Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber (2005) (TV)

Director:

Dana Lustig

Writers (WGA):

Adele Lang (novel)
Eric C. Charmelo (teleplay) ...

Release Date:

12 March 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

When you're at the top, the only way is down.

Plot:

A 28-year-old ad sales exec stops at nothing to climb her way to the top of the San Francisco social ladder.

Plot Keywords:

Advertising Agency | Hairy Back | Personal Assistant | Fantasy Sequence | Socialite

Cast

Jennifer Love Hewitt	...	Katya Livingston
Colin Ferguson	...	Charles Fitz
Natassia Malthe	...	Frangiapani
Daniel Roebuck	...	Alex
Stefanie von Pfetten	...	Dove Greenstein
James Kirk	...	Sebastian
Sonja Bennett	...	Eliza
Jennifer Clement	...	Gatekeeper
Melissa Rivers	...	Herself
Joseph Lawrence	...	Ferguson
Peter Abraham	...	Bunny
Andrew Abud	...	Kiosk Attendant (as Andrew Michael Abud)
Reese Alexander	...	Stylist
Preston Cook	...	Teddy
Brenda Crichlow	...	Julie

Also Known As:

The Social Climber (UK) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some sexual content.

Runtime:

96 min | Germany:81 min | Canada:85 min (Ontario)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:R | Canada:PG (Ontario) | USA:TV-14 | Australia:M | Finland:K-11 | South Korea:18 | Netherlands:AL | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Confessions Productions (II)

Trivia:

When Gatekeeper asks Katya if she received her message last night, Katya responds that after she watched "Last Call" she stayed up all night to work on the advertisement. This is a reference to "Last Call with Carson Daily" a talk show starring the ex-MTV veejay who also happens to be Jennifer Love Hewitt's ex-boyfriend.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Katya and her two friends are in an Indian Cafe, her friend is seen with a hookah (shisha) pipe in the mouth. However, when the shisha is shown by the camera, the terra cota cup is open. To smoke a shisha, that cup should be filled with tobacco, then covered by an aluminum foil, and topped with burning coals.

Quotes:

Melissa Rivers: Okay, is there anyone here that she hasn't slept on or is planning on marrying and divorcing?

Movie Connections:

References "Last Call with Carson Daly" (2002)

Soundtrack:

Feel So Good

Very clichéd but fun

This film is about a woman who does everything to climb up the social ladder, and pretends to be someone who she isn't.

I bought this film for 1 pound, and it was not even second hand. Hence, I did not have much expectations for it.

It is obvious that this is made for TV. The close ups are too close that the face occupies 95% of the screen. The way the camera moves between Frangiapani and Katja in the Indian restaurant looks more like a soap opera than a film. The film is so full of cliché. The obligatory gay friend who is constantly suicidal is too over the top that is almost derogatory.

Despite all these shortcomings, I confess that I enjoyed the film. It is fun, brain-off film that makes you forget your troubles. Jennifer Love Hewitt looks stunning in the film. It's a comedy that works!