New in Town
New in Town is a 2009 American-Canadian romantic comedy drama film, directed by Jonas Elmer, starring Renée Zellweger, Harry Connick Jr., and Siobhan Fallon Hogan. It was filmed in Winnipeg and Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada, and in Los Angeles and South Beach, Miami, Florida. The film opened to negative reviews but was a financial success grossing $30 million against its $8 million budget.
Plot
High-powered consultant Lucy Hill, who loves her upscale Miami lifestyle, is sent to New Ulm, Minnesota, to oversee the restructuring of a food manufacturing plant. The factory is meant to add Japanese automation, and reduce staff by at least 50 percent.
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| author | C. Jay Cox |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Miami Miami metropolitan area |
| director | Jonas Elmer |
| editor | Troy Takaki |
| genre | comedy drama |
| keywords | factory force freeze manufacturing plant on the road out of work pickup truck pudding tapioca pudding the national their way wander way of life workers union yogurt |
| musicBy | John Swihart |
| producer | Paul Brooks Peter Safran Tracey Edmonds |
| productionCompany | Gold Circle Films The Safran Company Tracey Edmonds |
| publisher | Lionsgate Films Mandate Pictures Maple Pictures Screen International Variety |
| recordedAt | Los Angeles |
| theme | romantic comedy |