No Strings Attached (2011)

A guy and girl try to keep their relationship strictly physical, but it's not long before they learn that they want something more.

Director:

Ivan Reitman

Writers:

Elizabeth Meriwether (screenplay), Michael Samonek (story) (as Mike Samonek)

Stars:

Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Kevin Kline

2 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Natalie Portman	...	Emma
Ashton Kutcher	...	Adam
Kevin Kline	...	Alvin
Cary Elwes	...	Dr. Metzner
Greta Gerwig	...	Patrice
Lake Bell	...	Lucy
Olivia Thirlby	...	Katie Kurtzman
Ludacris	...	Wallace (as Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges)
Jake Johnson	...	Eli
Mindy Kaling	...	Shira
Talia Balsam	...	Sandra Kurtzman
Ophelia Lovibond	...	Vanessa
Guy Branum	...	Guy
Ben Lawson	...	Sam
Jennifer Irwin	...	Megan

Storyline

Occasionally in the 15 years since summer camp, Adam and Emma cross paths. When he discovers that an ex-girlfriend is living with his dad, he gets drunk, calls every woman in his cell phone contact list, and ends up passed out naked in her living room. By this time, she's a medical resident in L.A. and he's a gopher on a "Glee"-like TV series, hoping to be a writer. She guards her emotions (calling her father's funeral "a thing"), so after a quick shag in the moments she has before leaving for the hospital, she asks if he wants a no-strings-attached, sex-only relationship, without romance or complications. A prescription for fun or for disaster?

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Plot Keywords:

male objectification | manipulative woman | family relationships | male nudity | sex in a closet | 

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Taglines:

Friendship has its benefits

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content, language and some drug material

Details

Official Sites:

Paramount [France] Paramount [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Ukrainian

Release Date:

21 January 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fuckbuddies

Filming Locations:

2218 S Harvard Blvd, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$19,652,921, 23 January 2011, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$70,662,220

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$149,228,077

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures,Cold Spring Pictures,Spyglass Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS DTS Dolby Digital Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although Emma (Natalie Portman) is implied to be nude, no frontal nudity is seen. Natalie Portman's bare bottom can be briefly glimpsed when she gets out of bed and gets dressed. This is in the scene where they have sex for the 2nd time at Adam's place, where they agree to become sex friends.

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Goofs

When Adam and Emma are in the room after Adam's hangover night he puts his pants on twice,

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Quotes

Young Adam: So, I'm pretty good at archery.
Young Emma: That'll be useful if you ever have a time machine and your time machine breaks and you're stuck in the Medieval Ages.
Young Adam: You're funny, it's weird.
Young Emma: Yeah. I'm weird.
Young Adam: Me too.
Young Emma: Yeah, well everyone loves you and your dad's like famous or something.
Young Adam: My parents are getting a divorce. That's why I had to go to camp.
[cries]
Young Emma: Are you crying?
Young Adam: No.
[...]

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Connections

References The Wedding Singer (1998)

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Soundtracks

IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY
Written and Performed by Kevin Kline

User Reviews

I remember this movie when it was called Garden State.

What's Ludicrous doing in this movie. I think maybe it's because this movie has to have that one token black guy who hangs around yuppies all day. What were the producers thinking. Ya, throw Luda in there. That'll make it believable. I have yet to see something where he shows at least a shred of acting ability. If you thought he was bad in this, you should have seen him host SNL. Plus I don't know what's up with Natalie Portman. She is actually an alright actor but she doesn't seem believable at all. I don't know about her breaking out a tennis racket on those bitches or what about the part where she's screaming or jumping on Ashton when she's upset at him. This chick just can't do comedy. She's safe doing dramas. I didn't laugh once at this film. SO PREDICTABLE. Even the one-liners. The lil wayne references, the whole "this is your fault that I'm pregnant!" The first girlfriend was too dumb to even be alive. I've noticed that there where a lot of F bombs in this movie. I think that's the new recipe. Throw some F bombs in there, it'll make the jokes a little more funny. This movie was crap. I'm just glad I didn't have to pay to see this since it's on Netflix.