All About Steve (2009)

Convinced that a CCN cameraman is her true love, an eccentric crossword puzzler trails him as he travels all over the country, hoping to convince him that they belong together.

Director:

Phil Traill

Writer:

Kim Barker

Stars:

Sandra Bullock, Bradley Cooper, Thomas Haden Church

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sandra Bullock	...	Mary Horowitz
Thomas Haden Church	...	Hartman
Bradley Cooper	...	Steve
Ken Jeong	...	Angus
DJ Qualls	...	Howard
Howard Hesseman	...	Mr. Horowitz
Keith David	...	Corbitt
Beth Grant	...	Mrs. Horowitz
Katy Mixon	...	Elizabeth
M.C. Gainey	...	Norm the Truck Driver
Holmes Osborne	...	Soloman
Delaney Hamilton	...	Little Deaf Girl
Jason Jones	...	Vasquez
Carlos Gómez	...	Rescue Supervisor (as Carlos Gomez)
George Sharperson	...	Rescuer

Storyline

Mary Horowitz writes crossword puzzles for the Sacramento Herald. She's loquacious to a fault. When kids at a career day make fun of her for being single, she accepts a blind date with Steve, the cameraman for a CNN-like news network. Within minutes she decides he's the man for her. He's quickly put off by her constant verbiage and over-the-top advances; he makes an off-hand remark about going on the road with her, and splits. She's moonstruck, writes a sappy crossword puzzle, loses her job, and decides to follow him as the news team crisscrosses the Southwest; Steve's team eggs her on. Then she falls in a mine shaft, and she and Steve become a story; is it a love story?

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Plot Keywords:

asperger's syndrome | woman initiating sex | interrupted sex | sex scene | fired from the job | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content including innuendos

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [France]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish French American Sign Language

Release Date:

4 September 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Alocada obsesión

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$14,058,106, 6 September 2009

Gross USA:

$33,860,010

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox 2000 Pictures, Radar Pictures, Dune Entertainment III

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sandra Bullock was in 3 movies released in 2009: "The Proposal" (she was a Golden Globe nominee for Best Actress), "The Blind Side" (she was nominated and won the Academy Award for Best Actress), and "All About Steve" (she was nominated and won the Razzie for Worst Actress and along with Bradley Cooper nominated for and won Worst Couple). As a result with the Razzie one night and Academy Awards the following night, she became the first performer to win an Academy Award and a Razzie Award in the same year.

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Goofs

When the truck driver shows Mary his driver license, it's a regular Arizona operators license, with "Driver License" in blue. A trucker's license has "Commercial Driver License" in green.

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Quotes

Hartman Hughes: That's good work, Angus. I knew you had some balls in those Underoos.

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Connections

References Ace in the Hole (1951)

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Soundtracks

Stuck To You
Written by Nikka Costa and Justin Stanley (as Justin M. Stanley)
Performed by Nikka Costa
Courtesy of Concord Music Group, Inc.

User Reviews

Stranger Than Steve

My wife and I enjoy Sandra Bullock, and I left the movie, "All About Steve" impressed with the growth of her as an artist. I understood the character that she played, Mary Horowitz, who is socially inept, yet brilliant with words and information. In one sense her character reminded me of Temperance "Bones" Brennan of the TV show, "Bones," who is clueless about how people think of her.

So for the character, Mary, to jump Steve (Bradley Cooper) on their first date, and to stalk him with the misguided idea that he wants her to follow her, was believable to me since I have met people like that. Sandra Bullock took on a character that was innocent in her social stupidity, yet made her almost believable in her irritating behavior. I say, "almost," because she is still quite beautiful and likable. But she is no Johnny Depp yet when it comes to character acting.

We found the movie funny and quirky. I felt that they had a good ensemble cast, even though, Sandra Bullock was the center of the story. I don't believe it will ever be hugely popular though. It had the same unusual character as Will Ferrall and Emma Thompson in "Stranger Than Fiction," although no where as sophisticated as that little masterpiece.

If you like quirky comedy, this is a good movie to watch.