Must Love Dogs (2005)

Regisseur:

Gary David Goldberg

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Claire Cook (novel)
Gary David Goldberg (screenplay)

Premierendatum:

29. Juli 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Komödie | Romanze

Werbezeile:

The hardest trick is making them stay.

Plot:

A forty-something preschool teacher looks to the personals for a change of pace and a relationship, with hilarious results.

Plot Keywords:

Homosexual | Dog Lover | Love Triangle | Male Female Relationship | Toupee

Filmpreise:

1 nomination

Nutzerkommentare:

I'll keep the dog

Besetzung

Diane Lane	...	Sarah Nolan
John Cusack	...	Jake
Elizabeth Perkins	...	Carol
Christopher Plummer	...	Bill
Dermot Mulroney	...	Bob
Stockard Channing	...	Dolly
Ali Hillis	...	Christine
Brad William Henke	...	Leo
Julie Gonzalo	...	June
Glenn Howerton	...	Michael
Ben Shenkman	...	Charlie
Jordana Spiro	...	Sherry
Kirk Trutner	...	Deli Guy
Victor Webster	...	Eric
Michael Spound	...	Marc

Alternativ:

Frau mit Hund sucht Mann mit Herz (Österreich) (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content.

Länge:

98 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch | Armenian

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Altersfreigabe:

Ireland:12A | Finland:S | Czech Republic:12 | Netherlands:AL | Sweden:Btl | Taiwan:PG-12 | Australia:M | New Zealand:M | Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | South Korea:15 | Germany:o.Al. | Malaysia:U | Brazil:12 | USA:PG-13 | UK:12A | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Singapore:PG (edited for re-rating) | Singapore:NC-16 (original rating) | Philippines:PG-13

Drehorte:

Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch - 411 N. Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USA

Firma:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Dies und das:

According to director Gary David Goldberg, he gave the script to John Cusack and encouraged him to change any of his character's dialogue to better suit him. Goldberg was surprised by Cusack's response, who later sent the director about 35 pages of new dialogue for his character.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: As Sarah is talking to Bob (when he comes to pick up his son from having a nosebleed), she has a red headband in her hair. As she's cleaning herself up, the headband is gone.

Dialogzitate:

[first lines]
Rebecca: The best place to meet a guy is at the supermarket. You don't need to waste a lot of time there, either. You see a guy holding a list, you know he's married. He's in the frozen food section carrying a small basket, he's single. I like to hang out by fruits and vegetables, there's a better chance of getting a guy who's healthy.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweist auf/spielt an auf/erwähnt Say Anything... (1989)

Soundtrack:

Excerpts from 'Dogs with Jobs' score

I'll keep the dog

Pairing attractive actors with cute dogs is something Hollywood loves to present, again, and again. This is a film that has that "cute factor" written all over it. Fortunately, we caught it in the form of a borrowed DVD, never having the stomach to spend full price on this formula comedy.

Director Gary David Goldberg's take on this situation doesn't bring anything new. The film is harmless enough not to offend anyone, but in retrospect, one has to wonder why was the film made in the first place? Poor Diane Lane, she keeps showing up in these inane comedies that don't do anything for her. She is a beautiful woman who could do better, but whoever is advising her keeps steering her in the wrong direction, unfortunately. Ditto for John Cusack. One wonders what attracted actors of the stature of Christopher Plummer and Stockard Channing to appear in a movie that will certainly not add anything in their C.V.s.

The cute Newfoundland puppies that were used in the movie should have been given more opportunities to show their talents.