Valentine's Day (2010) directed by Garry Marshall

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Director: Garry Marshall

Writers (WGA): Katherine Fugate (screenplay)
Katherine Fugate (story)
Abby Kohn (story) &
Marc Silverstein (story)

Release Date: 8 February 2010 (Hollywood, California, USA, premiere)
12 March 2010 (Italy)

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Tagline: A Love Story. More or Less.

Plot: For those in love with love--and even for those who think they're jaded and over it--Valentine's Day and its superb cast are the uplifting elixir that's called for. Director Garry Marshall must have called in every favor he had in Hollywood to line up this amazing cast. Much as Robert Altman does in his best films, Marshall follows intertwining and intersecting couples around Los Angeles as they hook up, break up, and act up as Valentine's Day--with all its intense expectations--looms. Bradley Cooper and Eric Dane play a gay couple struggling to get back on track. Julia Roberts plays an army officer en route from Iraq to visit a lover halfway around the world. Jennifer Garner is appealing as the girlfriend of a cad (Patrick Dempsey), who managed to overlook telling her he was married; will Garner's character go all Fatal Attraction? Standouts include the always-charming Anne Hathaway, whose character supplements her income with a freelance gig that, shall we say, involves using multiple accents over the phone--much to the consternation of her beau, played by Topher Grace. Shirley MacLaine and Hector Elizondo play a long-married couple whose strong marriage may be rocked by an old and very inconvenient truth. And young stars Emma Roberts, Taylor Lautner, and Taylor Swift sparkle enough to draw in younger viewers. And if love doesn't always go as planned for these couples (and singles), it's Marshall's deftness as a director that keeps the scenes moving along crisply to the next lovers, or victims. Marshall seems to be aiming to achieve for Valentine's Day what Richard Curtis did for Christmas in Love Actually--and if he falls a little short, it's not due to any lack of star power or onscreen dazzle. "Love is the only shocking act left on the planet!" exclaims Ashton Kutcher's character. If so, viewers of Valentine's Day can expect to be shocked--into a warm romance with this, yes, valentine to love. (A.T. Hurley)

