I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007)

A mother falls for a younger man while her daughter falls in love for the first time. Mother Nature messes with their fates.

Director:

Amy Heckerling

Writer:

Amy Heckerling

Stars:

Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Rudd, Saoirse Ronan

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michelle Pfeiffer	...	Rosie
Paul Rudd	...	Adam
Saoirse Ronan	...	Izzie
Stacey Dash	...	Brianna (as Stacey L. Dash)
Fred Willard	...	Marty
Jon Lovitz	...	Nathan
Sarah Alexander	...	Jeannie
Tracey Ullman	...	Mother Nature
Yasmin Paige	...	Melanie
Rory Copus	...	Dylan
O-T Fagbenle	...	Sean
Jayden Berry-Garvey	...	Ike
Iddo Goldberg	...	Director
Noah Lee Margetts	...	Monty
Jonathan Ryland	...	Prop Guy

Storyline

Rosie (40), a divorced mother, produces the has-been TV comedy You Go Girl. Her boss no longer allows the show to tackle any vaguely controversial subjects, so it seems doomed. Then she meets at an audition Adam Perl (29), an attractive, spontaneously funny, single actor. She successfully casts him, which revives the show's ratings. She also dates him, but her pathological insecurity, focused on their age difference, compromises the relationship. That culminates when she suspects him of infidelity with the show's star, and the studio gives those two their own sitcom.

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Plot Keywords:

2000s | producer | female producer | female tv producer | cougar | 

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Taglines:

Find Yourself. In Love.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 May 2007 (Spain)

Also Known As:

I Could Be Your Mother

Filming Locations:

Avalon Hollywood - 1735 Vine Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$24,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bauer Martinez Studios, Templar Films Unlimited, Formula Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Paul Rudd and Michelle Pfeiffer play lovers in this movie. They worked together again in 2018 in "Ant-Man and the Wasp", where Pfeiffer plays the mother of Rudd's girlfriend.

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Goofs

While calculating the age differences in an inner monologue, Rosie makes mention that her first writing job was for the sitcom "Family Matters" in 1986. However the show did not start until 1989.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Mother Nature: [sigh] Pretty impressive, huh? People tend to think of me as that, uh, environmental nut. But whenever I get down to work they say, 'Mother Nature, you're such a destructive bitch'.

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Crazy Credits

A short series of outtakes appears before the closing credits.

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Connections

References Will & Grace (1998)

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Soundtracks

Your Woman
Performed by White Town
Courtesy of Chrysalis/EMI

User Reviews

The Bridge Between Ephron and Apatow

Slapstick, cerebral, puns, visual humor, industry in jokes, innuendo, and satire, even Woody Allenesque in Tracy Ullman's Mothe Nature running commentary; Amy Heckerling's writing skills here are at full force. We cannot remember that last time we watched a film and laughed out loud so often and at so many different types of comedy;

As other reviewers have noted this is a film of real sweetness - but even the sentimentality is handled well - but not saccharine. It handles the idea of older woman - younger man with a delicious sense of balance and farce; can it really be five years since Michelle Pfeiffer's last film? And Paul Rudd stamps his charm all over this.

The comedians, and there are a ton to spot here, especially British - a challenge to spot all of them - make up one of the better ensemble casts of the last few years.

'I could never be your woman' is quite simply one of the best comedies of 2007 in our opinion - romantic or otherwise. Neither of us could think on another comedy that comes close so far this year. It is difficult not to be enthusiastic given the wit and chemistry of the script, the actors, and the crew. Irreverent, yet old fashioned, trend setting, yet comfortably familiar, this really is one of the most enjoyable films to be seen: an outstanding comedy, and if I am raving about it, it is because it deserves it.

A real film and a real cinematic experience: kudos and thanks to all involved.