500 Days of Summer (2009)

An offbeat romantic comedy about a woman who doesn't believe true love exists, and the young man who falls for her.

Director:

Marc Webb

Writers:

Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber

Stars:

Zooey Deschanel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Geoffrey Arend

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 17 wins & 56 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt	...	Tom
Zooey Deschanel	...	Summer
Geoffrey Arend	...	McKenzie
Chloë Grace Moretz	...	Rachel
Matthew Gray Gubler	...	Paul
Clark Gregg	...	Vance
Patricia Belcher	...	Millie
Rachel Boston	...	Alison
Minka Kelly	...	Autumn - Girl at Interview
Charles Walker	...	Millie's New Husband
Ian Reed Kesler	...	Douche
Darryl Alan Reed	...	Bus Driver
Valente Rodriguez	...	Employee #1
Yvette Nicole Brown	...	New Secretary
Nicole Vicius	...	Partygoer

Storyline

After it looks as if she's left his life for good this time, Tom Hansen reflects back on the just over one year that he knew Summer Finn. For Tom, it was love at first sight when she walked into the greeting card company where he worked, she the new administrative assistant. Soon, Tom knew that Summer was the woman with whom he wanted to spend the rest of his life. Although Summer did not believe in relationships or boyfriends - in her assertion, real life will always ultimately get in the way - Tom and Summer became more than just friends. Through the trials and tribulations of Tom and Summer's so-called relationship, Tom could always count on the advice of his two best friends, McKenzie and Paul. However, it is Tom's adolescent sister, Rachel, who is his voice of reason. After all is said and done, Tom is the one who ultimately has to make the choice to listen or not.

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Plot Keywords:

bangs | hiked skirt | premarital sex | chinaman | kiss on the lips | 

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Taglines:

Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love. Girl doesn't.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual material and language

Details

Official Sites:

Fox Searchlight [United States] Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English French Swedish

Release Date:

7 August 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

500 Days of Summer

Filming Locations:

Angel's Flight, 351 South Hill Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$7,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$834,501, 19 July 2009

Gross USA:

$32,391,374

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$60,722,734

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox Searchlight Pictures, Watermark, Dune Entertainment III

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color Black and White (some sequences)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The cover of Steven Patrick Morrissey's debut album, "Viva Hate," can be seen in both Tom and Summer's childhood rooms.

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Goofs

During Millie's engagement party Tom lifts his wine glass to drink, but just before the glass reaches his mouth the scene cuts to another angle and his hand is suddenly by his waist again and he lifts the glass to drink again.

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Quotes

Tom: Do you ever do this, you think back on all the times you've had with someone and you just replay it in your head over and over again and you look for those first signs of trouble?

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Crazy Credits

At the beginning of the movie, before the title, a disclaimer states: AUTHOR'S NOTE: The following is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to any persons living or dead is purely coincidental. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Especially you Jenny Beckman. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Bitch.

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Connections

References He Who Gets Slapped (1924)

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Soundtracks

Here Comes Your Man
Written by Frank Black (as Charles Thompson)
Sung by Joseph Gordon-Levitt (uncredited)
Courtesy of Stingray Music

User Reviews

Great Film

It does not pretend that women are lofty and romantic and it shows women as back stabbing, untruthful, unyielding and mercurial. This scenario has played out in real life for years. This film is unflinching as showing a man as romantic and a woman as unreliable.