One for the Money (2012)

Unemployed and newly-divorced Stephanie Plum lands a job at her cousin's bail-bond business, where her first assignment puts her on the trail of a wanted local cop from her romantic past.

Director:

Julie Anne Robinson

Writers:

Stacy Sherman (screenplay), Karen Ray (screenplay)

Stars:

Katherine Heigl, Jason O'Mara, Daniel Sunjata

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Katherine Heigl	...	Stephanie Plum
Jason O'Mara	...	Joseph Morelli
Daniel Sunjata	...	Ranger
John Leguizamo	...	Jimmy Alpha
Sherri Shepherd	...	Lula
Debbie Reynolds	...	Grandma Mazur
Debra Monk	...	Mrs. Plum
Nate Mooney	...	Eddie Gazarra
Adam Paul	...	Bernie Kuntz
Fisher Stevens	...	Morty Beyers
Ana Reeder	...	Connie
Patrick Fischler	...	Vinnie Plum
Ryan Michelle Bathe	...	Jackie
Leonardo Nam	...	John Cho
Annie Parisse	...	Mary Lou

Storyline

After losing her job, Jersey girl Stephanie Plum is broke. Needing a job she is told that her cousin, a bail bondsman, needs someone to help out in the office. But the only job openings he has are for skip tracers. She learns that Joe Morelli, a guy she knew intimately years ago, is one of the "skips". She eventually finds him but wasn't really prepared so he gets away. Another bounty hunter, Ranger, tries to teach her. Eventually she finds Morelli again, but he claims he is innocent of the crime he is accused of and he is trying to prove his innocence. Eventually Stephanie thinks he's telling the truth so she stakes out the person who can help him. She only finds herself in trouble and Morelli saves her. She tries to find someone who can prove his innocence, but the problem is that shortly after meeting with them they're killed or attacked.

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Plot Keywords:

strong female character | strong female lead | tough woman | self defense | woman | 

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Taglines:

She's looking for a few not-so-good men.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Romance | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence, sexual references and language, some drug material and partial nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 January 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

One for the Money

Filming Locations:

Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$11,515,790, 29 January 2012

Gross USA:

$26,414,527

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$38,084,162

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lakeshore Entertainment, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Datasat Dolby Digital SDDS Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Based on the 1994 book "One for the Money," by Janet Evanovich. Evanovich has published 25 novels on the Stephanie Plum series. The 25th novel, Look Alive, Twenty-Five, was published in 2018.

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Goofs

In the first lock picking scene ranger is picking a door knob. The tension wrench used is being held with a full grip and rotated CCW. The CCW may be correct but, tension wrenches are turned with a light pressure of the thumb to receive "feedback" from the pins. Gripping a tension wrench like this would make it almost impossible to pick a lock.

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Quotes

Eddie Gazarra: Okay, so you think Morty Beyers was roasted in Morelli's car because he pissed off God?
Stephanie Plum: It's just a theory. One of many.

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Connections

Referenced in Rewind This! (2013)

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Soundtracks

Collision
Written by Jeff Massey (as Jeffery Wayne Massey), Joseph M. Winters and Todd Michael Bowers
Performed by The Steepwater Band
Courtesy of Crucial Music Corporation

User Reviews

I've read all the books and you know what... good job.

Not too bad an adaptation. A movie will never be the same as the books. If you translated it directly, you'll probably have a film of 5 hours. Katherine Heigl was believable and the guy who played Ranger was bang on the money. Pleasant way to pass a few hours; shame they don't make more.