Rumor Has It... (2005)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Rob Reiner

Writer (WGA):

Ted Griffin (written by)

Release Date:

25 December 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Based on a true rumor.

Plot:

Jennifer Aniston plays a woman who learns that her family was the inspiration for the book and film "The Graduate" -- and that she just might be the offspring of the well-documented event.

Plot Keywords:

Mother | Marriage | Grandmother | Rumor | Wedding

Cast

Jennifer Aniston	...	Sarah Huttinger
Kevin Costner	...	Beau Burroughs
Shirley MacLaine	...	Katharine Richelieu
Mark Ruffalo	...	Jeff Daly
Richard Jenkins	...	Earl Huttinger
Christopher McDonald	...	Roger McManus
Steve Sandvoss	...	Scott
Mena Suvari	...	Annie Huttinger
Mike Vogel	...	Blake Burroughs
Rob Lanza	...	New Year's Eve M.C. (as Robert Lanza)
Lisa Vachon	...	Young Katharine
Trevor Stock	...	Young Beau
Jennifer Bini Taylor	...	Jocelyn Richelieu (as Jennifer Taylor)
Marcia Ann Burrs	...	Pasadenan Wife
Lynn Wanlass	...	Pasadenan Wife
Mary Anne McGarry	...	Pasadenan Wife
Maree Cheatham	...	Party Guest
Gloria Grant	...	Party Guest
Gregory White	...	Party Guest
Jake Mailey	...	Party Guest
Frank Novak	...	Party Guest
Billy Kerr	...	Party Guest (as William Kerr)
Terrie Snell	...	Party Guest
Shannon Farnon	...	Party Guest
Jenny Wade	...	Nikki
Erinn Bartlett	...	Donna
Allyson Bradford	...	Bridesmaid
Kate McClafferty	...	Bridesmaid
Googy Gress	...	Burly Man
Rolando Molina	...	Mover
Carmela Rappazzo	...	Party Planner
Erinn Hayes	...	Wedding Coordinator
Christopher Stapleton	...	Bartender
George F. Regas	...	Pastor
Jaime Ray Newman	...	Conference Greeter
Andy Milder	...	Conference Attendee
Gabriel Jarret	...	Conference Attendee
Clyde Kusatsu	...	Conference Attendee
John Sterling Carter	...	Conference Attendee
Mike Baldridge	...	Reporter
Donna Cooper	...	Reporter
Erin McDonald	...	Waitress
Paul Ganus	...	Co-Pilot
Amos Levkovitch	...	Magician
Leigh French	...	Charity Dinner Guests
Charlotte Colavin	...	Charity Dinner Guests (as Charlotte Ortiz Colavin)
George Gerdes	...	Charity Dinner Guests
Lyman Ward	...	Charity Dinner Guests
Jordan Lund	...	Charity Dinner Guests
John E. Byrd	...	Doorman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Aida Bernardino	...	Restaurant Owner
Anne Bancroft	...	Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kathy Bates	...	Aunt Mitsy (uncredited)
Joshua Bevier	...	Himself (uncredited)
Joan M. Blair	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Colleen Camp	...	Pasadenan Wife (uncredited)
Michael Chen	...	Rickshaw Driver (uncredited)
Troy Christian	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Curt Clendenin	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Bill Clinton	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Robert Foreman	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Barry Goldwater	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
George Hamilton	...	Himself (uncredited)
Harrison Held	...	Mover (uncredited)
Dustin Hoffman	...	Benjamin Braddock (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joshua Michael Kwiat	...	Gate Agent (uncredited)
Roger Lim	...	Venture Capitalist 2 (uncredited)
Patricia Mizen	...	Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Sandra Plazinic	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
John Patrick Shulak	...	Bellman (uncredited)
Sarah Westbrook	...	Young Jocelyn (uncredited)
Brad Everett Young	...	Clumsy Mover (uncredited)

Directed by
Rob Reiner

Writing credits (WGA)
Ted Griffin		(written by) (as T.M. Griffin)

Produced by
Len Amato	....	executive producer
Bruce Berman	....	executive producer
Frank Capra III	....	co-producer
George Clooney	....	executive producer
Ben Cosgrove	....	producer
Jennifer Fox	....	executive producer
Robert Kirby	....	executive producer
Michael I. Rachmil	....	executive producer (as Michael Rachmil)
Steven Soderbergh	....	executive producer
Paula Weinstein	....	producer

Original Music by
Marc Shaiman

Cinematography by
Peter Deming		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Robert Leighton

Casting by
Janet Hirshenson
Jane Jenkins

Production Design by
Thomas E. Sanders		(as Tom Sanders)

