Dorfman in Love (2011)

Unknowingly trapped in her role as caretaker of her unappreciative family, a young single woman desperately needs to get her own life. When she volunteers to cat sit at her unrequited love's downtown L.A loft, her world, as she knows it, changes forever.

Director:

Brad Leong

Writer:

Wendy Kout

Stars:

Sara Rue, Scott Wilson, Elliott Gould

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Sara Rue	...	Deb Dorfman
Scott Wilson	...	Winston Cooke Sr.
Elliott Gould	...	Burt Dorfman
Keri Lynn Pratt	...	Leeann Dorfman
Haaz Sleiman	...	Cookie
Kelen Coleman	...	Molly
Catherine Hicks	...	Rose
Hayley Marie Norman	...	Chelsea
Sophie Monk	...	Vronka
Johann Urb	...	Jay Cleary
Sonya Eddy	...	Lil G
Jonathan Chase	...	Daniel Dorfman
Todd Grinnell	...	Hugh
Bubba Ganter	...	Homeless Man
Melissa Keller	...	Pregnant Guest

Storyline

Unknowingly trapped in her role as caretaker of her unappreciative family, a young single woman desperately needs to get her own life. When she volunteers to cat sit at her unrequited love's downtown L.A loft, her world, as she knows it, changes forever.

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Taglines:

She's a Work in Progress

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 March 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dorfman in Love

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$8,757 (USA) (22 March 2013)

Gross:

$13,737 (USA) (5 April 2013)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Was originally rated R by the MPAA for "sexual content" but was later overturned at an appeal hearing and changed to PG-13 for "sexual content, language and brief drug use."

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Goofs

When Deb chooses Jay and goes to his loft, her makeup is shown totally different from the next scene in a DASH bus.

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Soundtracks

Fast as I Can
Written by Jay Condiotti and Nadia Fay Finkelstein
Performed by Nadia Fay

User Reviews

One-dimensional characters, but still love Elliott Gould

I fully agree with Salsa Boy from San Francisco. I saw this movie last night through the D.C. Jewish Film Festival. Elliott Gould did the best he could with a script that was one-dimensional at best, and, at worst, rehashed the worst sort of Borscht Belt stereotypes (to wit, "We Jews don't paint, we HIRE painters..."). Through most of the movie, I felt like I was watching cartoon characters (awkward girl with low self-esteem; brother who's an insensitive jerk; father who's super kvetchy), though it did get stronger toward the end. The theme--self-discovery and transformation--was a worthy one, but handled clumsily and in eminently disbelievable ways. Both the writer (Wendy Kout) and the great Gould himself spoke and fielded audience questions. I made the mistake of asking Ms. Kout why the characters seemed at times like caricatures, and I was stunned by her response, which I'll quote in its entirety: "You are SO welcome to your opinion." This movie is redeemed a bit by Gould's vulnerability and charm, but his talent is largely squandered in a script penned by a Hollywood hack.