Her Minor Thing (2005)

The life of a successful professional woman turns chaotic when her boyfriend accidentally reveals on TV a highly personal secret about her.

Director:

Charles Matthau

Writers:

Debra Meyers (story), Jim Meyers (screenplay)

Stars:

Estella Warren, Christian Kane, Michael Weatherly

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Estella Warren	...	Jeana
Christian Kane	...	Paul
Michael Weatherly	...	Tom
Rachel Dratch	...	Caroline
Flex Alexander	...	Marty
Kathy Griffin	...	Maggie
Ivana Milicevic	...	Zsa Zsa
Victoria Jackson	...	Norma
David Fine	...	Cab Driver
Larry Milburn	...	Randy
Keary Ann Bixby	...	Wendy Sagen
Rick Kleber	...	Carl
Rachel Songer	...	Alison
Elisabeth Nunziato	...	Susan
Heather Simpson	...	Monica

Storyline

Jeana does IT for the Sacramento Fire Department. She and Tom, a self-confident local TV news reporter, are about to go on a cruise to Rio when he lets slip on TV that she is a virgin. It's a slow news week, so this becomes a story: the media pursue Jeana, she breaks up with Tom and wants the tickets or her cruise money back, and Tom can't believe she's serious. Her path crosses that of Paul, a photographer recently arrived from Texas who's also Tom's cameraman; he's had six serious relationships that have ended with his heart broken. A triangle of sorts develops. Will Jeana end up with either man? Will she end up on the cruise? And what about that minor thing?

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Plot Keywords:

misandry | animated title sequence | private jet | vacation | divorcee | 

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Taglines:

She's got a secret they can't keep.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the scene where Jeana and Paul are cuddling on the couch watching a movie, he tells her the movie needs Cary Grant. She tells him it needs Walter Matthau. This movie was directed by Walter Matthau's son, Charles.

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Connections

References The Jerry Springer Show (1991)

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Soundtracks

Euroman
Composed by Danny Pelfrey and Mark Stephen Ross
Performed by The Mighty Turbans
Courtesy of Amusicom /Megatrax

User Reviews

Major Thing about it is Estella Warren

Interest in Estella Warren pointed me in this one's direction. Movie has a bit of a silly storyline. In the old days, really not so long ago, you'd definitely have caused trouble for suggesting that an unmarried woman is not a virgin anymore, here strife is caused by an accidental blab about the lead character's virginity. How times have changed.

No sex, no nudity, no foul language, no violence, set in gentle Sacramento, a chick flick in the truest sense. Pretty Estella Warren in the lead, all blonde mane and long, long legs that are quite often shown. Long, bare legs, at that. And lo, what's this? A decent helping of (gasp!) foot fetishism? Once that fountain scene comes up, gratuitous foot-shots totally escalates! There is also the poolside black bikini sequence that I had on slow motion just a while ago. And lots and lots of more leggy scenes, and, yes, the white toe-nail polish in that couch scene really looks scrumptious! Gasp! All these bare flesh in a chick flick! But no foul language. Except derogatory terms for men, awful creatures. Working title was 'Men Are Jerks', remember? No violence either. Unless you count Jeana stabbing director Charlie Matthau's character with a fork! (Albeit off- camera, but with a grisly sound effect!) And there is such a nasty slicing-the-cucumber scene, I wonder what Jeana was thinking of? Oh, so vicious! Hello, American Motion Picture Association, I want to file a complaint... Oh hell, just kidding, Estella's a long way off from raising any eyebrows, although with her long, long legs and soft-soled bare feet she is clearly not just playing to the chick flick regular audience, but raising more than temperatures. Kissing, cuddling, romantically it all gets pretty steamy, but only the far-out nutters will complain about this sexy movie. Then, again, there are a whole lot of far-out nutters out there filled with jealousy and rage at that black bikini scene.

For the most part, though, this movie needs something. Actual drive, actual conflict, actual drama? The storyline isn't worth three consecutive sneezes, and if the reference to midget porn is the funniest line, what does that say for the rest of the movie? The weak game is quickly given away at the very beginning with that poxy little LNELY GRL cartoon that keeps fading out to green (although the song about love making her stupid was great!)

But I do think that with a pretty girl like Estella Warren you could make a much better chick flick if the subject matter just wasn't so trivial. And hate me for saying this, but the virginity of somebody as hot as Estella has but a fleeting hope to last beyond summer. :)

Okay, the feminists are now queuing up to beat me to death. :(

If you could have a girl like Estella/Jeane or anybody like her, her virginal status would hardly matter. The point being that she's such a nice girl. Kidding her about her choice is clearly wrong, making a fuss about it, even more so. She is the wise one, after all, to wait for the right one. But virginity cannot be cherished forever, not when romance comes into the picture. All a girl can do, is hold out for real love and settle for nothing less. As indeed Jeana did.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 June 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Jej mały sekret

Filming Locations:

Sacramento, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Crescent Moon Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1