The Ugly Truth
The Ugly Truth is a 2009 American romantic comedy film directed by Robert Luketic, written by Nicole Eastman, Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith, and starring Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler. The film was released in North America on July 24, 2009 by Columbia Pictures, and was panned by critics, with the Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus stating that "despite the best efforts of Butler and Heigl", the film "suffers from a weak script that relies on romantic comedy formula". It was a commercial success, grossing $205 million against a budget of $38 million.
Plot
Abby Richter is a morning show television producer in Sacramento, California who believes in true love and is a big supporter of self-help books. Coming home from a disastrous date, she sees a local television show, The Ugly Truth, featuring Mike Chadway, whose cynicism about relationships prompts Abby to call in to argue with him on-air. The next day, she discovers that the television station threatens to cancel her show because of poor ratings. The station owner has hired Mike to do a segment on her show.
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| author | Kirsten Smith |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | California |
| director | Robert Luketic |
| editor | Lisa Zeno Churgin |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | amaze coming home control freak disgust faking it force hot air balloon hot air balloon festival land laugh local television los angeles married morning show orgasm rat rocky relationship romantic weekend television producer television show the late late show with craig ferguson true love |
| musicBy | Aaron Zigman |
| producer | Gary Lucchesi Tom Rosenberg |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures Lakeshore Entertainment Relativity Media |
| publisher | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| recordedAt | California |
| theme | romantic comedy |