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:

2000s | business | female protagonist | confidence | career | 

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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

This film was intended as a wide theatrical release; however, the film tested poorly and studio executives then considered going direct-to-DVD as a result. Ultimately the studio decided to give it a limited theatrical release in Texas (the home state of Jessica Simpson and Luke Wilson) in an attempt to generate interest and more accurately assess the film's box-office potential. After the film grossed only 1,190 dollars on eight screens, the studio decided not to expand the limited theatrical release any further.

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Goofs

In the scene where Debra is giving Katie a makeover her make up changes from bright blue shadow and red lipstick to brown, and then it changes again.

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Connections

Referenced in 2 Broke Girls: And the Group Head (2013)

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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

A broad comedy that could have been much tighter

I'm going to give the writers most of the blame for what didn't work in this movie, and I'm going to give Jessica Simpson an A for Effort.

What Luke Wilson is doing here is anybody's guess. Mortgage payment due? Lost a bet? Penny Marshall made him? He just wanted one scene with the genuinely hilarious Larry Miller?

I didn't hate this film; it's hard to hate a gentle comic book, but this could have been much more artfully handled. They had Luke Wilson and Jessica Simpson as leads in a movie and nobody saw the possibilities. Shame.

Note to Norwegians: This made Norwegians look like a great deal of fun. Remember, nothing in this movie had anything to do with reality. Enjoy!