My One and Only (2009)

After leaving her philandering husband, an elegant socialite takes her two sons on a road trip across America in search of a better life.

Director:

Richard Loncraine

Writer:

Charlie Peters

Stars:

Renée Zellweger, Logan Lerman, Mark Rendall

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Renée Zellweger	...	Anne Devereaux
Logan Lerman	...	George Devereaux
Kevin Bacon	...	Dan Devereaux
Troy Garity	...	Becker
David Koechner	...	Bill Massey
J.C. MacKenzie	...	Tom
Eric McCormack	...	Charlie
Chris Noth	...	Dr. Harlan Williams
Molly C. Quinn	...	Paula (as Molly Quinn)
Mark Rendall	...	Robbie
Nick Stahl	...	Bud
Phoebe Strole	...	Wendy
Steven Weber	...	Wallace McAllister
Robin Weigert	...	Hope
Dan John Miller	...	Car Salesman #1

Storyline

After leaving her philandering husband, an elegant socialite takes her two sons on a road trip across America in search of a better life.

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Plot Keywords:

road trip | panties hit the floor | looking at oneself in a mirror | cotton gloves | kansas city missouri | 

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Taglines:

An almost perfect portrait of a family comedy

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Genres:

Adventure | Biography | Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although Dr. Harlan Williams' (Chris Noth's) military service is never specifically addressed in the movie, he is seen wearing the insignia of the 45th Infantry ("Thunderbird") Division on one of his uniforms. This unit fought in World War II and the Korean War.

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Goofs

The movie is set in 1953, yet when Anne (Renee) is seen walking through town just before her husband shows up at her apartment in L.A. There is a car parked on the side of the road with a modern (late 90's early 2000's) New Mexico License Plate.

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Quotes

Paula: Have you ever seen breasts?
George Devereaux: Sure... one.
Paula: You saw one breast?
George Devereaux: No, I meant once. I saw some once.
Paula: Some?
George Devereaux: Two. I saw two, once...
Paula: You wanna see mine?
George Devereaux: Who? Me? Now?
Paula: Ready?
George Devereaux: Okay. Sure, yeah.
[...]

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Crazy Credits

During the movie, we see Robbie doing cross stitch many times. At the end of the movie, we see Ann sitting in a chair, finishing the same cross stitch of their entire adventure, with "THE END." This goes right into the credits, which are done entirely in cross stitch.

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Connections

References I Love Lucy (1951)

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Soundtracks

You Left Me Nothing (But Alone)
Written by Howard Herrick / Dillon O'Brian
Performed by Niki Harris
Produced by Steve Lindsey
Mixed by Bill Schnee

User Reviews

Under rated film

Wjile maybe not the best film of the year it certainly is better than most of the trash that's been released thus far. No car chases, explosions, killings, drugs or sex nor foul language. No wonder it was a flop at the box office. Tis a pity as this is an exceptionally dramady. Good performances from the entire cast, down to the tiniest bits. Rene Zellweger was at the top of her game here. The boys playing her sons were sensational with the character of Robbie having the best one-liners and delivering them with zest. Very authentic look of the film which makes it even better. An extra scene here and there would have helped with what was going on part of the time. A couple of scenes seem to jump as if there was something missing. The only unreal thing is the taxi driving up to the sound stage at the end. That couldn't happen in real life. It's a shame this didn't have a broader release as no one saw it. Hope the DVD release is seen by many.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 September 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

My One and Only

Filming Locations:

Belen, New Mexico, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$58,692, 23 August 2009

Gross USA:

$2,479,538

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,167,681

Company Credits

Production Co:

Herrick Entertainment, George Hamilton Productions, Merv Griffin Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min 108 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby SDDS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1