Art Direction by
Thomas P. Wilkins

Set Decoration by
Jay Hart		(as Jay R. Hart)

Costume Design by
Kym Barrett

Makeup Department
Hazel Catmull	....	key hair stylist
Cydney Cornell	....	hair stylist: Ms. MacLaine
Linda De Andrea	....	hair department head
Elle Elliott	....	hair stylist: Mr. Costner
Stephen Kelley	....	key makeup artist (as Stephen M. Kelley)
Angela Levin	....	makeup department head
Chris McMillan	....	hair stylist: Ms. Aniston
Ben Nye Jr.	....	makeup artist: Ms. MacLaine (as Ben Nye)
Valli O'Reilly	....	makeup artist: Ms. Aniston
Francisco X. Pérez	....	makeup artist: Mr. Costner (as F.X. Perez)
Vera Yurtchuk	....	makeup artist
Erwin H. Kupitz	....	wig maker: Shirley Mclaine (uncredited)

Production Management
Richard J. Gelfand	....	unit production manager (as Richard Gelfand)
Tricia Miles	....	post-production supervisor
Cheryl Quarantiello	....	unit production manager (uncredited)
Kelley Smith-Wait	....	executive in charge of production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jeff Bilger	....	second second assistant director
Dieter 'Dietman' Busch	....	second second assistant director (as Dieter Busch)
Frank Capra III	....	first assistant director
Basil Grillo	....	second assistant director
Brendalyn Richard	....	dga trainee
Gregory Kent Simmons	....	second assistant director (as Gregory Simmons)
Jody Spilkoman	....	second second assistant director
Mike Topoozian	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Mark Brooks	....	on-set dresser (as Mark Steven Brooks)
Jeff Brown	....	lead greensman
Jo Brown	....	stand-by painter
Michael Diersing	....	construction coordinator (as Michael F. Diersing)
Egan Gauntt	....	art department coordinator
J. Michael Glynn	....	assistant property master (as Michael Glynn)
Josh Lusby	....	set designer
Sean Mannion	....	property master
Brent Thomas Regan	....	construction foreman
Wayne Shepherd	....	lead man
Robert Strohmaier	....	assistant art director
James Yarmer	....	set designer
Armando Abarca	....	drapery foreman (uncredited)
Ronald S. Baratie	....	greens foreman (uncredited)
Nelson Bush	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Gary Cergol	....	art department coordinator: New York (uncredited)
Gary Clark	....	painter (uncredited)
Mick Cummings	....	set decoration buyer (uncredited)
Dupree Dial	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Melissa Givens	....	buyer (uncredited)
Virginia Hopkins	....	on-set painter: San Francisco (uncredited)
Thomas D. Krausz	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Naaman Marshall	....	model maker (uncredited)
Merdyce McClaran	....	on-set dresser (uncredited)
Frank McEldowney	....	greens foreman (uncredited)
Douglas McKay	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Marc Meisels	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Joe Monaco	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Bruce Richter	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Bennet Silver	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Mark Warren	....	property master (uncredited)
Anthony Zierhut	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Lon Bender	....	supervising sound editor
Steve Cantamessa	....	sound mixer
Kerry Ann Carmean	....	foley editor
Edmond J. Coblentz Jr.	....	dialogue editor (as Edmond J. Coblentz)
Patrick Cusack	....	assistant sound editor
Andrew DeCristofaro	....	adr editor
Robert Deschaine	....	adr mixer
Dino Dimuro	....	sound effects editor (as Dino R. Dimuro)
David Esparza	....	sound recordist (as Dave Esparza)
Marc Fishman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul Flinchbaugh	....	digital media assistant
Jason George	....	adr editor
Mitch Gettleman	....	dialogue editor (as Mitchell C. Gettleman)
Nerses Gezalyan	....	foley mixer
Eric Gotthelf	....	adr mixer
Michael Hertlein	....	dialogue editor
Chris Hogan	....	dialogue editor (as Christopher Hogan)
Tony Lamberti	....	sound re-recording mixer
Scott La Rue	....	sound utility (as Scott Larue)
James Moriana	....	foley artist
Nancy Nugent	....	dialogue editor (as nancy Kyong Nugent)
Geoffrey G. Rubay	....	sound effects editor
Damien Smith	....	foley artist
Shawn Sykora	....	foley editor
Gary Thomas	....	boom operator
Lisa Varetakis	....	foley editor
Karen Vassar	....	dialogue editor
Jeffrey Wilhoit	....	foley artist
Ian Elias	....	sound (uncredited)
Carl D. Ware	....	sound engineer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Joe D. Ramsey	....	special effects coordinator
Thomas R. Dickens	....	special effects technician: jet airplane sequence (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Brett Boggs	....	visual effects: Warner Bros. Animation VFX
Jeremy Burns	....	digital effects: Warner Bros, Animation VFX
Eric Durst	....	visual effects supervisor
Mike Wassel	....	visual effects: Warner Bros. Aninmation VFX
Craig Crawford	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Hugo Dominguez	....	rotoscope artist: Warner Brothers (uncredited)
Jongo	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Doug Luberts	....	visual effects assistant editor (uncredited)
Lori J. Nelson	....	visual effects producer (uncredited)
Chris B. Schnitzer	....	visual effects production supervisor: Warner Bros. (uncredited)
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration (uncredited)

