America's Sweethearts
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| America's Sweethearts | |
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 America's Sweethearts theatrical poster |
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| Directed by | Joe Roth |
| Produced by | Donna Arkoff Roth Susan Arnold Charles Newirth Peter Tolan |
| Written by | Billy Crystal Peter Tolan |
| Starring | Julia Roberts Billy Crystal Catherine Zeta-Jones John Cusack Hank Azaria Stanley Tucci Christopher Walken Seth Green |
| Music by | James Newton Howard |
| Cinematography | Phedon Papamichael |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | July 20, 2001 |
| Running time | 102 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $48,000,000 (estimated) |
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America's Sweethearts (2001) is a romantic comedy film, directed by Joe Roth, starring Julia Roberts, Billy Crystal, John Cusack and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
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[edit] Plot
Lee Philips (Crystal) is a movie publicist with a major problem. The latest movie his studio has made stars "America's Sweethearts", Gwen Harrison (Zeta-Jones) and Eddie Thomas (Cusack). However, the couple have recently split, with Gwen running off with a Spanish actor, Hector (Hank Azaria). Not only that, but their latest film is being held hostage by the eccentric director, Hal Weidmann (Christopher Walken), who demands that the film first be shown at a press junket. Needing to keep up the illusion that Gwen and Eddie are still a couple, Lee needs to somehow work his magic to get them back together long enough until the press junket for the movie. However, complicating matters, is the fact that Eddie is starting to fall for Gwen's personal assistant, Kiki (Roberts) - who happens to also be Gwen's sister. When the movie is finally shown at the press junket, the actors and others involved with film, and the press, discover that director Hal Weidmann has created a film unlike anything that anyone else who'd been involved in the movie's production intended or expected, including footage filmed when individuals thought they were talking privately with one another.
[edit] Tagline
- A comedy about celebrity, family and other forms of insanity.
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| 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 |
| Scott Zeller | Davis |
| Steve Pink | Limo Driver |
| Rainn Wilson | Dave O'Hanlon |
| Eric Balfour | Security Guard |
| Marty Belafsky | Security Guard |
