Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)

A college grad lands a job as a financial journalist in New York City to support where she nurtures her shopping addiction and falls for a wealthy entrepreneur.

Director:

P.J. Hogan

Writers:

Tracey Jackson (screenplay), Tim Firth (screenplay)

Stars:

Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy, Krysten Ritter

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Isla Fisher	...	Rebecca Bloomwood
Hugh Dancy	...	Luke Brandon
Krysten Ritter	...	Suze
Joan Cusack	...	Jane Bloomwood
John Goodman	...	Graham Bloomwood
John Lithgow	...	Edgar West
Kristin Scott Thomas	...	Alette Naylor
Fred Armisen	...	Ryan Koenig
Leslie Bibb	...	Alicia Billington
Lynn Redgrave	...	Drunken Lady at Ball
Robert Stanton	...	Derek Smeath
Julie Hagerty	...	Hayley
Nick Cornish	...	Tarquin
Wendie Malick	...	Miss Korch
Clea Lewis	...	Miss Ptaszinski

Storyline

Struggling with her debilitating obsession with shopping and the sudden collapse of her income source, Rebecca Bloomwood (Isla Fisher) unintentionally lands a job writing for a financial magazine after a drunken letter-mailing mix-up. Ironically writing about the consumer caution of which she has not abided, Rebecca's innovative comparisons and unconventional metaphors for economics grants her critical acclaim, public success, and the admiration of her supportive boss Luke Brandon (Hugh Dancy). But as she draws closer to her ultimate goal of writing for renowned fashion magazine Alette, she questions her true ambitions and must determine if overcoming her "shopaholic" condition will bring her real happiness.

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Plot Keywords:

f rated | female journalist | magazine | debt | shopping | 

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Taglines:

All she ever wanted was a little credit...

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild language and thematic elements

Did You Know?

Trivia

Reese Witherspoon, Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Kirsten Dunst, Katie Holmes, Rachel McAdams, Amanda Seyfried, and Lindsay Lohan were all considered for the role of Rebecca Bloomwood. Witherspoon turned it down because she thought it was too similar to her Legally Blonde (2001) role.

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Goofs

In the last scene, when Rebecca is walking past the mannequins and talking to Luke, every shot of Luke shows a woman in the background, starting in the same spot behind him, walking toward the camera.

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Quotes

Rebecca Bloomwood: Don't talk about Fluke.
Suze: Why? What happened?
Rebecca Bloomwood: Alicia Bitch Longlegs is what happened.
Suze: I hate her. Who is she?

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Connections

Referenced in The Mindy Project: Confessions of a Catho-holic (2015)

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Soundtracks

Emotions In Motion
Written and Performed by Ric Ocasek
Courtesy of Geffen Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Should make Melanie Griffith proud.

Being a non-shopper, I can hardly call myself expert on the parsing of a shopaholic in Confessions of a Shopaholic. But this I can say: Rebecca Bloomwood (Isla Fisher) is an addict of major proportions, unable to let go of the exhilaration that shopping brings, a feeling that the world is better for her purchases.

The film is a cliché from the get go, as corny as could possibly be about 25 year old writer Rebecca with the shopping affliction who eventually meets her dream man through a series of subterfuges that would make Melanie Griffith's Tess in Working Girl proud. What saves the film from my scourge, which did not spare the recent Pink Panther 2, is Isla Fisher, who plays dangerous innocence with sincerity and fresh-facedness that makes even Anne Hathaway's Devil Wears Prada role seem downright Machiavellian.

Confessions has this going for it: Although it is not a Judd Apatow comedy with some layers of sophisticated social comedy, it has moments of laughter and social conscience. Coming as it does amidst the worst recession in decades, in which shopping would be a welcome antidote to the fear of spending that exacerbates the recession, Confessions almost makes a case for credit spending; then again maybe such encouragement is not a good thing for shopaholics.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Finnish Spanish French

Release Date:

13 February 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Confessions of a Shopaholic

Filming Locations:

Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$15,066,360, 15 February 2009

Gross USA:

$44,277,350

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$108,394,089

Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchstone Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1