Stunts
John Robotham	....	stunt coordinator
Dick Ziker	....	stunt coordinator (as Richard Ziker)

Camera and Electrical Department
Eric Amundsen	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Tim Collins	....	dolly grip
Alan R. Disler	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Alan Disler)
Fernando Espiritusanto	....	balloon light technician
David Eubank	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera and Steadicam
Lisa K. Ferguson	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (as Lisa Ferguson)
Bob Gorelick	....	Steadicam operator
Bob Gorelick	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Michael LaViolette	....	chief lighting technician (as Michael La Violette)
Martin J. Layton	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Martin Layton)
Melissa Moseley	....	still photographer
Eric Sandlin	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Frank Scheidbach	....	rigging gaffer
Philip Sloan	....	key grip (as Phil Sloan)
Paul Wilkowsky	....	best boy grip
Kenneth Cooper	....	electrician (uncredited)
Kia Dawson	....	additional second assistant camera (uncredited)
Doug Dole	....	grip (uncredited)
Jennifer Ann Henry	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)
Andrew Korner	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
James Kumarelas	....	additional rigging electrician (uncredited)
Rick Lawrence	....	grip: re-shoots (uncredited)
Josh Levy	....	video assist operator (uncredited)
Damon Liebowitz	....	electrician (uncredited)
David Norris	....	camera operator: SpaceCam (uncredited)
Paul Postal	....	electrician (uncredited)
Daniel R. Purinton	....	rigging best boy (uncredited)
Rick Senteno	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Riley Sidore	....	set lighting technician (uncredited)
Kelly Simpson	....	film loader (uncredited)
Dempsey Tillman	....	digital video assist operator: re-shoots (uncredited)
Lance Jay Velazco	....	additional video assist operator (uncredited)
Lou Weinert	....	director of photography: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Jennifer Alessi	....	extras casting
Kristan Berona	....	extras casting
Michelle Lewitt	....	casting associate
Sande Alessi	....	extras casting (uncredited)
Lee Genick	....	extras casting: New York (uncredited)
Scout Masterson	....	casting associate (uncredited)
Richard Mento	....	casting associate (uncredited)
Jocelyn E. Thomas	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laura Baker	....	key costumer
Holly Davis	....	key costumer
Barbara Gordon	....	costumer: Mr. Costner
Phillip Howard	....	costumer
Sabine Huber	....	costumer
Anne Laoparadonchai	....	costumer: Ms. Aniston (as Annie Laoparadonchai)
Lisa Lovaas	....	costume supervisor (as Lisa Nora Lövaas)
Lisa D. Quercioli	....	key costumer (as Lisa Quercioli)
Dalhia Schuette	....	costumer
Tony Velasco	....	key costumer

