I Don't Know How She Does It (2011)

A comedy centered on the life of Kate Reddy, a finance executive who is the breadwinner for her husband and two kids.

Director:

Douglas McGrath (as Doug McGrath)

Writers:

Aline Brosh McKenna (screenplay), Allison Pearson (novel)

Stars:

Sarah Jessica Parker, Pierce Brosnan, Kelsey Grammer

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sarah Jessica Parker	...	Kate Reddy
Pierce Brosnan	...	Jack Abelhammer
Greg Kinnear	...	Richard Reddy
Christina Hendricks	...	Allison Henderson
Kelsey Grammer	...	Clark Cooper
Seth Meyers	...	Chris Bunce
Olivia Munn	...	Momo Hahn
Jane Curtin	...	Marla Reddy
Mark Blum	...	Lew Reddy
Busy Philipps	...	Wendy Best
Sarah Shahi	...	Janine LoPietro
Jessica Szohr	...	Paula
Emma Rayne Lyle	...	Emily Reddy
Julius Goldberg	...	Ben Reddy
Theodore Goldberg	...	Ben Reddy

Storyline

Opportunist Chris Bunce remains Pacific coast investment firm CEO Clark Cooper's favorite by being available always, also when he can snatch up deals Kate Reddy largely set up but lost giving priority to husband Richard and their kids. She gets a dream chance working for New York tycoon Jack Abelhammer, who proves most accommodating, amused by her faults, generous and able to sort of draw her back into enjoying life, so it looks like she'll have to choose when he offers her an investment fund partnership.

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Plot Keywords:

black comedy | delivery boy | gym | dinner | punishment | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual references

Details

Official Sites:

Movieworlds.com [Sandy Kolbuch] (German) Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 September 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Não Sei Como Ela Consegue

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$24,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,402,201, 18 September 2011, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$9,659,074, 20 November 2011

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Weinstein Company

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS (Datasat Digital) SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The painting on the wall, when they are in the restaurant having dinner, is from famous painter Jean-Michel Basquiat.

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Goofs

When Kate is running late for work in the first 15 minutes, she leaves her daughter's school wearing beige heels with no stocking, while running, she is wearing black stockings with little heel booties, once she gets to work, she is in her beige heels again.

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Quotes

Allison Henderson: At work, when you act like 'one of the boys', they call you abrasive and difficult. So, if you act like a woman, they say you're emotional and difficult. So, difficult is really just the word for anything that isn't a man.

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Connections

Features His Girl Friday (1940)

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Soundtracks

One Warm Coat
Written and performed by Jason Damato
Courtesy of DeeTown Entertainment

User Reviews

Fictitious scenarios

A mother running a family and keeping a job, how groundbreaking. What's interesting is that Hollywood writers seem to think that working mothers really give a **** about competing with a bunch of Chanel wearing housewives at a stupid school bake sale. I always tell my husband if our child is so easily traumatized she's just not going to make it. Other than the fact that at work you get to meet good looking men who offer you a kind of escape from your daily headaches at home, this movie really isn't all that accurate. It's what I always thought a working mother's life would be...when I was 20 and in business school. Clearly Hollywood never graduated.