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 [France]

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

After their first night together, Lisa is seen wearing a red camisole that has straps showing after putting on her red dress from the night before. The straps didn't show during their date and after she got home.

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Quotes

Lisa: So I was just wondering if there was one general thing that you've found over the years to be generally true in a general way that would help anyone in any situation?
Psychiatrist: That's a great question, yes, I would say figure out what you want and learn how to ask for it.
Lisa: OK. Those are both really hard.

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Connections

References Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

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Soundtracks

"Beneath The Bleeding"
Written by Jack Angel, Ros Savory, Timothy Kassner and Radek Kowalczyk
Performed by Inhumane

User Reviews

True torture...

Now I know what Alex DeLarge felt at the hands of the British Penal System and its experimental aversion therapy...

The dialogues are out of key, the characters don't connect, the music is just a punch in the stomach... Any expectation built for this movie is rapidly consumed by the expectation that it ends soon... but it doesn't... Two whole hours of movie which seem more like five and will let any who tries to watch it as tired as Coach Mo after running the marathon...

If you're hopping for something in the lines of "As Good As It Get" with smart dialogues like "The Simpsons" then you're in for a disappointment.