This Means War (2012)

A pair of C.I.A. operatives wage an epic battle against one another when they discover they are dating the same woman.

Director:

McG

Writers:

Timothy Dowling (screenplay), Simon Kinberg (screenplay)

Stars:

Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy

1 win & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Reese Witherspoon	...	Lauren
Chris Pine	...	FDR Foster
Tom Hardy	...	Tuck
Til Schweiger	...	Heinrich
Chelsea Handler	...	Trish
John Paul Ruttan	...	Joe
Abigail Spencer	...	Katie (as Abigail Leigh Spencer)
Angela Bassett	...	Collins
Rosemary Harris	...	Nana Foster
George Touliatos	...	Grandpa Foster
Clint Carleton	...	Jonas
Warren Christie	...	Steve
Leela Savasta	...	Kelly
Natassia Malthe	...	Xenia
Laura Vandervoort	...	Britta

Storyline

Two CIA agents, Tuck and Frank who are also best friends, have been benched because someone's after them. Tuck is divorced with a son whom he's not close to and Frank is a ladies man. Tuck decides to try and find someone so he places his profile on a dating website. Lauren, a woman also looking for a guy sees Tuck's profile and goes with him. She later bumps into Frank and he hits on her and she goes out with him. She's intrigued by both of them. When they learn that they're dating the same girl, they agree to let her choose. But both can't help but use their skills to keep tabs on her and each other. And also sabotage each other's dates with her.

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Plot Keywords:

spy | spy versus spy | dating | cia | best friend | 

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Taglines:

It's SPY against SPY.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content including references, some violence and action, and for language

Details

Official Sites:

20th Century Fox [United States] Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English German Japanese Serbian

Release Date:

17 February 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

¡Esto es guerra!

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$65,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$17,405,930, 19 February 2012, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$54,760,791, 14 June 2012

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$156,491,279, 14 June 2012

Company Credits

Production Co:

Overbrook Entertainment, Robert Simonds Productions, Dune Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min (edited) 103 min (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Datasat Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Lauren Scott (Reese Witherspoon) and Tuck Hansen (Tom Hardy) first meet at The Blarney Stone, which is a real pub located in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. It is known to be one of the busiest gastropubs in town.

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Goofs

In the early scene where the villains arrive by Helicopter at the party/club, during the fighting the registration number of the helicopter on the pad changes between an OE-EAF (Austrian) Registration and a US N2... Registration.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Man 1: [over comms] All eyes are up.
Man 2: Sat cams are good.
Man 1: Target is inbound.
Man 2: ETA five minutes.
Collins: Mission is a go. Repeat, you are green to go. Intercept and apprehend the Heinrich brothers. Secure the device. And remember, this mission is covert.

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Alternate Versions

US theatrical version was cut for some sex jokes to achieve a more commercial PG-13 rating. International theatrical versions were uncut. However, the cut version was used for home video releases worldwide.

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Connections

Referenced in After Lately: Sweet Home After Lately (2012)

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Soundtracks

Me So Horny
Written by Luther Campbell (as Luther Roderick Campbell), Mr. Mixx (as David Hobbs), Brother Marquis (as Mark Ross), Ricardo Williams and Fresh Kid Ice (as Wong Won)
Performed by 2 Live Crew
Courtesy of Lil' Joe Records, Inc.

User Reviews

Funny fun time. Entertaining valentines release.

I almost started off hating this movie before I had seen it; I thought the trailer looked like crap, with horrible comedic dialog and premises, but I took the chance on free screening tickets, figuring I could make fun at worst. The film opens with shooting at the hip action and stays pretty entertaining in comedy and delivery. Witherspoon's character's sister (Chelsea Handler) and their interactions are lots of fun. Chris Pine does a good job being semi-typecast and the movie doesn't take itself too seriously. It's way better than expected and I wouldn't have been upset had I paid full price for it. Like a review I read said, it's a romantic movie that guys won't have to be dragged to. Is it a great movie? No. Is it a fun valentines movie? Yes.