America's Sweethearts (2001)

A movie publicist deals with the messy public split of his movie's co-stars while keeping reporters at bay while a reclusive director holds the film's print hostage.

Director:

Joe Roth

Writers:

Billy Crystal, Peter Tolan

Stars:

Julia Roberts, Billy Crystal, Catherine Zeta-Jones

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Julia Roberts	...	Kathleen "Kiki" Harrison
Billy Crystal	...	Lee Phillips
Catherine Zeta-Jones	...	Gwen Harrison
John Cusack	...	Eddie Thomas
Hank Azaria	...	Hector Gorgonzolas
Stanley Tucci	...	Dave Kingman
Christopher Walken	...	Hal Weidmann
Alan Arkin	...	Wellness Guide
Seth Green	...	Danny Wax
Scot Zeller	...	Davis
Larry King	...	Himself
Steve Pink	...	Limo Driver
Rainn Wilson	...	Dave O'Hanlon
Eric Balfour	...	Security Guard
Marty Belafsky	...	Security Guard

Storyline

In the midst of a nasty public breakup of married movie stars, a studio publicist scrambles to put a cap on the escalating situation as the couple's latest film has found its only print kidnapped by the director.

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Plot Keywords:

press | publicist | love | actor | movie star | 

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Taglines:

Being America's Sweethearts isn't always easy.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language, some crude and sexual humor

Details

Official Sites:

Columbia TriStar Films [uk] (Flash only)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 July 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

La pareja del año

Filming Locations:

Greystone Park & Mansion - 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$48,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,803,711 (Italy) (15 February 2002)

Gross:

$1,803,711 (Italy) (15 February 2002)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Revolution Studios, Face Productions, Roth-Arnold Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Julia Roberts is 2 years older than Catherine Zeta-Jones, yet in the movie it is strongly implied that Gwen (Zeta-Jones) is the older sister of Kiki (Roberts).

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Goofs

When Kiki and Eddie are dining in the hotel restaurant, the drink of the person at the table behind them changes from red to white wine

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Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: America first fell in love with Eddie Thomas and Gwen Harrison in the box office smash "Autumn With Greg And Peg". They had the most celebrated marriage in Hollywood. Who could forget how they hit one out of the park in "Requiem for an Outfielder"?

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Connections

Spoofs Timecop (1994)

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Soundtracks

"We All Fall Down"
Written by Ann Roboff (as Annie Roboff), Billy Burnette and Bekka Bramlett
Produced by Ann Roboff (as Annie Roboff)
Performed by Bekka Bramlett

User Reviews

Don't do it - save yourself from the tedium of it all!!

I watched it till the end - but only because it was like the scene of an accident where you can't draw your horrified eyes away. I found none of it the least bit funny and it didn't make any sense - hello story line are you in there? I am a big fan of each of the actors (although admitedly I haven't seen any of Catherine Zeta-jones) and I can't believe that the actors actually don't cringe when they see it. A big disappointment.