Information
| Year: | 2009 |
| Rating: | 8.0(72141) |
| Listed in: | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Directed by: | Marc Webb |
| Actors: | Joseph Gordon-Levitt Geoffrey Arend Matthew Gray Gubler Clark Gregg Zooey Deschanel Chloe Moretz |
| "It was almost like falling in love." | |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| Marc Webb | |
| Actors | |
| Joseph Gordon-Levitt | as Tom Hansen |
| Geoffrey Arend | as McKenzie |
| Matthew Gray Gubler | as Paul |
| Clark Gregg | as Vance |
| Charles Walker | as Millie's New Husband |
| Ian Reed Kesler | as Douche |
| Darryl Alan Reed | as Bus Driver |
| Valente Rodriguez | as Employee #1 |
| Darryl Sivad | as Usher |
| Gregory Thompson | as Minister |
| Michael Bodie | as Man |
| John Mackey | as Mime |
| Jacob Stroop | as Cupid |
| Kevin Michael | as Wedding Singer |
| Sid Wilner | as Grossman |
| Richard McGonagle | as Narrator |
| Jean-Paul Vignon | as French Narrator |
| Bryan Anthony | as Dancer |
| Gus Carr | as Dancer |
| John R. Corella | as Dancer |
| Alejandro Estornel | as Dancer |
| Nathaniel Flatt | as Dancer |
| Brandon Henschel | as Dancer |
| Michael Higgins | as Dancer |
| Kenneth Hughes | as Dancer |
| Lexy Hulme | as Dancer |
| John Jacquet Jr. | as Dancer |
| Tim Lacatena | as Dancer |
| Anthony Marciona | as Dancer |
| Christopher 'War' Martinez | as Dancer |
| Nathan Prevost | as Dancer |
| Ryan Thomas | as Dancer |
| Christian Vincent | as Dancer |
| Jull Weber | as Dancer |
| Joshua Collins | as Co-Worker 3 |
| Danny J. Dolan | as Alto Sax Guy #1 |
| Adam Emery | as Tom - Age 12 |
| Landall Goolsby | as Office Worker |
| Michael Justice | as Rooftop Guy #1 |
| Kevin Leung | as Chinese Father |
| Jason Robinson | as The Puma |
| Justin Ruse | as Costume Character |
| Wes Sabo | as Summer's Party Guest |
| Maurice Webster | as Wedding Guest |
| Leland White | as Wedding Guest |
| JonJon Wood | as Theatre Patron |
| Jon Morgan Woodward | as Wedding Guest |
| Actresses | |
| Zooey Deschanel | as Summer Finn |
| Chloe Moretz | as Rachel Hansen |
| Patricia Belcher | as Millie |
| Rachel Boston | as Alison |
| Minka Kelly | as Autumn - Girl at interview |
| Yvette Nicole Brown | as New Secretary |
| Nicole Vicius | as Partygoer |
| Natalie Boren | as Another Partygoer |
| Maile Flanagan | as Rhoda |
| Sybil Azur | as Dancer |
| Cheryl Baxter | as Dancer |
| Nadine Ellis | as Dancer |
| Reshma Gajjar | as Dancer |
| Tiffany Granath | as Dancer |
| Jennifer Hamilton | as Dancer |
| Jennifer Lee Keyes | as Dancer |
| Rebecca Lin | as Dancer |
| Gelsey Weiss | as Dancer |
| Katie Malia | as Dancer |
| Vivian Nixon | as Dancer |
| Tracy Phillips | as Dancer |
| Jamie Shea | as Dancer |
| Olivia Howard Bagg | as Summer - Age 12 |
| Taylor Feldman | as French Girl |
| Jennifer Hetrick | as Sarah |
| Janis Jones | as Greeting Card Company Employee |
| Michelle Mason | as The Most Beautiful Girl in the World |
| Kayla Gwyneth Morrisey | as Girl on the Stairs |
| Brigitte Ngo-Trinh | as Wedding Goer |
| Keisha Ramdhanie | as Wedding Guest |
| Eileen Reardon | as Summer Lookalike |
| Deborah Rombaut | as Coffee Addict |
| Georja Umano | as French Lady |
| Pleasant Wayne | as Tavern Patron |
| Kathryn Weisbeck | as Summer Lookalike |
Movie info
| Languages: | English, French, Swedish |
| Filming dates: | August 2008 - October 2008 |
| Budget: | USD 7,500,000 |
| Gross: |
USA - 834,501 USD (19 July 2009) UK - 4,795,820 GBP (11 October 2009) |
| Plot: | He's Tom, from New Jersey, working in L.A. writing greeting cards even through he's an architect by training. She's Summer, in from Michigan. Day one is her first day as an AA in Tom's office. We jump back and forth in time: by day 67, they've become an item when she decides to put aside the lovemaking and just be friends. Tom, a romantic who's sure Summer is the one for him, wallows in self pity. We go back to the early days and see the relationship begin. Summer tells him right away that she doesn't believe in love. He mopes well past day 100. Then, as day 500 approaches, they find themselves at a wedding together. Does the old flame rekindle? Is Tom right that destiny controls love? |
View Online
Tags
Original Soundtracks
|
