In 1962 New York City, love blossoms between a playboy journalist and a feminist advice author.In 1962 New York City, love blossoms between a playboy journalist and a feminist advice author.In 1962 New York City, love blossoms between a playboy journalist and a feminist advice author.
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- 4 wins & 8 nominations
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- TriviaThe extra scene at the end with Ewan McGregor and Renée Zellweger singing a duet was filmed at the insistence of Zellweger and McGregor. They said that with both of them having been in musicals previously (McGregor in Moulin Rouge! (2001) and Zellweger in Chicago (2002)) that it would be a sin not to.
- GoofsWhen Barbara confesses to Catcher in his apartment, they are both standing, but when Gwendolyn enters his apartment and races to Barbara after she over-hears Catcher say "Barbara Novak", Catcher is sitting on the edge of the bed.
- Quotes
Catcher Block: [as Zip Martin] Can you keep a secret?
Barbara Novak: Yes.
Catcher Block: [as Zip Martin] Me too.
- Crazy creditsThe movie opens with the big CinemaScope logo 20th Century Fox used fifty years before.
- Alternate versionsThe TV version distributed in the UK excludes most of the split-screen phone call, presumably for time and due to the potential interpretation of the cinematography.
- ConnectionsEdited from Oh! For a Man! (1957)
- SoundtracksDown with Love
Music by Harold Arlen
Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
Performed by Michael Bublé and Holly Palmer
Produced by Marc Shaiman
Michael Bublé appears courtesy of 143/Reprise Records
Holly Palmer appears courtesy of Reprise Records
Featured review
Barbara (Renee Zellweger) has just written a book called Down With Love. She leaves Maine and lands in New York City, where her book is about to hit the shelves. Unfortunately, the male executives at her publishing house have doubts about the new tome and are not forking over any marketing money. The lone woman at Banner publishing, Vicki, takes Barbara under her wing and they work to get the nonfiction title some fame. First, they decide to ask Catcher Block (Ewan McGregor), a prominent male writer for Know magazine, to do a cover story for the book. He postpones the interview again and again. In the meantime, Vicki and Barbara get the book mentioned on the Ed Sullivan show. Soon, copies of DWL are flying out of the bookstores, mainly because the book empowers women to think more about themselves and less about attracting a man. Catcher spies a picture of Barbara in a bookstore window and knows he has to meet her. However, since he is a notorious ladies man, he assumes the identity of an astronaut named Zip Martin. Naturally, he plays the perfect gentleman when he begins to take Barbara out on the town. How long will it be until Barbara discovers the truth? And, will she have fallen for the guy first? Romantic comedy fans everywhere should love this film. It is a takeoff of the old Doris and Rock movies that are so delightfully fun and full of clean mischief. Zellweger and McGregor are a joy in their roles as the smitten couple. The rest of the cast, including a cameo by Tony Randall, are great, too. The look of the film is nice, as are the costumes and the Big Apple setting. If you love crazy, contrived, comic love tales, get this one tonight. You will bask in its take-me-out-of-my-blues delivery.
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- Hãy ngừng yêu
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- Budget
- $35,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $20,305,251
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $45,029
- May 11, 2003
- Gross worldwide
- $39,468,111
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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