The Sweetest Thing

The Sweetest Thing

Infobox Film
name = The Sweetest Thing


writer = Nancy Pimental
starring = Cameron Diaz
Christina Applegate
Selma Blair
Thomas Jane
Jason Bateman
Parker Posey
Eddie McClintock
director = Roger Kumble
distributor = Columbia Pictures
music = Edward Shearmur
editing = Wendy Greene Bricemont
David Rennie
cinematography = Anthony B. Richmond
producer = Cathy Konrad
released = April 12 2002 (USA)
country = USA
runtime = 88 min.
language = English
imdb_id = 0253867
budget =

The Sweetest Thing (2002) is a romantic comedy movie, directed by Roger Kumble and written by Nancy Pimental, based on her relationship with Kate Walsh. It starred Cameron Diaz, Selma Blair, Christina Applegate, Thomas Jane, Frank Grillo, and Jason Bateman.

Plot

This plot begins with Christina Walters (Diaz) and Courtney Rockcliffe (Applegate), all-around party girls, attempting to ease their roommate Jane Burns' (Blair) relationship-induced depression by taking her on a girls' night out. During that evening Walters meets Peter Donahue (Jane) and falls for him. However, having missed her chance that evening, Walters and Rockcliffe spend the rest of the movie chasing him down.

The film uses mostly physical and crude gags as its source of humour. One memorable scene finds the main characters leading a musical number in a restaurant, the lyrics of which are about how women flatter men by praising the size of their genitals: "You're... too big to fit in here! My body is a movie and your penis is the star!" This musical number, known as "The Penis Song," (based on the song "I'm Too Sexy" by British group "Right Said Fred") was removed from the U.S. theatrical release but remained in the versions shown theatrically in other countries, and was restored for the unrated version of the U.S. video release.

Box office and critical reception

The film flopped in the US grossing $24,718,164 U.S. of the $43,000,000 production budget. The overseas box office gross was $43,978,606 leading to a barely profitable $68,696,770.Fact|date=July 2007

Cast

*Cameron Diaz as "Christina Walters"
*Christina Applegate as " Courtney Rockcliffe"
*Selma Blair as "Jane Burns"
*Thomas Jane as "Peter Donahue"
*Jason Bateman as "Roger Donahue"
*Parker Posey as "Judy Webb"
*Eddie McClintock as "Michael"

Trivia

*The leather-coat guy that picks-up Christina Applegate's character at the bar was her then-husband, Johnathon Schaech.
*Director James Mangold made a cameo as Dr.Greg, Courtney's boyfriend.
*The writer of the film, Nancy Pimental, made a cameo as the "vomit girl" in the club, when Peter's brother is inviting Christina back to the hotel for a party.

External links

*imdb title|id=0253867|title=The Sweetest Thing
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d8VXGaGA6o The Penis Song]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0253867/alternateversions Alternate film versions]


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