Blonde Ambition (2007)

Director:

Scott Marshall

Writers (WGA):

David McHugh (screenplay) &
Matthew Flanagan (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

10 January 2008 (Russia)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Small-town girl. Big-time dreams.

Plot:

A young professional woman (Simpson) unwittingly becomes the pawn of two business executives in their bid to oust the head of a mega-conglomerate. |

Plot Keywords:

Business | Shopping | Southern Accent | Construction Site | Big City

Cast

Jessica Simpson	...	Katie
Luke Wilson	...	Ben
Rachael Leigh Cook	...	Haley
Penelope Ann Miller	...	Debra
Andy Dick	...	Freddy
Drew Fuller	...	Billy
Larry Miller	...	Ronald Connelly
Willie Nelson	...	Pap Paw
Piper Mackenzie Harris	...	Amber Perry (as Piper Harris)
Ritchie Montgomery	...	Mr. Carruthers
Niki Spiridakos	...	Nikolina (as Nikki Spiridakos)
Karen McClain	...	Betty
Bill Jenkins	...	Mr. Perry
Paul Vogt	...	Floyd
Drew Waters	...	Stripper Cop #1

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexual material.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Norwegian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Minden, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Millennium Films

Trivia:

This film was intended as a wide theatrical release; however, the film tested poorly and studio executives then considered going direct to DVD as a result. Ultimately the studio decided to give it a limited theatrical release in Texas (the home state of Jessica Simpson and Luke Wilson) in an attempt to generate interest and more accurately assess the film's box-office potential. After the film grossed only $1190.00 on eight screens, the studio decided not to expand the limited theatrical release any further.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Ben delivers mail in C&C the second time, he throws a white seemingly non-branded envelope, but the recipient catches a DHL yellow envelope.

Movie Connections:

References Full Metal Jacket (1987)

Soundtrack:

Beat Me

Not Horrible, Just Not Very Good

By now you should already know about this film, the Jessica Simpson "bomb" that pretty much went straight to video (limited, anemic theatrical run). Basically, Ms. Simpson's Katie travels from a small town in Oklahoma to visit her boyfriend, to surprise him, only to find him in bed with another woman. She is stranded, but has one friend (Rachel Leigh Cook, whom I wish we saw more often in film), who lets her stay. Katie ends up getting a job via two conniving co-workers (Penelope Ann Miller and the always amusing Andy Dick) who are just using Katie to get the president of the firm (Larry Miller) ousted. This is strictly a b movie, its not meant to be profound. Jessica Simpson is not a great actress by any means, but she is pretty much beautiful and never truly annoying. The film is watchable in that its not an abomination, but its throwaway fluff. In a cameo, Penny Marshall is funny (a subtle in-joke about Milwaukee made me chuckle), and there is a funny scene involving Norwegian priests (don't read too much into this). So, not horrible, but easy to skip. Your safe bet is to watch it on television if it ever does. Again, not good, but not a profound disaster.