How Do You Know (2010)

After being cut from the USA softball team and feeling a bit past her prime, Lisa finds herself evaluating her life and in the middle of a love triangle, as a corporate guy in crisis competes with her current, baseball-playing beau.

Director:

James L. Brooks

Writer:

James L. Brooks

Stars:

Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, Owen Wilson

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Reese Witherspoon	...	Lisa
Paul Rudd	...	George
Owen Wilson	...	Matty
Jack Nicholson	...	Charles
Kathryn Hahn	...	Annie
Mark Linn-Baker	...	Ron
Lenny Venito	...	Al
Molly Price	...	Coach Sally
Ron McLarty	...	George's Lawyer
Shelley Conn	...	Terry
Domenick Lombardozzi	...	Bullpen Pitcher
John Tormey	...	Doorman
Teyonah Parris	...	Riva
Tony Shalhoub	...	Psychiatrist
Dean Norris	...	Softball Coach

Storyline

Star softball player, Lisa, has just been cut from the national team; Scholarly business man, George, has just been indicted from his father's company. With everything that they know in their lives taken from them, Lisa and George attempt to find romance. Lisa's potential boyfriend, Matty, however, is as clueless and perpetually single as they come, and George's girlfriend just dumped him. A chance hook-up through mutual friends, Lisa and George may be able to form a friendship, or more, that can help them climb out of the piles of lemons that life has handed to them.

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Plot Keywords:

love triangle | question in title | former athlete | 27 year old | baseball player | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [fr]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 December 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Everything You've Got

Filming Locations:

Drexel University - 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$120,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£374,933 (UK) (28 January 2011)

Gross:

£734,791 (UK) (4 February 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Gracie Films, Road Rebel

Technical Specs

Runtime:

121 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

At one time Bill Murray was in talks to play the role of the father, but turned it down.

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Goofs

The scene from the "Nationals'" bullpen where one of the Nats relief pitchers throws a note to a female fan in the stands was actually filmed in the visitors' bullpen at Nationals Park. The visitors' bullpen (in left-center field) is more open and sunny (scene was filed in the morning) while the real Nationals bullpen (in right field) is shaded by the stands above it.

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Quotes

George: Stop shouting! I don't hear you when you do that. Not ever!

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Connections

References Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

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Soundtracks

"Your Easy Lovin' Ain't Pleasin' Nothin'"
Written by Andrew Cohen
Performed by Mayer Hawthorne
Courtesy of Stones Throw Records, LLC

User Reviews

Not as bad as they're saying.

Okay, so call me crazy, but I would NEVER give a movie a one star rating unless it was absolutely miserable. Like if I would rather leave the theater and the $10 I spent on it than watch it. How Do You Know was not a one star movie. The only problems I saw with it were that it was a little long. I thought they could have cut some scenes out and not only gotten away with it, but made it a more enjoyable experience. Also, with actors like Paul Rudd and Owen Wilson (plus how it was advertised as a comedy) I was expecting to do a lot more laughing in the movie than I really did. Don't get me wrong, it was funny, but not as much as you'd expect. I think if you go to this movie knowing it's more of a romantic comedy than a typical Owen Wilson/Paul Rudd style comedy then you'll be pleasantly surprised. I really enjoyed the movie, I thought it was very clever and surprisingly uplifting and I thought it was definitely worth the money.