"US" Written and Performed by Regina Spektor Courtesy of Sire Records By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing "THE BOY WITH THE ARAB STRAP" Written by Sarah Martin, Stuart Murdoch , Richard Colburn, Michael Cooke, Christopher Geddes, Stephen Jackson and Isobel Campbell "THERE IS A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT" Written by Johnny Marr and Steven Patrick Morrissey (as Steven Morrissey) Performed by The Smiths Courtesy of Warner Music U.K. Ltd. By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing "BAD KIDS" Written by Cole Alexander, Ian Brown , Jared Swilley and Joseph Bradley Performed by Black Lips Courtesy of Vice Records By Arrangement with Zync Music Inc. "SHE'S LIKE THE WIND" Written by Patrick Swayze and Stacy Widelitz Performed by Patrick Swayze Featuring Wendy Fraser Courtesy of The RCA Records Label By Arrangement with SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT "PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, LET ME GET WHAT I WANT" Written by Steven Patrick Morrissey (as Steven Morrissey) and Johnny Marr Performed by The Smiths Courtesy of Warner Music U.K. Ltd. By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing "EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN" Written by Bobby Dall, C.C. Deville, Bret Michaels and Rikki Rockett Sung by Geoffrey Arend (uncredited) Courtesy of Turn Up The Music, Inc. Under license from Downtown Music LLC "SUGAR TOWN" Written by Lee Hazlewood Sung by Zooey Deschanel (uncredited) Courtesy of Stingray Music "HERE COMES YOUR MAN" Written by Charles Thompson Sung by Joseph Gordon-Levitt (uncredited) Courtesy of Stingray Music "GOD BLESS THE U.S.A." Written by Lee Greenwood Courtesy of Turn Up The Music, Inc. Under license from Downtown Music LLC "HAVE I BEEN A FOOL?" Written and Performed by Jack Peñate Courtesy of XL Recordings Ltd. "THERE GOES THE FEAR" Written by James Goodwin, Andrew Williams and Jeremy Williams Performed by Doves Courtesy of EMI Records Ltd./Capitol Records Under license from EMI Film & Television Music "YOU MAKE MY DREAMS" Written by Sara Allen, Daryl Hall and John Oates Performed by Daryl Hall and John Oates Courtesy of The RCA Records Label By Arrangement with SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT "KNIGHT RIDER (MAIN TITLE)" Written by Glen Larson and Stu Phillips (as Stuart Phillips) "SWEET DISPOSITION" Written by L. Sillitto and A. Mandagi Performed by The Temper Trap Courtesy of Liberation Music "QUELQU'UN M'A DIT" Written and Performed by Carla Bruni Courtesy of Sheridan Square Entertainment "VENI VIDI VICI" Written by Cole Alexander, Ian Brown , Jared Swilley and Joseph Bradley Performed by Black Lips Courtesy of Vice Records By Arrangement with Zync Music Inc. "THE MUSIC" Written by Chad Howat, JT Daly and Andrew Smith Performed by Paper Route Courtesy of Universal Records Under license from Universal Music Enterprises "TRAIN IN VAIN (Stand By Me)" Written by Topper Headon, Mick Jones , Paul Simonon and Joe Strummer Performed by The Clash Courtesy of Stingray Music "MUSHABOOM" Written by Leslie Feist Performed by Leslie Feist (as Feist) Courtesy of Universal International Music, B.V. Under license from Universal Music Enterprises "AT LAST" Music by Harry Warren Lyrics by Mack Gordon Performed by Kevin Michael Kevin Michael performs courtesy of Downtown Records/Atlantic Recording Corp. "HERO" Written and Performed by Regina Spektor Courtesy of Sire Records By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing "THE INFINITE PET" Written by Britt Daniel Performed by Spoon Courtesy of Merge Records By Arrangement with Bank Robber Music "BOOKENDS" Written by Paul Simon Performed by Simon & Garfunkel Courtesy of Columbia Records By Arrangement with SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT "VAGABOND" Written by Myles Heskett, Chris Ross and Andrew Stockdale Performed by Wolfmother Courtesy of Interscope Records Under license from Universal Music Enterprises "SHE'S GOT YOU HIGH" Written by James "Tate" Arguile, Niall Buckler, Oli Frost, Gareth Jennings and James "Noo" New Performed by Mumm-Ra Courtesy of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) LIMITED By Arrangement with SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT |
Goofs
|
