Spread (2009)

A sex comedy centered on a serial womanizer and his jilted lover.

Director:

David Mackenzie

Writers:

Jason Hall (screenplay) (as Jason Dean Hall), Jason Hall (story) (as Jason Dean Hall)

Stars:

Ashton Kutcher, Anne Heche, Margarita Levieva

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ashton Kutcher	...	Nikki
Anne Heche	...	Samantha
Margarita Levieva	...	Heather
Sebastian Stan	...	Harry
Rachel Blanchard	...	Emily
Eric Balfour	...	Sean
Ashley Johnson	...	Eva
Sonia Rockwell	...	Christina
Maria Conchita Alonso	...	Ingrid
Derek Carter	...	Delivery Guy
Sarah Buxton	...	Helen
Shane Brolly	...	Prince Stelio
Josh Richman	...	Club Bouncer / Himself
Jordan Black	...	Kevin
Peter Marc Jacobson	...	Plastic Surgeon

Storyline

In Los Angeles, Nikki is homeless, car-less and closing in on 30, but he's amoral, good-looking, and adept in the sack, moving from one wealthy woman of 35 or 40 to another, a kept boy-toy. His newest gig, with Samantha, an attorney whose house overlooks L.A., is sweet, although it's unclear how long she'll put up with him. Then Nikki meets Heather, a waitress. Is the player being played, or might this be love? What will Nikki discover?

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Plot Keywords:

male objectification | pick up artist | player | womanizer | stripper pole | 

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Taglines:

The guy who sleeps his way through life will get the ultimate wake-up call.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [France] Official site [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 July 2009 (France)

Also Known As:

L.A. Gigolo

Filming Locations:

Royal Carlton - 5611 Carlton Way, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$122,948, 16 August 2009, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$249,590, 6 September 2009

Company Credits

Production Co:

Barbarian Films, Katalyst Films, Oceana Media Finance

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min 97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jennifer Jason Leigh was originally cast as Samantha.

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Goofs

As the fiancee's family own the NY Rangers, he would not likely send an overnight letter from his home address. It would be from a corporate address.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Nikki: My whole life it was obvious I was going to end up in this city. I don't want to be arrogant here, but I'm an incredibly attractive man. I can't help it, I don't try to be, I just am. When I was a kid my mother's best friend used to tell me that I was gonna be a little heart breaker. Turns out she was right. Her husband came home from work one day and found us fuckin' on the Stairmaster. Los Angeles, California - that's where all the beautiful little heart breakers go to live the ...

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Connections

Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: The Men Who Stare at Goats/A Christmas Carol/Precious (2009)

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Soundtracks

Mainstay (Unsettled Mix)
Written and Performed by A.M. (as AM)
Courtesy of AM Sounds
By arrangement with The Orchard

User Reviews

Not worth the time.

Nothing new here. A story that happens ever day to people that you won't particularly care about.

The first half is slow moving soft porn and the second half is devoted to watching shallow people live shallow lives. People doing the same thing over and over again and yet somehow expecting different results.

If you can get past that everything else was adequate.I just don't see why they would assemble all those people and all that talent to tell us a story about people that were neither bad enough nor good enough for anybody to even take notice of.

Rent something else.