Paper Heart (2009)

Charlyne Yi embarks on a quest across America to make a documentary about the one subject she doesn't fully understand: Love.

Director:

Nicholas Jasenovec

Writers:

Nicholas Jasenovec, Charlyne Yi

Stars:

Charlyne Yi, Michael Cera, Jake Johnson

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Charlyne Yi	...	Herself
Michael Cera	...	Michael Cera
Jake Johnson	...	Nicholas Jasenovec (as Jake M. Johnson)
Gill Summers	...	Himself
Martin Starr	...	Himself
Seth Rogen	...	Himself
Demetri Martin	...	Himself
Luciano Yi	...	Himself
Lydia Yi	...	Herself
Mike Modrak	...	Himself
Bill Hase	...	Himself
Matthew Craig	...	Himself
Donald Skinner-Noble	...	Himself
Derek Waters	...	Himself
Matthew Bass	...	Himself

Storyline

Charlyne Yi embarks on a quest across America to make a documentary about the one subject she doesn't fully understand: Love. Michael Cera becomes the object of her affection. Weaving together reality and fantasy, Paper Heart combines elements of documentary and traditional storytelling to get at modern romance.

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Plot Keywords:

french fry | oklahoma city oklahoma | billiards | billiard table | toronto ontario | 

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Taglines:

A story about love that's taking on a life of its own.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some language

Details

Official Sites:

Overture Films

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 August 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Papierowe serce

Filming Locations:

Bowlin's Flying C Ranch I-40 Exit 234, New Mexico, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$219,494, 9 August 2009, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$1,269,361, 25 October 2009

Company Credits

Production Co:

Overture Films, Anchor Bay Entertainment, Paper Heart Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

DTS SDDS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Charlyne Yi wrote, and produced, as well as starred in Paper Heart (2009).

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Quotes

Michael Cera: D you live around here?
Charlyne Yi: I don't wanna tell you where I live. I don't trust you.
Michael Cera: Oh, okay. You don't have to. I can look it up.
Charlyne Yi: Look it up? Is it on the internet?
Michael Cera: I can ask, someone.
Charlyne Yi: You'd do that?
Michael Cera: Probably.

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Crazy Credits

After the credits finish rolling, there is a quick scene of the Elvis preacher pointing to the camera and saying "Thank you very much."

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Connections

Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: The Road/Ninja Assassin/Old Dogs (2009)

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Soundtracks

Dream Catcher
Written and performed by Jeff Curry

User Reviews

Did not beat my expectations

Okay so the premise of the movie is this, fiction and non-fiction content is mashed into this documentary type of film and it's about a girl Charlyne Yi doubting love. Thus she goes around interviewing people that fell deeply in love and hear there stories, the stories aren't breathtaking or anything but it does have it's moments and sometimes compelling. Michael Cera plays a role in this by playing the guy that falls for Charlyne Yi during a party. And there relationship is not that believable same with Charlyne Yi not believing in love or being loved or loving another. It Charlyne Yi seemed pretty genuine during the relationship but Michael Cera just seemed bored out of his mind even if they sometimes improvised. This film didn't do so well at the box office and I can tell why, the film hardly has any substance, the relationship between Charlyne Yi and Michael Cera is nothing remarkable same as the interviews which could have gone on and on if they wanted to interview more people. The whole point of this movie is to find out if love exist, but and was charming at times though. I guess if you find this movie to be believable you will like it and if not you probably won't, I personally found it a bit mediocre since some of it was believable in my opinion.

5/10