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:

grandmother grandson relationship | grandfather grandson relationship | car | barefoot male | man wrapped in a towel | 

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Two actors and two actresses in this film, Anne Hathaway, Hector Elizondo, Larry Miller, and Kathleen Marshall, appeared in The Princess Diaries (2001) and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004), also directed by Garry Marshall.

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Goofs

(around 47 min.) Reflected on the SUV.

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Quotes

[finishes phone sex conversation and turns around]
Liz: Oh, God.
Jason: That is a really weird way to talk to your boss.
Liz: It's not what you think
Jason: Really?
[feigned sigh]
Jason: Awesome, because, what I think it is, is you leaving me at dinner to talk dirty to your boyfriend Stanley.
Liz: No. No, no, no, no, no, no.
[feign sigh]
Jason: What a relief to know you're not someone who licks people all up and down with their scratchy kitty-cat tongue.
[...]

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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 #2.24 (2011)

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Soundtracks

Grace
Written by Scott Marshall

User Reviews

Sickened by Syrup Overdose

I was the classic husband dragged to see this on Valentine's Day weekend as a goodwill gesture. It was every bit as bad as could be possibly imagined. Half of Hollywood's A List star as vacuous stereotypes, moronically obsessed with the holiday in question. This despite the fact they are all living millionaire lifestyles, with perfect tans and the whitest of teeth. It's Love Actually, without a sense of humour or any depth whatsoever. No- one and nothing is remotely realistic - every storyline has a trite and convenient resolution and none is convincing or interesting. There is a perfect and unlikely ratio of ethnicities and sexualities. The sex trade is entirely trivialised and sanitised. No-one stays upset about relationship breakdowns for more than one scene. People break into spontaneous dance sequences in which everyone knows the pre-rehearsed moves but the film doesn't have the conviction to show it for more than 3 seconds... Just utter pointless and patronising bilge...

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Germany]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish Russian Italian

Release Date:

12 February 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Valentine's Day

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:

$56,260,707, 14 February 2010

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