Love Happens (2009)

Director:

Brandon Camp

Writers (WGA):

Brandon Camp (written by) &
Mike Thompson (written by)

Release Date:

18 September 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Sometimes when you least expect it...

Plot:

About a widower whose book about coping with loss turns him into a best-selling self-help guru. On a business trip to Seattle, he falls for a woman who attends one of his seminars, only to learn that he hasn't yet truly confronted his wife's passing. |

Plot Keywords:

Self Help Book | Self Help Group | Seattle Washington | Grief | Cockatoo

Cast

Aaron Eckhart	...	Burke
Jennifer Aniston	...	Eloise Chandler
Dan Fogler	...	Lane
John Carroll Lynch	...	Walter
Martin Sheen	...	Burke's Father-in-Law
Judy Greer	...	Marty
Frances Conroy	...	Eloise's Mom
Joe Anderson	...	Tyler
Sasha Alexander	...	Photographer
Clyde Kusatsu	...	Cab Driver
Anne Marie DeLuise	...	Unicom Executive #1
Tyler McClendon	...	Unicom Executive #2
Panou	...	Unicom Executive #3
Michael Kopsa	...	Unicom CEO
Michelle Harrison	...	Cynthia

Also Known As:

Brand New Day (USA) (working title)
Quand l'amour arrive (Canada: French title)
Traveling (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some language including sexual references.

Runtime:

USA:109 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44844) | Ireland:12A | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Singapore:PG | UK:12A | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Seattle, Washington, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Goofs:

Continuity: When he goes to release Rocky, they get out of van - headlights are off. Camera goes to close-up and then returns to the van and the lights are on.

Quotes:

Burke: Funerals are important rituals. They're not only recognition that a person has died; they're recognition that a person has lived.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2009-09-19)" (2009)

Not so bad....

Let me start by saying that I did not think I would like this movie, but it exceeded my expectations. I think what I liked the most about it, was it was not your typical romance movie. I had heard before seeing it that it was predictable and just like every other "chick flick" but the truth is... it's really not. This movie had a lot of depth, a lot of touching moments and yes, obviously romance. That being said, this movie was more about finding the good in life and forgetting all of the hurt and heart aches then it was about romance, although that aspect of it is in there too. Aaron Eckhart is impossible not to like and quite the eye candy. This movie also had some great songs in it! Overall, definitely not too bad!