Continuity: During one of the final scenes on the park bench, Summer's hair keeps changing styles and falls both in front of and in back of her shoulder many times. Continuity: Summer's heart shaped birthmark on the left side of her neck is is shown twice (same footage) but is then not seen in situations where it should clearly be visible (most notably during the wedding scene where she is dancing with Tom). Continuity: During the copy-room kiss scene, Summer only touches the back of Tom's head yet when she leaves Tom's hair is ruffled all over giving the impression of a passionate encounter. Continuity: When Tom is drawing the buildings on Summer's arm the first few lines he draws from one angle are clearly not there when we see the finished picture from another angle. SYNC: In the karaoke scene after Summer sings Sugartown the instrumentals are looped, but her voice is cut right after she starts singing the second verse, so we can hear the word "and..." but then nothing. Continuity: Near the end of the film, when we see Summer and Tom on a park bench, Summer is wearing shoes with very tall heels. Moments later, when we see her walk away, she is no longer wearing heels, instead she's wearing flats. Continuity: In the split shots from the Expectations/Reality scene Summer wears an engagement ring in the Reality point-of-view, which is seen first when she hugs Tom at the door. When he enters the apartment the shot is the same for both Expectation and Reality and in both Summer is no longer wearing the ring. Continuity: On day 303 early in the film, Tom receives an e-mail from Summer that she can't meet that week and hopes that means he's ready to be friends. The e-mail is dated May 7, 2008. On Day 500, Tom awaits an interview and the narrator says it was May 23. Continuity: In the final scene together on the park bench, Summer can be seen wearing tall wedges. As she walks away from Tom, she is wearing flat sandals. |
Quotes
|
Tom: People don't realize this, but loneliness is underrated. Tom: What happens when you fall in love? Summer: You believe in that? Tom: It's love, it's not Santa Claus. Tom: It's official. I'm in love with Summer. [while Montage of Summer plays] I love her smile. I love her hair. I love her knees. I love how she licks her lips before she talks. I love her heart-shaped birthmark on her neck. I love it when she sleeps. Paul: [Opens the door to Tom's apartment] We didn't know who to call. McKenzie: It's Amanda Heller all over again. Rachel Hansen: You did the right thing. Rachel Hansen: Just because she likes the same bizzaro crap you do doesn't mean she's your soul mate. Author's Note: The following is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental. Especially you Jenny Beckman. Bitch. Partygoer: So Tom, what is it that you do? Tom: I uh, I write greeting cards. Summer: Tom could be a really great architect if he wanted to be. Partygoer: That's unusual, I mean, what made you go from one to the other? Tom: I guess I just figured, why make something disposable like a building when you can make something that last forever, like a greeting card. Summer: We've been like Sid and Nancy for months now. Tom: Summer, Sid stabbed Nancy, seven times with a kitchen knife, I mean we have some disagreements but I hardly think I'm Sid Vicious. Summer: No I'm Sid. Tom: Oh, so I'm Nancy... [Pancakes arrive] Summer: Let's just eat and we'll talk about it later. Mmm, that is good, I'm really glad we did this. I love these pancakes... what? [Tom gets up and walks away from the table] Summer: Tom, don't go! You're still my best friend! Rachel Hansen: Look, I know you think she was the one, but I don't. Now, I think you're just remembering the good stuff. Next time you look back, I, uh, I really think you should look again. Rachel Hansen: You know, my friends are all in love with you. You know, it's like we said. Plenty of other fish in the sea. Tom: [Looks at a group of twelve year old girls who wave at him and giggle] Thanks. But, uh, those are guppies. Rachel Hansen: Better that you find this out now before you come home and find her in bed with Lars from Norway. Tom: Who's Lars from Norway? Rachel Hansen: He's some guy she met at the gym with Brad Pitt's face and Jesus' abs. Summer: You weren't wrong, Tom. You were just wrong about me. Rachel Hansen: Quit being a pussy. Vance: [reading a card that Tom has written] Roses are red, violets are blue... Fuck you, whore! Narrator: This is a story of boy meets girl. The boy, Tom Hansen of Margate, New Jersey, grew up believing that he'd never truly be happy until the day he met the one. This belief stemmed from early exposure to sad British pop music and a total mis-reading of the movie 'The Graduate'. The girl, Summer Finn of Shinnecock, Michigan, did not share this belief. Since the disintegration of her parent's marriage she'd only love two things. The first was her long dark hair. The second was how easily she