Little Black Book (2004)

Director:

Nick Hurran

Writers (WGA):

Melissa Carter (story)
Melissa Carter (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

6 August 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Drama

Tagline:

Have you ever been tempted to look inside his...

Plot:

A woman snoops through her boyfriend's palm pilot and reveals his former girlfriends, which causes her to question why they're still listed in his little black book.

Plot Keywords:

Stirrups | Diary | Chick Flick | Color In Title | New York

Awards:

1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Nov. 14	2:00 PM	FX
Sun. Nov. 15	12:00 PM	FX

Cast

Brittany Murphy	...	Stacy
Holly Hunter	...	Barb
Kathy Bates	...	Kippie Kann
Ron Livingston	...	Derek
Julianne Nicholson	...	Joyce
Stephen Tobolowsky	...	Carl
Kevin Sussman	...	Ira
Rashida Jones	...	Dr. Rachel Keyes
Josie Maran	...	Lulu Fritz
Jason Antoon	...	Larry
Sharon Lawrence	...	Mom
Gavin Rossdale	...	Random
Cress Williams	...	Phil
Dave Annable	...	Bean
Yvette Nicole Brown	...	Production Assistant

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content/humor and language.

Runtime:

111 min | Canada:105 min (Ontario)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:PG (Ontario) | Iceland:LH | France:U | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40118) | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Finland:S | Germany:o.Al. | Italy:T | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | UK:12A | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

Revolution Studios

Trivia:

The man who works at the coffee shop who taunted Stacy about the dog is actually former Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Stacy and Barb are talking during lunch, Barb's tray jumps about between shots.

Quotes:

Stacy: Perhaps luck exsists somewhere between the world of planning, the world of chance, and the peace that comes from knowing that u just cant know it all

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Benchwarmers (2006)

Soundtrack:

Ice is Workin' It

A sci-fi/action/thriller genre fan's review

It is very easy for a film like Little Black Book to be quickly labeled as just another "Chick Flick" starring a 20-something actress that looks pretty. But after actually taking a chance on a genre I usually run away from, I have to say this was a pleasant experience.

Brittany Murphy (Clueless) stars as the journalist-driven career girl taking on an associate producer job at a Oprah-type talk show. One of her fellow producers, played by the very-hot-for-her-age Holly Hunter gives her the usual talk of the business of how things are run. During a ideas meeting with the Executive Producer (played by the hilarious character actor, Stephen Tobolowsky, whom I met last month) the idea is pitched about snooping into a boyfriend's little black book or in this 21st century, a Palm Pilot.

The film manages to avoid the usual chick-flick clichés and gives us a central- character with a back-story and more than one-dimension (take that Mandy Moore). From the great soundtrack by Carly Simon (whom makes a cameo), to the always positive force of Diane Sawyer(?), this movie has heart and a wicked sense of humor when it comes to exposing talk shows for their secrets, lies, and pure entertainment souls.

So, here is a sci-fi/action/thriller genre fan, who will try a little harder to give chick-flicks a little more of the silver screen.

FIN