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

In the moment Topher Grace steps outside the Beverly Wilshire hotel (1:32:00) he sees Anne Hathaway sitting in the back of the bench in the same way Julia Roberts did in Pretty Woman (1990) in front of the same hotel (0:16:00)

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Goofs

In the scene that begins with Kara Monahan lying on the floor crying, there were M&Ms spilled on her laptop in one shot, but on the next shot they were no longer there.

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Quotes

Holden: [from trailer] Stalin once said, "No retreat, no surrender."
Kate: I think that was from a Jean-Claude Van Damme movie.

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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 30 Rock: The Ballad of Kenneth Parcell (2012)

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Soundtracks

I'm Into Something Good
Written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin
Performed by The Bird and the Bee
Courtesy of The Blue Note Label Group
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music

User Reviews

A poor effort to replicate "Love Actually"

Oh dear, oh dear. This 2010 effort by the Americans to emulate the formula and the success of the British 2003 "Love Actually" produces a confused and limp offering. It must have looked such a great idea when pitched to the studio: a huge cast of stars, multiple story lines with cross connections, different takes on romance, lots of songs about love, and - even better than the Anglo film they would claim - Los Angeles (instead of London) and Valentine's Day (instead of Christmas).

But it just doesn't work and only underlines how subtle and clever was the original version. There are just too many relationships going on with too much confusion in the tales and, above all, a really weak and saccharine script from Katherine Fugate.

The best performance comes from Anne Hathaway but, if you just want to spot the stars, there's plenty on show including Ashton Kutcher and Jamie Foxx, Julia Roberts and Jennifer Gardner, Hector Elizondo and Shirley MacLaine. That's right, someone for guys and gals, young and old, white and ethnic, straight and gay. Except for a couple of nice little twists at the end, it is all so formulaic and predictable - and a little moralistic.

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