Blonde Ambition (2007)

A young professional woman (Simpson) unwittingly becomes the pawn of two business executives in their bid to oust the head of a mega-conglomerate.

Director:

Scott Marshall

Writers:

David McHugh (screenplay), Matthew Flanagan (screenplay)

Stars:

Jessica Simpson, Luke Wilson, Rachael Leigh Cook

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jessica Simpson	...	Katie
Luke Wilson	...	Ben
Rachael Leigh Cook	...	Haley
Penelope Ann Miller	...	Debra
Andy Dick	...	Freddy
Drew Fuller	...	Billy
Larry Miller	...	Richard Connelly
Willie Nelson	...	Pap Paw
Piper Mackenzie Harris	...	Amber Perry (as Piper Harris)
Ritchie Montgomery	...	Mr. Carruthers
Niki Spiridakos	...	Nikolina (as Nikki Spiridakos)
Karen Y. McClain	...	Betty (as Karen McClain)
Bill Jenkins	...	Mr. Perry
Paul Vogt	...	Floyd
Drew Waters	...	Stripper Cop #1

Storyline

A young professional woman (Simpson) unwittingly becomes the pawn of two business executives in their bid to oust the head of a mega-conglomerate.

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Plot Keywords:

business | female protagonist | confidence | career | boss | 

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Taglines:

Small-town girl. Big-time dreams.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some sexual material

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Norwegian

Release Date:

10 January 2008 (Russia)

Also Known As:

Rubia y explosiva

Filming Locations:

Minden, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,771, 23 December 2007, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$6,422

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

€9,465,442, 20 July 2008

Company Credits

Production Co:

Millennium Films, Papa Joe Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Evie Thompson was cast in the role of Young Katie (Jessica) but the scenes were cut. She does, however, still appear in the beginning of the film in photo stills.

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Goofs

When Ben delivers mail in C&C the second time, he throws a white seemingly non-branded envelope, but the recipient catches a DHL yellow envelope.

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Connections

References Planet of the Apes (1968)

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Soundtracks

Wonderful
Written by Adam Ant (as Ant) (ASCAP), Bonnie M Hayes (ASCAP) and Marco Pirroni (ASCAP)
Performed by Adam Ant
Published by BMG Songs Inc, Firstars Music o/b/o itself, Bugle Publishing Group and Monster Music (ASCAP)
Courtesy of EMI Records Ltd.
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music

User Reviews

Not Horrible, Just Not Very Good

By now you should already know about this film, the Jessica Simpson "bomb" that pretty much went straight to video (limited, anemic theatrical run). Basically, Ms. Simpson's Katie travels from a small town in Oklahoma to visit her boyfriend, to surprise him, only to find him in bed with another woman. She is stranded, but has one friend (Rachel Leigh Cook, whom I wish we saw more often in film), who lets her stay. Katie ends up getting a job via two conniving co-workers (Penelope Ann Miller and the always amusing Andy Dick) who are just using Katie to get the president of the firm (Larry Miller) ousted. This is strictly a b movie, its not meant to be profound. Jessica Simpson is not a great actress by any means, but she is pretty much beautiful and never truly annoying. The film is watchable in that its not an abomination, but its throwaway fluff. In a cameo, Penny Marshall is funny (a subtle in-joke about Milwaukee made me chuckle), and there is a funny scene involving Norwegian priests (don't read too much into this). So, not horrible, but easy to skip. Your safe bet is to watch it on television if it ever does. Again, not good, but not a profound disaster.