Editorial Department
Shaun Aprahamian	....	assistant editor
Nicholas Casey	....	post-production assistant
Scott Gregory	....	digital film colorist
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Gregg London	....	assistant editor
Danny Miller	....	first assistant editor
David Orr	....	color timer
Corinne Villa	....	assistant editor
Ron Barr	....	digital intermediate editor (uncredited)
Joe Finley	....	digital preview colorist (uncredited)
Carrie Holecek	....	digital intermediate producer (uncredited)
Julia Nessling-Douglas	....	digital intermediate producer (uncredited)
Mark Sahagun	....	digital intermediate editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Pete Anthony	....	conductor
Pete Anthony	....	orchestrator
Jeff Atmajian	....	orchestrator
Tim Boyle	....	score mixer
Vincent Cirilli	....	protools engineer
Harvey Cohen	....	orchestrator
Chris Douridas	....	music supervisor
Stephanie Lowry	....	music editor
Marc Shaiman	....	music adaptor
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Scott Stambler	....	music editor
Kurt Uenala	....	music recording mixer: Nellie Mckay
Nick Vidar	....	music programmer
Mark Agostino	....	music playback operator (uncredited)
Greg Hayes	....	score recordist (uncredited)
Lucian Piane	....	scoring assistant (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Bruce Hauer	....	transportation coordinator
Steve Humphrey	....	transportation captain
John Bromstead	....	driver (uncredited)
Daniel Davis	....	driver: base camp generator (uncredited)
Darrell Dubovsky	....	driver (uncredited)
Michael Forte	....	transportation co-captain (uncredited)
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car (uncredited)
Robert Gaskill	....	driver: Ms. Aniston and Ms. MacLaine (uncredited)
Frank Rocha	....	driver (uncredited)
Jonathan A. Rosenfeld	....	transportation coordinator (uncredited)
Sarah Lynn Schmitt	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Jasa Abreo	....	assistant: Mr. Costner
Dylan Ashbrook	....	assistant: Ms. Fox
Bostic Beard	....	assistant: Mr. Reiner (as Bostic C. Beard)
Ali Blacker	....	assistant: Mr. Cosgrove
Billy Bonifield	....	production office coordinator
Mark Callaghan	....	office staff assistant
Elizabeth C. Camp	....	set staff assistant (as Elizabeth Camp)
Naomi Catalano	....	office staff assistant
Jaime Daly	....	assistant location manager
Jeanie Daniels	....	assistant accountant
Claire Gerety-Mott	....	office staff assistant
Cody Horn	....	set staff assistant
Adam Israel	....	office staff assistant
David Israel	....	location manager
JoAnn Fregalette Jansen	....	choreographer (as Joanne Jansen)
Pam Jones	....	administrative assistant: Mr. Reiner
Gregg Kawecki	....	set staff assistant
Mark Krick	....	set staff assistant
Christian Labarta	....	set staff assistant
Linda Labov	....	assistant: Ms. Weinstein
Mike E. Landau	....	production office secretary
William Lebeda	....	title designer: main titles
Travis Gale Lewis	....	set staff assistant (as Travis G. Lewis)
Jun C. Lin	....	assistant location manager (as Jun Lin)
Mike James Masumoto	....	assistant location manager (as Michael James Masumoto)
Brendan McBreen	....	set staff assistant
Carolyn Mcguinness	....	assistant: Ms. Aniston
Eddie Merino	....	key assistant location manager
Margaret Mitchell	....	production accountant
Anastacia C. Nemec	....	set staff assistant (as Anastacia Nemec)
Ivanna Palance	....	assistant: Mr. Rachmil
Dina Reiner	....	assistant: Ms. Weinstein
Deborah Ricketts	....	researcher
Aaron Roberts	....	set staff assistant
Tricia Ronten	....	script supervisor
Sergio Ruiz	....	office staff assistant
Tierney Sams	....	office staff assistant
Rebekah Sanders	....	office staff assistant
Nick Schepisi	....	set staff assistant
Thomas Sharkey	....	assistant: Ms. MacLaine
Bert Smith	....	set staff assistant
Michael Steinbach	....	production office secretary
Nicolas Stern	....	production office supervisor
Spooky Stevens	....	publicist
Rachel Swenson	....	assistant location manager (as Rachel Watkins)
Chance P. Tassone	....	craft service (as Chance Tassone)
Benjamin Vallery	....	office staff assistant
Kathryn Watkins	....	set staff assistant
Lisa Wiggins	....	assistant accountant
Scott Brant	....	second assistant accountant (uncredited)
Patty Carey	....	location manager: New York (uncredited)
Jared Cauliffe	....	set production assistant: New York (uncredited)
Courtney Dane	....	production assistant (uncredited)
David De Palo	....	midi transcriptor (uncredited)
Laura DiBiase	....	production assistant: New York (uncredited)
Kerin Ferallo	....	production coordinator (uncredited)
Danielle Frankl	....	second assistant accountant (uncredited)
Mark A. Freid	....	location scout (uncredited)
Marcy Guiragossian	....	key background coordinator (uncredited)
David Henke	....	key location assistant (uncredited)
Orlando Hurtado	....	catering chef (uncredited)
Saisie M. Jang	....	assistant location manager: San Francisco (uncredited)
Cory Johnson	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Phill Kane	....	location scout (uncredited)
Dave Kasubowski	....	craft service (uncredited)
William P. Kelly	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Robert Lamkin	....	caterer (uncredited)
Sharon Lopez	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Jim Lovaglio	....	office assistant (uncredited)
Asal Masomi	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Tammy Massa	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Kathy McHugh	....	production coordinator: re-shoots (uncredited)
Kerry Lyn McKissick	....	script supervisor: second unit (uncredited)
Kip Myers	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Ericka O'Benar	....	assistant production coordinator: San Francisco (uncredited)
William Ostroff	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Sandy Reed	....	craft service (uncredited)
Georgia Scheele	....	production assistant: re-shoots (uncredited)
Lori Shockley	....	production coordinator: San Francisco (uncredited)
Mark Thomason	....	photo double (uncredited)
Mark Thomason	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Tracy Tomei	....	set medic (uncredited)
Amy Louise Tripodi	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Daniel Wagner	....	assistant production office coordinator: New York (uncredited)
Dannon Walters	....	craft service (uncredited)
Nancy Wong	....	key assistant location manager: San Francisco (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Pictures (presents)
• Village Roadshow Pictures (in association with)
• Section Eight
• Spring Creek Productions

