Rob, a record store owner and compulsive list maker, recounts his top five breakups, including the one in progress.
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- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 3 wins & 21 nominations.
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| John Cusack | ... |
Rob Gordon
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| Iben Hjejle | ... |
Laura
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| Todd Louiso | ... |
Dick
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| Jack Black | ... |
Barry Judd
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| Lisa Bonet | ... |
Marie De Salle
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| Catherine Zeta-Jones | ... |
Charlie Nicholson
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| Joan Cusack | ... |
Liz
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| Tim Robbins | ... |
Ian Raymond
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Chris Rehmann | ... |
Vince
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| Ben Carr | ... |
Justin
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| Lili Taylor | ... |
Sarah Kendrew
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| Joelle Carter | ... |
Penny Hardwick
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| Natasha Gregson Wagner | ... |
Caroline Fortis
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Shannon Stillo | ... |
Alison Jr. High
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| Drake Bell | ... |
Rob Jr. High
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Laura Whyte | ... |
Laura's Mom
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| Sara Gilbert | ... |
Anaugh Moss
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Rich Talarico | ... |
Barry's Customer
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| Matthew O'Neill | ... |
Beta Band Customer
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| Brian Powell | ... |
Middle Aged Customer
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| Margaret Travolta | ... |
Rob's Mom
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| Jillian Peterson | ... |
Laura's Sister Jo
(as Jill Peterson)
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Dick Cusack | ... |
Minister
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| Susan Yoo | ... |
Girl - 19 Year Old
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| Chris Bauer | ... |
Paul
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| K.K. Dodds | ... |
Miranda
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Marilyn Dodds Frank | ... |
Alison's Mom
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| Duke Doyle | ... |
Kevin Bannister
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| Aaron Himelstein | ... |
Boy in Park
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Jonathan Herrington | ... |
Chris Thompson
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Daniel Lee Smith | ... |
Rock Guy
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Leah Gale | ... |
Mourner
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| David Darlow | ... |
Mourner
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Erik Gundersen | ... |
Marco
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| Bruce Springsteen | ... |
Self
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| Alex Désert | ... |
Louis
(as Alex Desert)
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Alan S. Johnson | ... |
Man in Store
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Ian Belknap | ... |
Party Guest
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| Andrew Micheli | ... |
Party Guest
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Polly du Pont Noonan | ... |
Party Guest
(as Polly Noonan)
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Philip Rayburn Smith | ... |
Party Guest
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Michele Graff | ... |
Party Guest
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| Susie Cusack | ... |
Party Guest
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Liam Hayes | ... |
Piano Player
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Damian Rogers | ... |
Greenday Girl
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Robert A. Villanueva | ... |
Skateboarder
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Joe Spaulding | ... |
Flea Market Musician
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| Scott A. Martin | ... |
Bartender
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Heather Norris | ... |
Laura's Friend
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Harold Ramis | ... |
Rob's Dad (scenesDeleted)
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| James Azrael | ... |
Glam Rocker (uncredited)
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| Beverly D'Angelo | ... |
Woman selling records (uncredited)
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Julie DiJohn | ... |
Rock Club Patron (uncredited)
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Jennifré DuMont | ... |
Pedestrian (uncredited)
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| Mark Finney | ... |
Record Store Customer (uncredited)
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| Reese Foster | ... |
Cafe' Patron (uncredited)
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Lisa Harrison | ... |
Cafe Patron (uncredited)
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Susan Hegarty | ... |
Voice of Laura's Mom (uncredited)
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| Ian Michaels | ... |
Guy in Chem Lab (uncredited)
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| Tristan Layne Tapscott | ... |
Guy on the Street (uncredited)
