What If (2013)

Wallace, who is burned out from a string of failed relationships, forms an instant bond with Chantry, who lives with her longtime boyfriend. Together, they puzzle out what it means if your best friend is also the love of your life.

Director:

Michael Dowse

Writers:

Elan Mastai, T.J. Dawe (play)

Stars:

Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan, Megan Park

2 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Daniel Radcliffe	...	Wallace
Zoe Kazan	...	Chantry
Megan Park	...	Dalia
Adam Driver	...	Allan
Mackenzie Davis	...	Nicole
Rafe Spall	...	Ben
Lucius Hoyos	...	Felix
Jemima Rooper	...	Ellie
Tommie-Amber Pirie	...	Gretchen
Meghan Heffern	...	Tabby
Jonathan Cherry	...	Josh
Rebecca Northan	...	Holly
Jordan Hayes	...	Becky
Oona Chaplin	...	Julianne
Adam Fergus	...	Rolf

Storyline

WHAT IF is the story of medical school dropout Wallace, who's been repeatedly burned by bad relationships. So while everyone around him, including his roommate Allan seems to be finding the perfect partner, Wallace decides to put his love life on hold. It is then that he meets Chantry an animator who lives with her longtime boyfriend Ben. Wallace and Chantry form an instant connection, striking up a close friendship. Still, there is no denying the chemistry between them, leading the pair to wonder, what if the love of your life is actually your best friend?

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Plot Keywords:

friendship | love | friend | animator | refrigerator magnet | 

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Taglines:

Good friends... Bad idea?

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, including references throughout, partial nudity and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

Ireland Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 August 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

The F Word

Filming Locations:

Cinespace Film Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$11,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$133,898 (USA) (8 August 2014)

Gross:

$3,452,117 (USA) (12 September 2014)

Company Credits

Production Co:

No Trace Camping, Caramel Film, Fastnet Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the filming in Dublin, Daniel Radcliffe spent a night partying with the Dublin Minor Gaelic footballers at a house party in celebration of them winning the All-Ireland minor championship. He was however, on set to film the next morning at 8 o'clock.

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Goofs

Cultural mistranslations: (1) Allan introduces Wallace as his "roommate from college." Unless they were educated in the US (and we don't actually know this), Wallace and Allan would be "roommates from university." Canadians don't colloquially refer to university as college. (2) Nicole suggests at one point that they discuss "topical events" of the day, such as gay marriage and abortion. These issues are not topical at all in Canada. They have been long settled.

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Quotes

Nicole: What's the best case scenario ?
[... ]
Nicole: Look, one thing I like about getting married, is that you can stand up in front of everyone you care about and stay it for the record that you believe in the best case scenario.

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Crazy Credits

The beginning of the closing credits are done with Chantry's animations telling some of the story of the movie as well as some of the back story.

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Connections

Features The Princess Bride (1987)

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Soundtracks

Big Noise from Winnetka
Performed by Bob Crosby Orchestra
Written by Music by Bob Haggart and Ray Bauduc and lyrics by Gil Rodin and Bob Crosby
Courtesy of MCA Records and Universal Music Canada Warner/Chappell Music
Canada Ltd. obo WB Music Corp.

User Reviews

Fun Movie

'What if' is about Wallace (Daniel Radcliffe), a heart broken medical school dropout who meets Chantry (Zoe Kazan), an animator and Wallace's love interest. The moment they meet, Wallace is in love. Unfortunately for him, Chantry is already in a serious relationship and just wants to be friends.

Like most movies of this genre, you can for the most part guess how this movie progresses. However, that didn't really matter as the movie was fun and quite enjoyable. Most of the jokes were witty and didn't feel forced. All the relationships in the movie were enjoyable to watch as well. All the actors did a great job as well.

At the end, I had a good time watching this movie. It was a good fun movie.