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

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 June 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Romantica Jeana

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

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 Jerry Springer (1991)

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Soundtracks

Inferno
Composed by Al Capps and Dain Blair
Courtesy of Groove Addicts, Los Angeles

User Reviews

Fabulous Romantic Comedy

Two of my friends and I watched Her Minor Thing together, and this will be our combined review. We are three college age students: one virgin, one lesbian, and one thirty-something...to get a drift of our different views.

We all classified this as our new favorite 'chick flick'. Although HMT does follow the "romantic comedy formula", it's way different and more stronger than what we've seen from other films. We laughed, we clapped, we cried and got angry all in the span of two hours. HMT gives many emotions, and the music to match is fantastic. Most 'romantic comedies' don't give you the anger or stronger emotions, and HMT does the emotional roller-coaster seamlessly.

Warren makes the role her own by portraying a soft yet strong woman; Weatherly brings in what the three of us pegged as a 'puppet-type shallowness, yet knows true romantic lines - we'll swoon for Tom anyway'. Griffin and Dratch fit into their roles like slipping on a pair of well-worn gloves; Kane seems footloose-and-fancy free.

Rachel Dratch & Michael Weatherly stole the show is our impression, and MADE their roles; the responses in scenes got the exact fabulous facial expressions to go with them, their body language even. Some of our favorite laughs were what Caroline would say, or the look on Tom's face in reaction to the scenes.

The location was also great - it felt like a bigger city, but not the biggest city. Also fabulous to note was the props in the scenes for each location – from photographs, posters and what the characters wore all made the film seem more real, and completed the characters background and feelings about their life.

All of us loved the movie for different reasons at the end - from how the portrayals were (lesbians, firefighters, romantics) to the roller-coaster-ride of the emotions you feel when someone betrays you, to the reactions of many different people in knowing your a virgin.

All in all, wonderful performances by the cast and a talented and emotional script by the Meyers. We are looking forward to more projects by the Meyers and Charles Matthau!