could cut it off and not feel a thing. Tom meets Summer on January 8th. He knows almost immediately she is who he has been searching for. This is a story of boy meets girl, but you should know upfront, this is not a love story. Tom: She took a giant shit on my face. Literally. Alison: Literally? Tom: Well, no, not literally. That's disgusting. Tom: [Montage of Summer] I hate her crooked teeth. I hate her 1960s haircut. I hate her knobby knees. I hate her cockroach-shaped splotch on her neck. I hate the way she smacks her lips before she talks. I hate the way she sounds when she laughs. [Fade to black as Swayze's "She's Like the Wind" plays briefly] I HATE THIS SONG! Bus Driver: [Open to Tom standing while bus comes to a sudden stop] Sir, you need to get off the bus. Summer: I woke up one morning and I just knew. Tom: Knew what? Summer: What I was never sure of with you. Tom: Darling... [Summer looks up at him] I don't know how to tell you this, but... there's a Chinese family in our bathroom. Tom: My name's Tom. Girl at Interview: [shaking hands] Nice to meet you. I'm Autumn. Narrator: Most days of the year are unremarkable. They begin, and they end, with no lasting memories made in between. Most days have no impact on the course of a life. May 23rd was a Wednesday. Tom: Paul, seriously... Paul: Did you bang her? Tom: No. Paul: What, hum job? Hand job? Tom: Man, no. No jobs. I'm still unemployed. We - we kissed. Summer: I named my cat after Springsteen. Tom: Cool... what was his name? Summer: Bruce. Paul: Robin is better than the girl of my dreams. She's real. Tom: You don't want to be named as anybody's girlfriend, and now you're someone's wife? McKenzie: Hey, don't you have like 20 cards to write by Friday? Tom: Nope, all done. McKenzie: Really? Well, could you help me with mine? Because I'm running out of ways to say "Congratulations". So far, I've got: "Congrats", "Good job" and "Well done". Tom: Hmmm. How about..."Every day you make me proud. But today you get a card." McKenzie: Shit, that's good! Tom: I know. Rachel Hansen: PMS? Tom: What do you know about PMS? Rachel Hansen: More than you, Tom. Tom: Either she's an evil, emotionless, miserable human being, or... she's a robot. Tom: Look, we don't have to put a label on it. That's fine. I get it. But, you know, I just... I need some consistency. Summer: I know. Tom: I need to know that you're not gonna wake up in the morning and feel differently. Summer: And I can't give you that. Nobody can. Tom: Did you ever do this, you think back on all the times you've had with someone and you just replay it in your head over and over again and you look for those first signs of trouble? Tom: I love how she makes me feel, like anything's possible, or like life is worth it. McKenzie: Hey, maybe you should write a book. Tom: What? McKenzie: Well, you know, Henry Miller said the best way to get over a woman is to turn her into literature Narrator: Most days of the year are unremarkable. They begin and they end with no lasting memory made in between. Most days have no impact on the course of a life. Tom: [split screen scene on the train about Millie's wedding] Yeah but you said you were going that's why I'm going. McKenzie: And that's why I called her last night and told her I was sick, like a ninja. Narrator: If Tom had learned anything... it was that you can't ascribe great cosmic significance to a simple earthly event. Coincidence, that's all anything ever is, nothing more than coincidence... Tom had finally learned, there are no miracles. There's no such thing as fate, nothing is meant to be. He knew, he was sure of it now. Tom: [the girl at the job interview agrees to meet Tom for coffee afterward] We'll figure it out. My name's Tom. Girl at Interview: [Last lines of the film] Nice to meet you. [Shakes his hand] I'm Autumn. [Tom looks at the camera in amazement. Film cuts to a title card with a "1" indicating the first day of Tom's relationship with Autumn] Tom: This is lies. We are liars. Think about it. Why do people buy cards? It's not because they want to say how they feel. People buy cards because they can't say they feel or are afraid to. And we provide the service that let's them off the hook. You know what? I say to hell with it. Let's level with America. Or at least let them speak for themselves. Right? Tom: Nobody loves Ringo Starr. Summer: That's what I love about him. Narrator: For Tom Hansen, this was the night where everything changed. That wall Summer so often