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Cast (in credits order)
Bradley Cooper ... Holden
Eric Dane ... Sean Jackson
Jessica Alba ... Morley Clarkson
Kathy Bates ... Susan
Jessica Biel ... Kara Monahan
Patrick Dempsey ... Dr. Harrison Copeland
Hector Elizondo ... Edgar
Jamie Foxx ... Kelvin Moore
Jennifer Garner ... Julia Fitzpatrick
Topher Grace ... Jason
Anne Hathaway ... Liz
Carter Jenkins ... Alex
Ashton Kutcher ... Reed Bennett
Queen Latifah ... Paula Thomas
Taylor Lautner ... Willy
George Lopez ... Alphonso
Shirley MacLaine ... Estelle
Emma Roberts ... Grace
Julia Roberts ... Captain Kate Hazeltine
Bryce Robinson ... Edison
Taylor Swift ... Felicia
Matthew Walker ... Greg Gilkins
Larry Miller ... Oversized Baggage Agent
Beth Kennedy ... Mrs. Claudia Smart
Katherine LaNasa ... Pamela Copeland
Kristen Schaal ... Ms. Gilroy
Erin Matthews ... Flight Attendant
Christine Lakin ... Heather
Lauren Reeder ... Hotel Clerk Michelle
Joey Sorge ... Amos
Julia Springer ... Olivia Copeland
Alec Nemser ... Charlie
Kathleen Marshall ... Siena Bouquet Nikki
Rick Batalla ... Michael
Anna Kulinova ... Bulgarian Girl
Cassie Rowell ... Coffee Barista
Faline England ... Flower Shop Customer #1
Jim McCann ... Flower Shop Customer #2
Shea Curry ... Indian Restaurant Friend Elise
Alexis Peters ... Friend Dana
Wedil David ... Rani's Mom Rehka
Natalie Timmermans ... Indian Bride
Jennifer Leigh Warren ... Party Singer
Scott Crumly ... Indian Restaurant Valet
Jonathan Morgan Heit ... School / Soccer Tough Franklin
Megan Suri ... Rani
Brooklynn Proulx ... Madison
Karolinah Villarreal ... Gwen
Angelo Salvatore Restaino ... Alex's Friend Gideon
Scott Marshall ... Mr. Schwabbe
Kelly Flynn ... Referee
Sam Marshall ... Soccer Son
Mandy Medlin ... Teacher
Larrs Jackson ... Airport Chauffer Redmond
Cleo King ... TAS Supervisor Daisy Bell
Corena Chase ... TSA Security Officer
Justin Michael Duval ... TAS Security Guard
Heidi Brucker ... Southwest Gate Agent
Lily Marshall-Fricker ... Lily
Kamilla Bjorlin ... Sherry Donaldson
Anna A. White ... Weather Girl (as Anna Aimee White)
Stefanie Sherk ... Stage Manager
Marty Nadler ... Cameraman #1
Scott Sener ... Cameraman #2
Colin Owens ... Male Anchor
Calvin Jung ... Flower Mart Simon
Serena Poon ... Chinese Vendor
Kazumi Nakamura ... Japanese Vendor
Gwenda Perez ... Spanish Vendor
Kiko Kiko ... Dodger Grandmother
Joseph Leo Bwarie ... Mailroom Danny
Robert Belushi ... Mailroom Ted
Jaclyn Miller ... ACM Receptionist
Joe Smith ... ACM Restaurant Waiter
Katie Joy Horwitch ... ACM Outdoor Café Waitress
Lisa Roberts Gillan ... Young Nurse
Barbara Marshall ... Head Nurse
Stephanie Fabian ... Candy Striper
Sandra Taylor ... Beach Girl Candy
Sarah Lilly ... Lady With Dog
Tony Scruggs ... Beverly Wilshire Waiter
Roberta Valderrama ... Angry Girlfriend
Cyrus Alexander ... Cisco the Cheater
Peter Allen Vogt ... Cupid
Paul Vogt ... Shouting Sheldon
Bonnie Aarons ... Strange Lady
Adreana Betan ... Cemetery Ticket Vendor (as Adreana Gonzalez)
Matt Merchant ... Loud Guy
Lisa Valenzuela ... Loud Lady
Howard Storm ... Louder Guy
Jennifer Amy ... Bistro Gardens Waitress
Rance Howard ... Bistro Gardens Diner
Travina Springer ... Sign Language Interpreter
Tracy Reiner ... French Photographer
Hannah Storm ... ESPN Hannah Storm
Mike Greenberg ... ESPN Radio Announcer #1 (voice)
Mike Golic ... ESPN Radio Announcer #2 (voice)
Paul Williams ... Romeo Midnight
Kristin Mellian ... Bistro Gardens Waitress #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nicole Abramson ... Soccer Mom
Kenneth Mark Bhan ... Dancer
Sterling Cooper ... Roger
Norman Deesing ... Celebrity Lookalike
Jennifer De Minco ... Cheerleader
Jerald Garner ... Kara's Friend / Singer / Dancer
Roger Groh ... Box Office Manager
Martin William Harris ... Boyfriend In Theater
Melinda Haugh ... Bistro Gardens Waitress #3
Aramis Knight ... (voice)
Rachael Lee ... School girl on stairs
Kathryn Le ... Connie
Taylor McCluskey
David Andrew Monahan ... Dude 3
Aaron Pushkar ... Bistro Gardens Bartender
Gishel Rafael
Riverside King High School Band ... High School Marching Band
Gabriel Rydel-Jurgens ... Jimmy the Wise Kid
Derek Theler ... Masseuse
Agnes-Nicole Winter ... Theater Guest
Guilford Adams ... Vista Movie Theatre Owner (uncredited)
Josh Driver ... Angry Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Jennifer Lynne Johnson ... Henderson High Cheerleader (uncredited)
Joe Mantegna ... Angry Driver (uncredited)
Garry Marshall ... Musician (uncredited)
Amanda Smith ... Cemetery Movie Girl (uncredited)
Michael A. Templeton ... Cemetery Movie Patron (uncredited)

       
Holden & Sean

Comments

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

There was a bit of polemic behind the release of this movie: the gay couple played by Bradley Cooper and Eric Dane disappeared from the trailer... Indeed, from the two I posted, it seems like Bradley Cooper is the second half of Julia Roberts' character, and Eric Dean seems to play alone. But I saw the movie, and it's more or less in the plot for them to not being "out". All right, maybe the production chose to downplay the gay themed, but truth be told, the most handsome of the actor is the one who plays the gay role, Eric Dean, and the most charming, and wealthy, is his second half, Bradley Cooper. They are also the most committed couple (aside from the old couple, Hector Helizondo and Shirley MacLaine), even if they are having some trouble. Above all their is the story that almost all the people watching the movie is wondering about. So, I give tumb up to this movie, it's a very good comedy, not strictly gay, but for sure "gay shaded".