Man Up (2015)

A single woman takes the place of a stranger's blind date, which leads to her finding the perfect boyfriend.

Director:

Ben Palmer

Writer:

Tess Morris

Stars:

Keir Charles, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Lake Bell

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Keir Charles	...	Dom
Phoebe Waller-Bridge	...	Katie
Lake Bell	...	Nancy
Robert Wilfort	...	Ryan
Ophelia Lovibond	...	Jessica
Sharon Horgan	...	Elaine
Paul Thornley	...	Adam
Simon Pegg	...	Jack
Ken Stott	...	Bert
Harriet Walter	...	Fran
Henry Lloyd-Hughes	...	Daniel
Rory Kinnear	...	Sean
James Reilly	...	Checkroom Attendant (as James Oliver Reilly)
Olivia Williams	...	Hilary
Stephen Campbell Moore	...	Ed

Storyline

A 34 year old single woman, Nancy, hung-over again, exhausted by the endless fruitless set ups by her friends, traveling across London to toast another 10 years of her parent's successful happy magical marriage runs in with a 40 year old divorcee, Jack, who mistakes her for his 24 year old blind date. Nancy, deciding to go with it, happens to hop on the most chaotic yet hilarious journey of her life which neither of them will ever forget. There is drinking, truths, an old stalker class mate with long a standing crush, lost divorce papers, lost hopes, competitive indoor sports and yeah Jack finding out the truth that Nancy isn't his blind date. 'Man Up' a romantic comedy about taking chances, finding about being yourself, making decisions and rolling with the consequences.

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Plot Keywords:

blind date | single woman | stranger | one day | seduction | 

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Taglines:

Right time, right place, wrong date.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and sexual references

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 November 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

(Des)encontro Perfeito

Filming Locations:

Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Big Talk Productions, StudioCanal

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Simon Pegg reported that Lake Bell stayed in character with her English accent, even when not before the camera. It wasn't until photography was done and she thanked the assembled crew that they realized she wasn't English.

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Goofs

When Jack and Nancy are walking along the South Bank, there are several non-contiguous shots of the Foyles book store and the stairs behind them, giving the appearance that they're not making any progress on their walk.

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Quotes

Nancy: I've got a confession to make. I'm not really your blind date, Jack.
Jack: What? Are you even 24?
Nancy: No! Add an other 10. I was just merely trying to meet my mate in the modern world.

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Connections

Referenced in The Graham Norton Show: Kylie Minogue/Simon Pegg/Michael McIntyre/Brandon Flowers (2015)

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Soundtracks

Three Hearts
Written by Alexander Claire and Daniel Wilson
Published by Universal Music Publishing PGM Ltd.
and Chrysalis Music Ltd., a BMG Chrysalis Company
Performed by Alex Clare
Courtesy of Island Records
Under license from Universal Music Operations Ltd.

User Reviews

Quite a lovely one

My advice? Watch it? nd don't watch the trailer, there is no need

I wasn't expecting a typical American comedy, since I usually appreciate Simon Pegg's work. But I wasn't expecting to enjoy it this much. It seemed to me like a romantic movie but realistic in many ways

• Including the fact that the actors are not typically young and

gorgeous from every angle - They are beautiful yes, in their own authentic way, much like their characters I think.

And of course it's a cliché film in many ways, but still made me smile and laugh out loud many times. I will recommend to my friends who appreciate quality cinema. It's one of the good ones!