What If (2013)

Wallace, who is burned out from a string of failed relationships, forms an instant bond with Chantry, who lives with her longtime boyfriend. Together, they puzzle out what it means if your best friend is also the love of your life.

Director:

Michael Dowse

Writers:

Elan Mastai, T.J. Dawe (play)

Stars:

Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan, Megan Park

2 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Daniel Radcliffe	...	Wallace
Zoe Kazan	...	Chantry
Megan Park	...	Dalia
Adam Driver	...	Allan
Mackenzie Davis	...	Nicole
Rafe Spall	...	Ben
Lucius Hoyos	...	Felix
Jemima Rooper	...	Ellie
Tommie-Amber Pirie	...	Gretchen
Meghan Heffern	...	Tabby
Jonathan Cherry	...	Josh
Rebecca Northan	...	Holly
Jordan Hayes	...	Becky
Oona Chaplin	...	Julianne
Adam Fergus	...	Rolf

Storyline

WHAT IF is the story of medical school dropout Wallace, who's been repeatedly burned by bad relationships. So while everyone around him, including his roommate Allan seems to be finding the perfect partner, Wallace decides to put his love life on hold. It is then that he meets Chantry an animator who lives with her longtime boyfriend Ben. Wallace and Chantry form an instant connection, striking up a close friendship. Still, there is no denying the chemistry between them, leading the pair to wonder, what if the love of your life is actually your best friend?

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Plot Keywords:

friendship | love | friend | animator | refrigerator magnet | 

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Taglines:

...being friends has its benefits?

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, including references throughout, partial nudity and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

Ireland Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 August 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

If You're Lucky

Filming Locations:

Cinespace Film Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$11,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$133,898, 8 August 2014, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$3,452,117, 12 September 2014

Company Credits

Production Co:

No Trace Camping, Caramel Film, Fastnet Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the filming in Dublin, Daniel Radcliffe spent a night partying with the Dublin Minor Gaelic footballers at a house party in celebration of them winning the All-Ireland minor championship. He was however, on set to film the next morning at 8 o'clock.

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Goofs

When Wallace types an email to Chantry, we see that the username in his address is "championbeefcake." However, her computer screen shows that the email is from "championbeefcake1."

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Quotes

Wallace: I remember the night Allan and Nicole met. And that instant conection. If you're lucky it happens once in a lifetime and if you're unlucky, then you have to come to weddings and listen to people like me talking about it. And asume we're all hopeless romantics... It's very easy to be cynical about love, but this, tonight, this is hard.

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Crazy Credits

The beginning of the closing credits are done with Chantry's animations telling some of the story of the movie as well as some of the back story.

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Connections

Features The Thing (1982)

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Soundtracks

Let's Get High
Performed by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
Written by Alex Ebert
Courtesy of Community Music/Vagrant Records

User Reviews

I loved this movie

What a great movie to see as an escape from the mindless explosions in so many "Hollywood" movies. The characters were great. It was very funny! And it was touching. It would probably be in the "chick flick" category, but that's an unfortunate way to pigeonhole this movie. Spoiler alert!!! (I just want to be on the safe side.) I would classify this movie as an updated version of When Harry Met Sally. Daniel Radcliffe is excellent, as is the rest of the cast. We went to a sneak preview a few days ago and I was kind of shocked to read that it was made last year(2013) and "might have a Valentine 2014 release". What the heck happened? I am glad it has a release date for next month(8-2014) I am going to spread the word via Facebook and texts. Great movie.