Little Black Book (2004)

A woman snoops through her boyfriend's palm pilot and reveals his former girlfriends, which causes her to question why they're still listed in his little black book.

Director:

Nick Hurran

Writers:

Melissa Carter (story), Melissa Carter (screenplay)

Stars:

Brittany Murphy, Ron Livingston, Holly Hunter

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brittany Murphy	...	Stacy
Holly Hunter	...	Barb
Kathy Bates	...	Kippie Kann
Ron Livingston	...	Derek
Julianne Nicholson	...	Joyce
Stephen Tobolowsky	...	Carl
Kevin Sussman	...	Ira
Rashida Jones	...	Dr. Rachel Keyes
Josie Maran	...	Lulu Fritz
Jason Antoon	...	Larry
Sharon Lawrence	...	Mom
Gavin Rossdale	...	Random
Cress Williams	...	Phil
Dave Annable	...	Bean
Yvette Nicole Brown	...	Production Assistant

Storyline

Trentonian Stacy Holt's life has been guided by two general items. One is her father abandoning the family when she was young, leading to her and her mother turning to the music of Carly Simon to cope, and she having had a history of unsatisfying romantic relationships in not having a suitable male role model. The other is her idolization of Diane Sawyer, who she has long wanted to work alongside as a serious journalist. Her personal life seems to have finally overcome the issue of her father with the entrance of Derek into her life, he, a scout for the New Jersey Devils, her boyfriend who she knew was her soul mate when they met, they now living together. Things are not going as well on the professional front, she having just left a dead end job to work among the large stable of associate producers on the syndicated Trenton-based daytime talk show "Kippie Kann Do!!", whose show topics are outrageous, the more outrageous the better. Stacy's tenure with the show is even more tenuous as...

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Plot Keywords:

gynecologist | blond hair | caucasian | little black book | pink panties | 

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Taglines:

Have you ever been tempted to look inside his...

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content/humor and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Stacy (Brittany Murphy) confronts Barb (Holly Hunter) on-camera backstage, the monitor above their heads appears to flip the image, but it is not a monitor. It is the back of the projection screen from the main televised image that is the centerpiece of the "Kippie Kann Show" stage's back wall.

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Goofs

When Stacy and Barb are talking during lunch, Barb's tray jumps about between shots.

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Quotes

Barb: Sounds great. Why'd you split?
Lulu Fritz: Oh, same old, same old. Schedules. Travel... *temptation*.
Barb: Ah! He cheated.
Lulu Fritz: [laughs] No! I did. All the time. But he stuck around like a lovesick puppy.

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Crazy Credits

"Hell is empty. All the devils are here." William Shakespeare "The Tempest"

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Connections

Referenced in The Benchwarmers (2006)

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Soundtracks

Let the River Run
Written by Carly Simon
Performed by The St. Thomas Choir of Men and Boys
Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

User Reviews

Are the people voting really watching this movie?

All romantic comedies follow a standard formula: Boy meets girl. Boy gets girl. Boy loses girl. Boy gets girl back. As the audience, we're supposed to enjoy the How of the formula. And often times that formula is very entertaining. Along comes this refreshing, unpredictable "Little Black Book" that does not follow the familiar formula, yet is a romantic comedy -- and a very well made one, I think -- the cumulative vote so far is less than 5. Makes no sense to me. Here's what you get with "Little Black Book." An intelligent script well directed. Brittany Murphy is impressive in a very seamless performance. Julianne Nicholson practically steals the show. Plus Josie Maran steams the whole thing up. What else do you want? 7 out of 10

Details

Official Sites:

Gaumont Columbia Tristar [France]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 August 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Little Black Book

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,075,217, 8 August 2004

Gross USA:

$20,698,668

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$22,035,509

Company Credits

Production Co:

Revolution Studios, Blue Star Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min 105 min (Ontario)

Sound Mix:

DTS (DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1) Dolby Digital (Dolby Digital 5.1) SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1