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Overview

User Rating:
6.7/10   1,131 votes
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Director:
Edward Burns
Writer (WGA):
Edward Burns (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
20 February 2009 (Mexico) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
A second chance for a first love.
Plot:
Patti Petalson (Blair) struggles with the pressure of becoming the next important American writer. | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
Movie Going Direct to iTunes
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 25 October 2007)

User Comments:
Self involved thirty somethings in relationships that defy interest or explanation. more (13 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Selma Blair ... Patti Petalson

Patrick Wilson ... Brian Callahan

Edward Burns ... Michael Murphy

Debra Messing ... Kate Scott

Dennis Farina ... Gilmore
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Annette Arnold ... Annette / Bookstore Fan

Max Baker ... Mark

James Biberi ... Elevator Operator
George Bryant II ... Limo driver

Dara Coleman ... Silent Movie Actor
Rosemarie DeWitt ... Murph's Hamptons fling
Spencer Fox ... High School Kid 2
Heather Goldenhersh ... Sassy Party-Goer
Sarah Hudnut ... Scare-a Sara
Peter Jacobson ... Monroe - Real estate agent

Donal Logue ... Chazz Coleman
Heather O'Neill ... Book Editor Assistant

Jay Patterson ... Michael's Agent

Joe Pistone ... Top Cat
Dmitry Pomirchy ... Actor

Elizabeth Reaser ... Bernadette
John Russo ... High School KId 1

Peter Van Wagner ... Mr. Sabatini

P.T. Walkley ... Singer / Songwriter
William Williams ... Tennis Instructor

Bob Wiltfong ... Bookstore Representative
Eric Zuckerman ... Matty D / Bookstore Fan
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Additional Details

Runtime:
103 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
"Purple Violets" became the first feature film to premiere exclusively on iTunes. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: In the rain scene of Patti and Brian in the evening after dining together, a white BMW cabriolet is seen under the rain with its roof open. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2007-11-24)" (2007) more

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12 out of 40 people found the following comment useful.
Self involved thirty somethings in relationships that defy interest or explanation., 12 September 2008
1/10
Author: jodefien from United States

I kept expecting to care about the characters in this film at some point, but realized after 45 minutes that mostly I disliked each and every one of them. If this is an inside view of NY's thirty something elite I wonder why more buildings don't voluntarily fall on the city to rid it of it's self indulgent and invariably uninteresting population.

Of the four leads, Debra Messing was the only one to make the slightest sense and she was as two dimensional as a paper doll. Selma Balir did a credible job with her character, since the character seems to be as bored as she is boring. The men were all caricatures of various types, but none were in the slightest individuals to be sympathized with, and I can only hope that there were few who could relate to them in any way. I was bored. BORED! BORED! BORED! I recommend you look discreetly aside at the video store and opt for a documentary on paint drying. Or, if you are feeling particularly in need of self punishment. go to the kitchen and stick a fork in your eye.

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