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| Timothy W. Tiedje | ... |
Operator (uncredited)
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Ian Williams | ... |
Store customer (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Stephen Frears | ||
Written by
| Nick Hornby | ... | (book) |
| D.V. DeVincentis | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Steve Pink | ... | (screenplay) & |
| John Cusack | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Scott Rosenberg | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Tim Bevan | ... | producer |
| Liza Chasin | ... | executive producer |
| John Cusack | ... | co-producer |
| D.V. DeVincentis | ... | co-producer |
| David S. Grant | ... | title producer |
| Alan Greenspan | ... | executive producer |
| Pete Neil | ... | consulting producer (as Peter Neil) |
| Mike Newell | ... | executive producer |
| Steve Pink | ... | co-producer |
| Rudd Simmons | ... | producer |
Music by
| Howard Shore | ||
Cinematography by
| Seamus McGarvey | ||
Editing by
| Mick Audsley | ||
Editorial Department
| Mags Arnold | ... | first assistant editor |
| Songi Clarke | ... | editor trainee |
| Penny Lee Hallin | ... | assistant editor |
| Steve Harrow | ... | post-production consultant |
| Kate Higham | ... | first assistant editor |
| Gez Morris | ... | editor trainee (as Gerald Morris) |
| Dan Schalk | ... | non-linear assistant editor |
| John Stanborough | ... | color timer |
| Jennifer Stellema | ... | apprentice editor |
| Victoria Stevens | ... | second assistant editor: UK |
Casting By
| Victoria Thomas | ||
Production Design by
| David Chapman | ||
| Thérèse DePrez | ... | (as Therese Deprez) |
Art Direction by
| Nicholas Lundy | ||
Set Decoration by
| Larry Lundy | ... | (as Larry P. Lundy) |
Costume Design by
| Laura Bauer | ... | (as Laura Cunningham Bauer) |
Makeup Department
| Laura Connolly | ... | key hair stylist |
| Naomi Donne | ... | hair stylist: Ms. HIije / makeup artist: Ms. HIije |
| Suzy Mazzarese-Allison | ... | hair stylist |
| Suzi Ostos | ... | makeup artist |
| Vicki Vacca | ... | makeup artist |
| Jeanne Van Phue | ... | key makeup artist |
| Denise Wynbrandt | ... | key makeup artist |
| Connie Kallos | ... | additional hair stylist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Tania Blunden | ... | post-production supervisor (as Tania Windsor Blunden) |
| Billy Higgins | ... | unit production manager |
| Miguel Ángel Poveda | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Michelle Wright | ... | executive in charge of production: Working Title Films |
| Ron Lynch | ... | executive in charge of production (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Anne Berger | ... | second second assistant director |
| Aiman A. Humaideh | ... | assistant director (as Aiman Humaideh) |
| Jeffrey Wetzel | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Terry Baughman | ... | construction coordinator |
| Phillip Ellman | ... | on-set dresser |
| Joanna S. Frank | ... | art department assistant (as Joanna Mickey) |
| Tom Gagnon | ... | swing gang |
| Michael D. Gianneschi | ... | assistant property master |
| Ron Kane | ... | construction foreman |
| Derrick Kardos | ... | art department coordinator / graphic designer |
| Blake E. Matthys | ... | swing gang |
| Cyril H. Matthys | ... | swing gang (as Cyril A. Matthys) |
| Joel Prihoda | ... | lead man |
| Jon Schluenz | ... | art department assistant |
| Glenn Stevens | ... | carpenter |
| Timothy W. Tiedje | ... | property master |
| Robert Gau | ... | stand-by painter (uncredited) |
| Pete Neil | ... | set designer (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Howard Bargroff | ... | assistant sound re-recording mixer |
| Tim Boot | ... | live record engineer |
| Mark DeSimone | ... | adr mixer |
| Carl Fischer | ... | boom operator |
| Diane Greaves | ... | foley artist |
| Petur Hliddal | ... | production sound mixer |
| Larry Hopkins | ... | layback sound mixer |
| Alex Hudd | ... | sound consultant: dolby |
| Terry Isted | ... | foley mixer |
| Peter Joly | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Danny Longhurst | ... | dialogue editor |
| Clare Mahoney | ... | foley artist (as Claire Mahoney) |
| Michael Miller | ... | adr mixer |
| Michael Redfern | ... | foley editor |
| Adrian Rhodes | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Mark Rose | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Jason Swanscott | ... | foley artist |
| Ted Swanscott | ... | foley mixer |
| Jeffrey A. Williams | ... | utility sound |
| Kevin Boyd | ... | additional utility sound (uncredited) |
| Steve Hancock | ... | sound studio technician (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Sam Barkan | ... | special effects coordinator |
| Ray Conchado | ... | special effects |
| Don Riozz McNichols | ... | special effects foreman |
| Chris Peterson | ... | special effects technician |
| Daniel Yates | ... | special effects crew (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Steve MacPherson | ... | technical operations manager: Double Negative (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Thomas Coe | ... | stunts |
| Rick LeFevour | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Chris Nolte | ... | stunt double: John Cusack |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Art Bartels | ... | key grip |
| Kevin Boyd | ... | 24 frame video operator |
| Fernando M. Briones | ... | dolly grip |
| Travis Busenbark | ... | electrician |
| Chad Erickson | ... | camera intern |
| Ryan Evans | ... | rigging grip |
| Daniel W. Fuller | ... | second assistant camera |
| David Horenz | ... | first assistant camera |
| Timothy Jipping | ... | grip |
| Tom Kerwick | ... | key grip |
| Michael Lange | ... | best boy grip |
