1. Director + screenwriter Leslye Headland
This is her second film written and directed by her. The previous one was "Bachelorette" (Bachelorette, 2012) starring Kirsten Dunst. Originally, this film wanted Kirsten Dunst to star, but gave up due to a conflict in the film. However, Adam Scott, the actor who played the unmarried doctor Matthew in this film, starred in "Unmarried Women".
The director said that the prototype of the heroine in this film is himself, in fact, the heroine is a bit like himself in the past.
2. The difference between Rom-Com
and traditional romantic comedy (Romantic Comedy, referred to as Rom-Com): the character is outspoken about sex, this is because the director Leslye believes that modern people are generally defiled, and the innocent romantic comedy in the past has gradually become for the audience Lost the real charm, so she hopes to reshape a real and sincere Rom-Com.
However, many commentators believe that the ending is somewhat old-fashioned. The men suddenly scrambled for women like in "BJ Singles Diary". Why don't they end up where the hostess goes to school? The director said that because it is Rom-Com after all, he still wants to return to the traditional romantic comedy happy ending. If it ends at the place where the hostess goes to school, the theme of the movie will be completely different.
3. When Harry Met Sally is the
most famous romantic comedy, "When Harry Met Sally..., 1989" is frequently paid tribute to the film. For example, the two films both explored whether there is pure friendship between men and women, and the final conclusion is that there is no; the settings of the male and female protagonists who try to maintain a platonic relationship are somewhat similar; and both are love stories that take place in New York, where the male and female protagonists stroll through New York parks. He Jijie, the director actually graduated from NYU and now lives in New York; and the impressive teaching shot in a bottle in this film is reminiscent of Meg Ryan's false orgasm.
The director said that he also referred to Liu Bieqian's "Trouble in Paradise," (1932), where the male and female protagonists used pickpocket and shoplifting techniques to flirt.
The director claims that the film is an "assholes" version of Harry meets Sally, because the male and female protagonists in the play have sex addiction and habitual cheating.
4. The
hero Aaron Sorkin described that the heroine is like cocaine. Most men don’t think about drugs every day, except for Aaron Sorkin... The famous screenwriter Aaron Sorkin is addicted to drugs. He was arrested at the airport in 2001 for carrying drugs. The gold medal screenwriter of "The West Wing" is in the limelight. However, he himself said that drugs brought him relaxation and inspiration.
5. The part where Malcolm Gladwell
complained to friends was because of the male protagonist, and his children did not have a friend. The male protagonist described it as Malcolm Gladwell-style god logic. Malcolm Gladwell is a famous writer and journalist. His books are very popular, including "Tipping Point" (Tipping Point), which is known for his small views.
6. When the hostess of Casablanca
reunited at a sex addiction therapy session many years later, the host uttered the classic "Casablanca" (1942), "There are so many towns in the world, and there are so many pubs in towns, but she Walked into my (Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine.)".
7. The
tribute to the classic film "The Graduate" (The Graduate, 1967) in the Graduate Police Department.
8. Ten Days in Crisis
The thriller movie that the male and female protagonists watched together on the sofa is "Misery, 1990" (Misery, 1990), which is about a psychopathic female nurse who madly tortured the writer who wrote her favorite character to death. The protagonist said that this movie is "the best in history", and the protagonist is like a crazy female nurse...
9. When the protagonist of the Budapest Grand Hotel was
dating a black girl, he invited her to watch the latest movie directed by Wes Anderson , But immediately regretted: "Movies that only white people watch". This is the 2014 "The Grand Budapest Hotel" (The Grand Budapest Hotel). It may be because Winfried Stöcker, the owner of the film’s location, has racial discrimination, or the producer Scott Rudin has done something about President Obama’s movie preferences. Racial comments.
10. Sundance Film Festival
The film was premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2015. It is very popular and is listed in the Sundance-related recommendation lists. It was later re-screened at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York, and all the pre-sale tickets were sold out.
11. Alison Brie
's mother, the actress of Alison Brie, used to be a kindergarten teacher. She used to be a mother's assistant, so she is really good at greeting a group of children on the set.
Alison Brie also played Trudy Campbell in "Mad Men" (Mad Men); and Annie Edison, the goddess of yellow storm in "Community".
Her fiance is Dave Franco, the younger brother of Hulan James Franco, who was engaged in 2015.
In this film, she and the male lead actor Jason Sudeikis have a very good chemistry, because the director encourages them to talk about some private topics.
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