She's Funny That Way (2014)

On the set of a playwright's new project, a love triangle forms between his wife, her ex-lover, and the call girl-turned-actress cast in the production.

Director:

Peter Bogdanovich

Writers:

Louise Stratten, Peter Bogdanovich

Stars:

Imogen Poots, Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Imogen Poots	...	Isabella Patterson
Illeana Douglas	...	Judy
Graydon Carter	...	Limo Driver
Owen Wilson	...	Arnold Albertson
Scott Campbell	...	Hotel Guest #1
Erin Heatherton	...	Hotel Guest #2
Melanie Hill	...	Hotel Receptionist
Jake Hoffman	...	Hotel Bellboy
Rhys Ifans	...	Seth Gilbert
Richard Lewis	...	Al Finkelstein
Cybill Shepherd	...	Nettie Finkelstein
Debi Mazar	...	Vickie
Austin Pendleton	...	Judge Pendergast
George Morfogen	...	Harold Fleet
Tovah Feldshuh	...	Miriam Pendergast

Storyline

On the set of a playwright's new project, a love triangle forms between his wife, her ex-lover, and the call girl-turned-actress cast in the production.

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Plot Keywords:

theater actor | actress | theater director | escort girl | call girl | 

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Taglines:

Show biz has always been a little screwball.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some language including sexual references

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site

Country:

Germany USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 August 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Squirrels to the Nuts

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$20,814, 28 August 2015, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$88,460, 30 August 2015

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lagniappe Films, Lailaps Pictures, Venture Forth

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Imogen Poots is a huge fan of 1970's American cinema and was very enthusiastic about working with Peter Bogdanovich. She described the role as "the most extraordinary job I've ever had".

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Goofs

(at around 20 mins) When Jane lets the German Shepherd, Shep, into a taxi, she says, "Good girl." Later she refers to him as a male: "Come on, boy."

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Quotes

Jane Claremont: a.k.a. Glowstick. Why Glowstick? Oh! Call girl? Well that's disgusting. I mean, how do you feel when you're even doing that? Honestly? Are there any up sides to this job?
Isabella Patterson: Well, there are plenty of ups, you know? I mean, that was really a problem!
Jane Claremont: You don't joke in therapy.

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Crazy Credits

Clips from the film "Cluny Brown" and the TV show "The Sopranos" are shown during the credits.

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Connections

References True Romance (1993)

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Soundtracks

Cheek to Cheek
Written by Irving Berlin
Performed by Fred Astaire

User Reviews

The movie, the cast and the lovely Imogen Poots... They're all funny that way

The film feels like those old time french or Woody Allen comedy of errors. The hands of Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach as executive producers can be noticed, witch doesn't steal any of the writer and director Peter Bogdanovich's credits. The whole movie is really funny, and Imogen Poots leads it the right way and George Morfogen's character, perfectly played, emphasizes that old time comedy taste. Needless to say that the cast worked brilliantly. All the characters were well written, so there is half way through, but I can't see any miscasting in this movie, not even for the secondary parts. Something you don't see everyday in the movies. Simple and well crafted... Good old time laughs... Nowadays, it feels like the rule is to overthink in comedy... And "She's Funny That Way" skip that rule.