Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)

A middle-aged husband's life changes dramatically when his wife asks him for a divorce. He seeks to rediscover his manhood with the help of a newfound friend, Jacob, learning to pick up girls at bars.

Directors:

Glenn Ficarra, John Requa

Writer:

Dan Fogelman

Stars:

Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 22 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steve Carell	...	Cal
Ryan Gosling	...	Jacob
Julianne Moore	...	Emily
Emma Stone	...	Hannah
Analeigh Tipton	...	Jessica
Jonah Bobo	...	Robbie
Joey King	...	Molly
Marisa Tomei	...	Kate
Beth Littleford	...	Claire
John Carroll Lynch	...	Bernie
Kevin Bacon	...	David Lindhagen
Liza Lapira	...	Liz
Josh Groban	...	Richard
Mekia Cox	...	Hip Hairdresser aka Tiffany
Julianna Guill	...	Madison

Storyline

Cal (Steve Carell) and Emily (Julianne Moore) have the perfect life together living the American dream... until Emily asks for a divorce. Now Cal, Mr Husband, has to navigate the single scene with a little help from his professional bachelor friend Jacob Palmer (Ryan Gosling). Make that a lot of help...

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Plot Keywords:

divorce | male objectification | marriage | bar | one night stand | 

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Taglines:

This Is Crazy

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for coarse humor, sexual content and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

The golden round-shaped symbol that Kate is wearing when Cal hits on her actually denotes a married women in the Indian tradition, although she is single here.

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Goofs

When Cal and Jacob are in the gym/sauna together, Cal's hair is long though he got a new hair do/cut a few scenes before. It is cut again in the scene afterward at the bar.

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Quotes

Jacob: I'm going to help you rediscover your manhood. Do you have any idea where you could have lost it?

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Coolest Movie Characters (2014)

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Soundtracks

Revenge
Written by Danger Mouse (as Brian Burton), Mark Linkous, Steven Drozd and Wayne Coyne
Performed by Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse featuring The Flaming Lips
Courtesy of EMI Records Ltd.
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music

User Reviews

fresh & clever comedy

Romantic comedies aren't usually my kind of thing but I thought this film was great. The cast is strong (Gosling, Stone, Carell) which is the main reason I chose to watch this film. It is quite a long film but the plot is really clever. There is plenty of different things going on in the film and the way it all gets linked together is brilliant and certainly something I did't see coming.

There are some genuine laugh out loud moments and the film is straight to the point. The cast is great and all work together well, the plot is fresh and clever and it really was one of the best romantic comedies I have seen (haven't seen many but still) - Would recommend this film to anyone.

8/10

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [France]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 July 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Untitled Dan Fogelman/Steve Carell Project

Filming Locations:

Red Carpet Wine & Spirits - 400 East Glenoaks Boulevard, Glendale, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$19,104,303, 31 July 2011

Gross USA:

$84,351,197

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$145,051,197

Company Credits

Production Co:

Carousel Productions (II)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39:1