All About Steve (2009)

Convinced that a CCN cameraman is her true love, an eccentric crossword puzzler trails him as he travels all over the country, hoping to convince him that they belong together.

Director:

Phil Traill

Writer:

Kim Barker

Stars:

Sandra Bullock, Bradley Cooper, Thomas Haden Church

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sandra Bullock	...	Mary Horowitz
Thomas Haden Church	...	Hartman
Bradley Cooper	...	Steve
Ken Jeong	...	Angus
DJ Qualls	...	Howard
Howard Hesseman	...	Mr. Horowitz
Keith David	...	Corbitt
Beth Grant	...	Mrs. Horowitz
Katy Mixon	...	Elizabeth
M.C. Gainey	...	Norm the Truck Driver
Holmes Osborne	...	Soloman
Delaney Hamilton	...	Little Deaf Girl
Jason Jones	...	Vasquez
Carlos Gómez	...	Rescue Supervisor (as Carlos Gomez)
George Sharperson	...	Rescuer

Storyline

Mary Horowitz writes crossword puzzles for the Sacramento Herald. She's loquacious to a fault. When kids at a career day make fun of her for being single, she accepts a blind date with Steve, the cameraman for a CNN-like news network. Within minutes she decides he's the man for her. He's quickly put off by her constant verbiage and over-the-top advances; he makes an off-hand remark about going on the road with her, and splits. She's moonstruck, writes a sappy crossword puzzle, loses her job, and decides to follow him as the news team crisscrosses the Southwest; Steve's team eggs her on. Then she falls in a mine shaft, and she and Steve become a story; is it a love story?

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Plot Keywords:

crossword puzzle | fall | mine shaft | eccentric | blind date | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content including innuendos

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [France]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

4 September 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Verrückt nach Steve

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$14,058,106 (USA) (4 September 2009)

Gross:

$33,860,010 (USA) (4 December 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox 2000 Pictures, Radar Pictures, Dune Entertainment III

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the movie poster, the umbrella is red and white but in the movie the umbrella is blue and white.

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Goofs

When the truck driver shows Mary his driver license, it's a regular Arizona operators license, with "Driver License" in blue. A trucker's license has "Commercial Driver License" in green.

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Quotes

Mary Horowitz: I will eat you like a mountain lion.

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Crazy Credits

SPOILER: After the end credits, a competitive TV reporter, in despair that Hartman got popularity by falling into the mine while trying to save Mary, jumps into the mine himself.

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Connections

Referenced in DVD-R Hell: The Day the Clown Cried (2014)

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Soundtracks

Sugar
Written and Performed by Dan Wilson
Courtesy of American Recordings
By Arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment

User Reviews

Count me as another who enjoyed this film

I watch a lot of movies, though not when first run at theaters -- generally I'll wait until the DVD price falls. This is why I only now getting around to viewing this film that "won" Sandra Bullock her Razzie.

And I believe that the Razzie voters were mistaken. I feel that Bullock did a nice job of playing a quirky, annoying person. Surely there were plenty of performances far more deserving of this award.

Although the character could be annoying, she still seemed like someone that would also be good to have as a friend, particularly as she evolved by the end of the movie. I think that it would not be a stretch to compare Mary to PeeWee Herman in "PeeWee's Big Adventure."

It was a nice cast and I felt that all of the actors really did fine work in this fun little comedy and will be viewing it again.