hid behind - the wall of distance, of space, of casual - that wall was slowly coming down. For here was Tom, in her world... a place few had been invited to see with their own eyes. And here was Summer, wanting him there. Him, no one else. Narrator: As he listened, Tom began to realize that these stories weren't routinely told. These were stories one had to earn. He could feel the wall coming down. He wondered if anyone else had made it this far. Which is why the next six words changed everything. Summer: I've never told anybody that before. Tom: I guess I'm not just anybody. Tom: What happened? Why - why didn't they work out? Summer: What always happens. Life. Tom: People buy cards 'cause they can't say how they feel, or they're afraid to. We provide the service that lets them off the hook. Tom: People should be able to say how they feel - how they really feel - not, you know, some words that some strangers put in their mouths. Summer: Well, you know, I guess it's 'cause I was sitting in a deli and reading Dorian Gray and a guy comes up to me and asks me about it and... now he's my husband. Tom: Yeah. And... so? Summer: So, what if I'd gone to the movies? What if I had gone somewhere else for lunch? What if I'd gotten there 10 minutes later? It was - it was meant to be. And... I just kept thinking... Tom was right. Tom: No. Summer: Yeah, I did. [laughs] I did. It just wasn't me that you were right about. Girl at Interview: Have I seen you before? Tom: Me? I don't think so. Girl at Interview: Do you ever go to Angela's Plaza? Tom: Yes... That's like my favorite spot in the city. Girl at Interview: Yeah, except for the parking lots. Tom: Yeah, yeah I agree. Girl at Interview: Yeah, yeah I think I've seen you there. Tom: Really? Girl at Interview: Yeah... Tom: I haven't seen you? Girl at Interview: You must not have been looking... Tom: ... Summer: [Tom is listening to headphones in an elevator with Summer. She notices the music] I love the Smiths. Tom: Sorry? Summer: I said I love the Smiths. Summer: [they stare at each other for a moment] You... You have good taste in music. Tom: [repeating after her] You... like the Smiths? Summer: [singing] To die by your side, such a heavenly way to die. [speaking] I love em. Tom: [elevator stops, Summer leaves while Tom remains dumbfounded] Holy shit. Rachel Hansen: Look, I know you think that she was the one, but I don't. No, I think you're just remembering the good stuff, next time you look back, I, uh, I think you should look again. Tom: It's these cards and the movies and the pop songs, they're to blame for all lies and the heartache, everything. Tom: It pains me that we live in a world where nobody's heard of Spearmint. Vance: Misery, sadness, loss of faith, no reason to live... This is perfect for you. Summer: There's no such thing as love, it's fantasy... Tom: Well this is, and Rhoda, no disrespect, but um, this is total shit. Go for it? You can do it? That's not inspirational that's suicidal! If pickles goes for it right there that's a dead cat. Lies, were liars think about it, why do people buy these things? It's not because they wanna say how they feel, people buy cards cause they can't say how they feel or they're afraid too. We provide the service that lets them off the hook. You know what? I say to hell with it. Lets level with America at least let them speak for themselves right I mean look, look. What is this, what does this say? "Congratulations on your new baby." How bout "congratulations on your new baby, guess that's it for hanging out, nice knowing ya." How bout this one? With all the pretty hearts on the front, I think I know where this ones going. Yup "Happy Valentines Day sweetheart, I love you." Isn't that sweet? Ain't love grand? This is exactly what I'm talking about. What does that even mean, love? Do you know? Do you? Anybody? If somebody gave me this card Mr. Vance, I'd eat it. It's these cards, and the movies and the pop songs, they're to blame for all the lies and the heartache, everything. We're responsible. I'M responsible. I think we do a bad thing here. People should be able to say how they feel, how they really feel, not ya know, some words that some stranger put in their mouth. Words like love, that don't mean anything. Sorry, I'm sorry, I um, I quit. There's enough bullshit in the world without my help Narrator: There's only two kinds of people in the world. There's women, and there's men. Summer Finn was a woman. |
Comments
No comments yet.
