Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)

While attending his brother's wedding, a serial womanizer is haunted by the ghosts of his past girlfriends.

Director:

Mark Waters

Writers:

Jon Lucas, Scott Moore

Stars:

Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Emma Stone

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matthew McConaughey	...	Connor Mead
Jennifer Garner	...	Jenny Perotti
Michael Douglas	...	Uncle Wayne
Breckin Meyer	...	Paul
Lacey Chabert	...	Sandra
Robert Forster	...	Sergeant Volkom
Anne Archer	...	Vonda Volkom
Emma Stone	...	Allison Vandermeersh
Daniel Sunjata	...	Brad
Noureen DeWulf	...	Melanie
Rachel Boston	...	Deena the Bridesmaid
Camille Guaty	...	Donna the Bridesmaid
Amanda Walsh	...	Denice the Bridesmaid
Emily Baldoni	...	Nadja (as Emily Foxler)
Catherine Haena Kim	...	Charlece

Storyline

Connor Mead, a successful fashion photographer and a Lothario keen on casual sex, goes to his younger brother's wedding to convince him not to marry. He arrives at his dead uncle's estate during the rehearsal the night before the wedding; he starts in, taking his brother aside, trashing marriage. Later in the men's room, his uncle, who taught Connor all he knows about women, appears to him, confesses to have been wrong, and tells Connor that three ghosts will visit him that night: the ghosts of girlfriends past, present, and future. Connor has already set the breakup in motion. Can he learn anything from his life and fix what he's broken?

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Plot Keywords:

photographer | bar | wedding | ghost | womanizer | 

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Taglines:

You can't always run from your past

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content throughout, some language and a drug reference

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the second time that Christa B. Allen has played the younger version of a character played by Jennifer Garner. The first was in 13 Going on 30 (2004).

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Goofs

Young Conner speaks in a northeast American accent and older Conner speaks in a southwest American accent.

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Quotes

Bar Twin, Bar Twin: [Together to Connor] You slept with my sister.

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Connections

Version of Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962)

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Soundtracks

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Written by Ralph Sall
Produced by Ralph Sall
Performed by All Too Much featuring Matthew Sweet
Matthew Sweet appears courtesy of Shout! Factory, LLC

User Reviews

Enjoyable romantic comedy/drama, it borrows "Christmas Carol" ghosts of past, present and future

After being the root cause of his kid brother's wedding being called off, Connor Mead (Matthew McConaughey), a noted womanizer who sees male-female relationships as a strategic game to be enjoyed without becoming ensnared, is visited by the "ghost" of the first girl he ever had sex with. She tells him he will be visited by ghosts of his past, future and present girl friends. These are not ghosts of dead people but possess the shape and memories of the living women.

I found the film to be more enjoyable than I expected it would be. I generally don't care much for Matthew McConaughey films. But he surprised me in this one.

Although generally considered a romantic comedy, it is not a film aiming for laughs. It is a comedy in the sense of not a tragedy, in that it has a happy ending. Instead of funny, the story aims at giving the audience an emotional response.

Details

Official Sites:

Metropolitan Films [France] New Line Cinema

Country:

USA

Language:

English Japanese Chinese Spanish

Release Date:

1 May 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

Filming Locations:

Brophy Elementary School, Framingham, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$37,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$15,411,434, 3 May 2009

Gross USA:

$55,250,026

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$102,366,815

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jon Shestack Productions, New Line Cinema, Panther

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1