie Clueless starred Stacey Dash and Paul Rudd as teenagers; 12 years later in this movie, both Dash and Rudd play actors playing teenagers in the show within the movie.

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Goofs

In the scene in the car where Michelle Pfeiffer's character is talking to her daughter about the value of Pi, when they start the scene and show the daughter, you can see a Scion pull up in the background and people start to get out. As they cut back and forth between mother and daughter, each time they show the daughter, the car disappears, then reappears, then disappears again.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Mother Nature: [sigh] Pretty impressive, huh? People tend to think of me as that, uh, environmental nut. But whenever I get down to work they say, 'Mother Nature, you're such a destructive bitch'.

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Crazy Credits

A short series of outtakes appears before the closing credits.

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Connections

Features The Graduate (1967)

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Soundtracks

"Why Can't I Be You?"
Written by Robert Smith
Performed by The Cure

User Reviews

One Sexy Momma

Yes, Michelle Pfeiffer is who i am referring to. She looks absolutely amazing at 49 and when i was a kid i could only wish all my mates mums looked this fine.

I am a massive fan of romantic comedy, i hear you all say but you are a bloke whats wrong with you !!! Who can forget Love Actually which basically has some of the all time funniest moments in cinema. I could never be your woman unfortunately does not hit these highs but you will laugh and the characters have a certain warmth.

The film really focuses on the relationship between Pfeiffer and her daughter which is unusual in the fact the most of the good comedy moments arise from the daughters relationship with her mother and her mothers personal life. You have to love Jon Lovitz, the guy is a genius. He is barely in the movie but his dead pan matter of fact character is a perfect foil to Pfieffers Character.

On the whole i would say watch this, probably wait for DVD but its certainly worth a rental. The film had the potential to be both funnier and also some pointless Scenes especially with Mother Nature.

On a final note i know this is only a film and it was 90 minutes long but if i have children in the future i would like to be a parent like Pfieffers Character. Honest, open with a great relationship with her daughter.