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The Proposal (I) (2009)

PG_13 108 min  -  Comedy | Drama | Romance  -   19 June 2009 (USA)
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Reviews: 247 user | 211 critic | 30 from Metacritic.com

A pushy boss forces her young assistant to marry her in order to keep her Visa status in the U.S. and avoid deportation to Canada.

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Anne Fletcher
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sandra Bullock ...
Ryan Reynolds ...
Mary Steenburgen ...
Craig T. Nelson ...
Betty White ...
Denis O'Hare ...
Malin Akerman ...
Oscar Nuñez ...
Aasif Mandvi ...
Michael Nouri ...
Michael Mosley ...
Dale Place ...
Alicia Hunt ...
Coffee Barista
Alexis Garcia Alexis Garcia ...
Immigration Clerk (as Alexis R. Garcia)
Kortney Adams ...
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Storyline

For three years, Andrew Paxton has slaved as the assistant to Margaret Tate, hard-driving editor at a New York publisher. When Margaret, a Canadian, faces deportation for an expired visa, she hatches a scheme to marry Andrew - he agrees if she'll promise a promotion. A skeptical INS agent vows to test the couple about each other the next Monday. Andrew had plans to fly home that weekend for his grandma's 90th, so Margaret goes with him - to Sitka, Alaska - where mom, dad, and grams await. Family dynamics take over: tensions between dad and Andrew, an ex-girlfriend, Andrew's dislike of Margaret, and her past color the next few days, with the INS ready to charge Andrew with fraud. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Taglines:

Here comes the bribe...

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, nudity and language See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

La propuesta See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$33,627,598 (USA) (21 June 2009) (3056 Screens)

Gross:

$163,900,057 (USA) (25 October 2009)
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

The family boat used to transport Margaret and Andrew from the airport is a Wasque 26, built in Marblehead, MA - just a few miles from where the movie was filmed. See more »

Goofs

Errors in geography: When Margaret and Andrew are in her office, a view out the window shows the barren trees in the courtyard (flimed at International Place in Boston in late winter/very early spring) but yet the same weekend they are in in Alaska where everything is lush green, even though Alaskan Spring is far behind Boston and NY Spring. See more »

Quotes

Andrew Paxton: [as Margaret slowly descends the ladder to the dock] Congratulations. I'm a hundred.
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Connections

Featured in "The Jay Leno Show: Episode #1.43" (2009) See more »

Soundtracks

"Só Danço Samba"
Written by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes
Performed by Luiz Bonfá
Courtesy of The Verve Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises See more »