Valentine's Day (2010)

Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine's Day.

Director:

Garry Marshall

Writers:

Katherine Fugate (screenplay), Katherine Fugate (story)

Stars:

Julia Roberts, Jamie Foxx, Anne Hathaway

7 wins & 12 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jessica Alba	...	Morley Clarkson
Kathy Bates	...	Susan
Jessica Biel	...	Kara Monahan
Bradley Cooper	...	Holden
Eric Dane	...	Sean Jackson
Patrick Dempsey	...	Dr. Harrison Copeland
Hector Elizondo	...	Edgar
Jamie Foxx	...	Kelvin Moore
Jennifer Garner	...	Julia Fitzpatrick
Topher Grace	...	Jason
Anne Hathaway	...	Liz
Carter Jenkins	...	Alex
Ashton Kutcher	...	Reed Bennett
Queen Latifah	...	Paula Thomas
Taylor Lautner	...	Willy

Storyline

More than a dozen Angelenos navigate Valentine's Day from early morning until midnight. Three couples awake together, but each relationship will sputter; are any worth saving? A grade-school boy wants flowers for his first true love; two high school seniors plan first-time sex at noon; a TV sports reporter gets the assignment to find romance in LA; a star quarterback contemplates his future; two strangers meet on a plane; grandparents, together for years, face a crisis; and, an "I Hate Valentine's Day" dinner beckons the lonely and the lied to. Can Cupid finish his work by midnight?

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Plot Keywords:

valentine | valentine's day | tv station | flower | indian restaurant | 

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Taglines:

From the director of Pretty Woman comes a day in the life of love.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some sexual material and brief partial nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Germany]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish Russian Italian

Release Date:

12 February 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Día de los enamorados

Filming Locations:

The Original Los Angeles Flower Market - 754 Wall St, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$52,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$63,135,312, 12 February 2010, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$110,485,654

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$216,485,654

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Rice Films, Karz Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

125 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Features one of the largest ensemble casts in Hollywood history.

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Goofs

On the bridge when Alphonso is fishing and talking to Reed, the camera goes back and forth to both sides of Alphonso. Alphonso is holding the fishing pole different each time, on one side he is holding the handle and the fishing line and the other he is holding the handle and the pole, not the line. Also, importantly, he is using a bait-casting reel and the proper way to keep the line from unreeling is to place your thumb on the spool. The way he is holding the reel is like that of a spinning reel.

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Quotes

Reed Bennett: You don't keep inklings to yourself! You share them! You're like hey guy, I got an inkling you're headed for a fall here! That's what friends do, that's common knowledge, it's in the damn handbook!

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Crazy Credits

Gag reel during the closing credits, and at the end of the closing credits cheerleaders form a heart on the football field.

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Connections

Referenced in Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #2.22 (2011)

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Soundtracks

Stay Here Forever
Written by Jewel Kilcher (as Jewel), Bobby Pinson and Dallas Davidson
Performed by Jewel Kilcher (as Jewel)
Courtesy of The Valory Music Co., LLC

User Reviews

If you loved 'Love Actually' do NOT see Valentine's Day

All star cast, great premise and timely release unfortunately do not make up for poor script, tacky comedy and a general go nowhere film. Basically a Hollywood rip off of something that the UK has already done to glorious success. While each of the characters were stand alone acceptable the need for the script to somehow tie them all together in a Love Actually fashion became tiresome and somewhat irrelevant. After watching the film you'll find yourself counting how many of the stars and starlets on the poster were even necessary in the film and start realising that the number of 'name' actors in the film is directly proportionate to the number of dollars it cost you for the ticket. Had they dropped 8 of the major players out and actually investigated the remaining stories a little further, rather than jumping back and forward between around a dozen limp ones, it may have been two dollars well spent. Don't waste your money - $12 will buy cheap roses from the petrol station and will probably be a more memorable gift to your significant other.