| Michelle Mann | ... | assistant camera |
| Darryl Miller | ... | grip |
| Elizabeth Miller | ... | camera loader (as Elizabeth Smith) |
| James A. Miller | ... | gaffer |
| David Morenz | ... | first assistant camera |
| Melissa Moseley | ... | still photographer |
| Wilson Mylander | ... | grip |
| William R. Nielsen Jr. | ... | camera operator (as Billy Nielson Jr.) |
| Richard Sobin | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Bennett Spencer | ... | electrician |
| Robert Swander | ... | best boy electric |
| Dan Urbain | ... | crane technician |
Casting Department
| Vanessa Baker | ... | adr voice casting |
| Kim Coleman | ... | casting associate |
| Brendan Donnison | ... | adr voice casting |
| Vicki Jo Hertz | ... | atmosphere casting assistant |
| Joan Philo | ... | atmosphere casting |
| Claire Simon | ... | casting: Chicago |
| Wendy Weidman | ... | casting associate |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Jennifer Jobst | ... | assistant costume supervisor |
| Margaret Morettini | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Gina Panno | ... | costumer |
| Heather Pollock | ... | costumer |
Location Management
| Jennifer L. Bardin | ... | assistant location manager |
| Demetra Diamantopoulos | ... | location manager |
| Adam Graham | ... | location assistant |
| John David Wolfe | ... | location assistant (as John Wolfe) |
Music Department
| Tim Boot | ... | music playback operator |
| John Cusack | ... | music supervisor |
| Doug Dearth | ... | music coordinator |
| D.V. DeVincentis | ... | music supervisor |
| Robert Fernandez | ... | music engineer |
| Michael Higham | ... | supervising music editor |
| Tom Jenkins | ... | assistant engineer |
| Shari Johanson | ... | music editor (as Shari Schwartz) |
| Gareth Jones | ... | score engineer |
| Robin Jones | ... | song writertrack |
| Tim Lauer | ... | musician |
| Mitchell Leib | ... | executive in charge of soundtracks |
| Joe Lisanti | ... | music editor |
| Joseph Magee | ... | supervising production music engineer / supervising production music mixer |
| John Miller | ... | score engineer |
| Kathy Nelson | ... | music supervisor |
| Rick Norman | ... | music engineer / production music mixer |
| Steve Pink | ... | music supervisor |
| Ed Rak | ... | score engineer |
| Howard Shore | ... | conductor / music arranger |
| Don Welty | ... | music business and legal affairs |
Script and Continuity Department
| Rebecca Edelson | ... | script clearance administrator |
| Chiemi Karasawa | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| William T. Hogan III | ... | transportation coordinator |
| A. Welch Lambeth | ... | transportation coordinator |
Additional Crew
| Joan Altman | ... | production accountant |
| Brian Bartolini | ... | production assistant |
| Tom Beaver | ... | stand-in |
| Jamie Bolger | ... | production assistant |
| Kenneth W. Bradley | ... | production assistant |
| Anita Brongiel | ... | production secretary |
| Robert F. Byrnes | ... | medic |
| Michael D. Cronin | ... | medic |
| Anne Devereux | ... | assistant: Mr. Cusack |
| Juliette Dow | ... | assistant: Mr. Bevan |
| Josh Eggebeen | ... | set production assistant: Chicago |
| John Ensby | ... | laboratory contact |
| Deborah Evans | ... | payroll accountant |
| Joanna S. Frank | ... | production assistant (as Joanna Mickey) |
| Jane Frazer | ... | executive: Working Title Films |
| Will Gatlin | ... | craft service |
| Thomas J. Glynn | ... | craft service assistant |
| Veloz Gomez | ... | production assistant |
| Tarn Harper | ... | post-production accountant |
| Susan Hegarty | ... | dialect coach |
| Eric H. Heisner | ... | production assistant (as Eric Heisner) |
| Anne Johns | ... | production coordinator |
| Dena Johnson | ... | title producer |
| Nina Khoshaba | ... | coordinator: Working Title |
| Dan Koretzky | ... | production consultant |
| Grace Loh | ... | coordinator: New Crime Productions |
| David Malley | ... | production assistant |
| Scott A. Martin | ... | stand-in: John Cusack |
| Richard Morrison | ... | title designer |
| Patricia Newley | ... | medic |
| Margaret J. Orlando | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Dawn Patch | ... | production assistant |
| Ed Portoghese | ... | production assistant |
| Edward J. Reardon | ... | medic |
| Adam Rosen | ... | production assistant |
| Melissa Sadoff Oren | ... | assistant to mr. devincentis and mr. pink (as Melissa Sadoff) |
| Jon Schluenz | ... | production assistant |
| Louise Spencer | ... | unit publicist |
| Jeff Sternberg | ... | production assistant |
| Adrienne Swan | ... | second assistant accountant |
| Paul Swann | ... | laboratory contact |
| Emma Thomas | ... | assistant: Mr. Frears |
| K.L. Connie Wang | ... | assistant script clearance administrator (as Connie Wang) |
| Dean Wares | ... | title typography |
| Andy Wheeler | ... | first assistant accountant |
| Jenny Fumarolo | ... | production assistant: additional (uncredited) |
| Jim Michaels | ... | price tag checker (uncredited) |
| Nicole Nelch | ... | film extra (uncredited) |
| Andy Novak | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Stu Small | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Buena Vista Pictures (2000) (United States) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (2000) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Gaumont Buena Vista International (GBVI) (2000) (France) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (2000) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (2000) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (2000) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (2000) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (2000) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- BVI / Kinekor Pictures (2000) (South Africa) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (2001) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Audio Visual Enterprises (2001) (Greece) (VHS)