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Fox-Warner (2005-2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Entertainment (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Net5 (2009) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Warner Bros. (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2006) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2005) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2006) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Technicolor Digital Intermediates (opticals)
• Warner Bros. Animation VFX (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Chef Robért Catering  catering
• American Humane Association, The  monitored animal activity
• Studio Canal  special thanks
• Studio Canal  rights: for the clip of "The Graduate"
• Cable News Network (CNN)  Clinton footage licensed by (as CNN)
• BBC Motion Gallery  special thanks
• Corbis  special thanks
• Clairmont  camera systems by
• Panavision  filmed
• Technicolor  color by
• Kodak  motion picture products
• Fujifilm  motion picture products
• Beau Bonneau Casting  extras casting: San Francisco (uncredited)
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Designer Wardrobe Trailers  wardrobe trailer
• Executive Assurance  security (uncredited)
• Film Permits Unlimited  location permits (uncredited)
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Sessions Payroll Management  extras payroll services (uncredited)
• Sylvia Fay/Lee Genick & Associates Casting  extras casting New York (uncredited)
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate

Also Known As:

Rumour Has It... (Australia) (Canada: English title) (New Zealand: English title)
Otherwise Engaged (USA) (working title)
Untitled 'The Graduate' Project (USA) (working title)
Untitled Jennifer Aniston Graduate Comedy (USA) (working title)
Untitled Rob Reiner Project (USA) (working title)
Untitled Ted Griffin Project (USA) (working title)
Dicen por ahí... (Argentina) (Colombia) (Spain) (Venezuela) [es]
La rumeur court... (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Ryktet går... (Finland: Swedish title) (Sweden) [sv]
Wo die Liebe hinfällt... (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Ходят слухи... (Russia) [ru]
Azt beszélik (Hungary) [hu]
Dizem Por Aí... (Brazil) [pt]
Gerçek dedikodu (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Huhupuhetta... (Finland) [fi]
Oi fimes lene... (Greece) [el]
Vizi di famiglia (Italy) [it]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, sexual content, crude humor and a drug reference.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Ireland:15A | UK:12A | Australia:M | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-3 | Sweden:Btl | Brazil:14 | Argentina:13 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Malaysia:U | Netherlands:AL | Iceland:L | Germany:o.Al. | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:15 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Biltmore Hotel - 506 S. Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

This was the first movie in history to be released to DVD with a standard definition and high definition version on the same disc.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the characters are looking in the High School Yearbook for a picture of Beau, his name is listed first in the column of names, indicating that his picture would be first in the row of pictures. However, his picture appears last in the row of pictures.

Quotes:

Katherine: [after revealing a secret to Sarah] You know, I really shouldn't drink this without a mixer.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Ted Griffin (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

I Love How You Love Me

Thank You Shirley

I walked out of "Fun With Dick and Jane" fuming. I went into this other "comedy" and I stayed. I even laughed a couple of times and smiled a great deal, thanks , mostly, to Shirley MacLaine. The idea was fun, to meet the real characters that inspired "The Graduate" and, in fact, the best moment is the confrontation between Mrs. Robinson (Shirley MacLaine) and Benjamin (Kevin Costner) There is a lavish party and some spectacular travelogues of Northern California but Jennifer Aniston, my dear, take a sabbatical. She was so good in "The Good Girl" But here, a sub Rachel infuriating thing. What's with her mouth? She twitches and bites her lips and represses her smiles and it's dizzying and annoying and anti-comedy. Look at Shirley MacLaine for goodness sake! Has Jennifer Aniston seen "The Apartment"? I know I'm not making much sense but it's not my fault. I blame Rob Reiner really and his scriptwriters and his producers. How many jokes can you make about Pasadena? Please guys, listen to Shirley.