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

Olivia Wilde was originally cast in the role of Isabella, but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.

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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

Policeman Macy's: Alright lady, I'll put you down. You're an idiot!

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Crazy Credits

During the end credits, we see what happened to the main characters.

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Connections

Features Cluny Brown (1946)

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Soundtracks

Pass the Sauce
Written by Marty Wereski (as Martin Wereski)
Performed by The JL Pasta Band

User Reviews

somewhere in cinema

Peter Bogdanovich was one of the directors who came about in the late '60s to early '70s whose movies signaled the new direction that cinema would take. Unlike most of the directors, Bogdanovich incorporated nostalgia in his work. "Targets" cast Boris Karloff as an aging horror star; "The Last Picture Show" looked at the changes in a small town; "What's Up, Doc?" was a remake of "Bringing Up Baby"; "Paper Moon" focused on the Depression.

Bogdanovich continues this pattern with "She's Funny That Way", about an assortment of people involved in the production of a play. It references the old screwball comedies. It's not a masterpiece, but the mixture of comedy and relatable characters make it worth the while. Bogdanovich loosely references some of his own work by casting Cybill Shepherd in a supporting role and Tatum O'Neal in a cameo (there's an even more surprising cameo at the end).

An OK movie.