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2001) (Italy) (DVD)
- Buena Vista International (2001) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Buena Vista International (2001) (Brazil) (VHS)
- Buena Vista International (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Buena Vista International (2001) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Gativideo (2001) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Gativideo (2001) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Touchstone Home Entertainment (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2002) (Turkey) (DVD)
- Touchstone Home Entertainment (2002) (Turkey) (DVD)
- RTL Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (tv) (RTL7)
- Divisa Home Video (2014) (Spain) (DVD)
- Touchstone Home Entertainment (2014) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- BBC One (2016) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Paramount Channel (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Disney+ (2021) (Canada) (video) (VOD)
- Disney+ (2021) (United Kingdom) (video) (VOD)
- Disney+ (2021) (Non-US) (video) (Star)
- Hulu (2023) (United States) (video)
- Touchstone Home Entertainment (United States) (DVD)
- Touchstone Home Video (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Double Negative (DNEG) (digital video effects)
Other Companies
- BridgeStreet Worldwide (production housing)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera cranes)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera dollies)
- Chicago Audio Works (sound transfer)
- Chicago Studio City (lighting and grip)
- Chicago Studio City (production offices)
- Chicago Studio City (production services)
- Chicago Studio MovieMakers (cast trailers)
- Clinton Recording Studios (score recorded at)
- Electric Audio Studio (music recorded at)
- Entertainment Partners (payroll services)
- Fig Productions (title sequence)
- Hanna Brothers Catering (catering)
- Hanna Brothers Film & Event Catering (catering)
- Hollywood Records (soundtrack published by)
- London Editing Machines Ltd. (editing equipment)
- Lyps Inc. (adr voice casting)
- Moving Picture Company (MPC) (title sequence: digital effects)
- Sargent Disc (payroll)
- South By Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) (festival)
- Steeple Post Production Services (post-production)
- Sylvia Wheeler Film Services (negative cutting)
- Telefilm Video Services (telecine transfers)
- The Magic Camera Company (film opticals)
- Warner Bros. De Lane Lea (sound re-recording)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Thirty-something Rob Gordon, a former club DJ, owns a not-so-lucrative used record store in Chicago. He not so much employs Barry and Dick, but rather keeps them around as they showed up at the store one day and never left. All three are vinyl and music snobs, but in different ways. Rob has a penchant for compiling top-five lists. The latest of these lists is his top-five break-ups, it spurred by the fact that his latest girlfriend, Laura, a lawyer, has just broken up with him. He believed that Laura would be the one who would last, partly as an expectation of where he would be at this stage in his life. Rob admits that there have been a few incidents in their relationship which in and of themselves could be grounds for her to want to break up. To his satisfaction, Laura is not on this top-five list. Rob feels a need not only to review the five relationships, which go back as far as middle school when he was 12, and try to come to terms with why the woman, or girl as the case may be, left him, but also, in the words of Charlie Nicholson, number four on the list, "what it all means" for why he has ended up where he is, which is nowhere, personally or professionally, close to what he envisioned. He also has to come to terms with what it means that Laura has moved on to Ian Raymond, a man for whom neither had any respect when they were together. |
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| Taglines | Let's get it on. Maybe tonight. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $30,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United Kingdom | GBP696,812, 23 Jul 2000 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | John Cusack and the screenwriters wrote the script with Jack Black in mind for the role of Barry. He nearly turned the role down, but reconsidered. See more » |
| Goofs | "Janie Jones" by The Clash is listed as a "side one, track one." While it is indeed the first track on The Clash's British debut album, and the book was set in England, the film was moved to the USA, where the album started with "Clash City Rockers." But as record geeks, they would have been familiar with the British album as well, and could well have regarded it as the true debut album. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Early Line: The Academy Awards (2000). See more » |
| Soundtracks | You're Gonna Miss Me See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Catherine Zeta Jones is only credited in the final cast list and not in main credits See more » |
| Quotes |
[first lines]
Rob: What came first, the music or the misery? People worry about kids playing with guns, or watching violent videos, that some sort of culture of violence will take them over. Nobody worries about kids listening to thousands, literally thousands of songs about heartbreak, rejection, pain, misery and loss. Did I listen to pop music because I was miserable? Or was I miserable because I listened to pop music? See more » |