And So It Goes (2014)

A self-absorbed realtor enlists the help of his neighbor when he's suddenly left in charge of the granddaughter he never knew existed until his estranged son drops her off at his home.

Director:

Rob Reiner

Writer:

Mark Andrus

Stars:

Michael Douglas, Diane Keaton, Sterling Jerins

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Douglas	...	Oren Little
Diane Keaton	...	Leah
Sterling Jerins	...	Sarah
Annie Parisse	...	Kate
Austin Lysy	...	Kyle
Michael Terra	...	Peter
Sawyer Simpkins	...	Dylan
Maxwell Simkins	...	Caleb
Maurice Jones	...	Ray
Yaya DaCosta	...	Kennedy (as Yaya Alafia)
Scott Shepherd	...	Luke Little
Andy Karl	...	Ted
Frances Sternhagen	...	Claire
Frankie Valli	...	Club Owner
Luke Robertson	...	Jason

Storyline

Oren Little has turned his back on all his neighbors and shunned the notion of being kind to others after the death of his wife. Next door neighbor Leah has put her soul, and her tears, into her stagnant singing career after the death of her husband. But then Oren's son shows up needing Oren to take care of his daughter Sarah. Oren has no patience for children, Leah never had any of her own, but 9-year-old Sarah just might be the spark that allows these two lonely souls to turn their home into a Little Shangri-La.

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Plot Keywords:

cell phone video | neighbor | realtor | next door neighbor | overalls | 

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Taglines:

You could call Oren Little 'charming'. Except no one does.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some sexual references and drug elements

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 July 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Juntos... pero no tanto

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$18,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,642,329, 27 July 2014

Gross USA:

$15,160,801

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$25,419,147

Company Credits

Production Co:

ASIG Productions, Castle Rock Entertainment, Envision Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Rob Reiner cast himself as Artie because he needed an actor who would work for scale pay on short notice.

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Goofs

Near the beginning of the film, Oren Little gets a paint-ball gun from the boot of his car and shoots at a dog but he canister that holds the paint-balls is missing from the gun.

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Quotes

Oren Little: I slept with Leah.
Claire: Whoa. You did mess up.
Oren Little: Well, the sex was actually pretty good, but...
Claire: ...but you left immediately after. Right?
Oren Little: How'd you know that?
Claire: You think you invented men being assholes?

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Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Liev Schreiber/Rob Reiner/Gabriel Iglesias (2014)

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Soundtracks

Blue Moon
Written by Lorenz Hart and Richard Rodgers
Produced by Frank Wolf
Performed by Diane Keaton

User Reviews

Something's Gotta Give As Good As It Gets............

You can't watch this film and not think of one of the two films I referred to- 2003's "Something's Gotta Give" and of course the Oscar- winning 1997 "As Good As It Gets". Overall, I'll give "And So It Goes" a modest recommendation if you liked those two films, but this movie has got it's problems. One of those problems I think honestly is the length- at only 90 minutes (your standard running time to maximize the movie multiplexes' number of showtimes), you just don't have the time to fully develop the story and characters; unlike "As Good As It Gets" for instance- a 2 & 1/2 hour movie. Oscar winners Diane Keaton & Michael Douglas I think work well together, and have on-screen chemistry. They just needed a more fully-developed screenplay.

And Rob Reiner (who also has a supporting role in the film)- wow; this guy used to be one of the top Hollywood filmmakers of the '80s and early '90s- with films like "Princess Bride", "Stand By Me", "When Harry Met Sally", "Misery", "A Few Good Men", etc... He had a modest comeback with the 2000's film "Bucket List", but other than that, the guy can't seem to catch a break about the past 20 years- ever since that infamous bomb "North" I'd say?? Well, anyhoo, if you're looking for something to watch, and the aforementioned films are not readily available (or you've seen them enough already), you may wanna give this a try- And so it goes...