America's Sweethearts
America's Sweethearts is a 2001 American romantic comedy film directed by Joe Roth and written by Billy Crystal and Peter Tolan. It stars Julia Roberts, Crystal, John Cusack and Catherine Zeta-Jones, with Hank Azaria, Stanley Tucci, Seth Green, Alan Arkin, and Christopher Walken in smaller roles.
Plot
Lee Phillips is a veteran publicist who has recently been fired from his position at a major film studio. He is invited by studio head Dave Kingman, with whom he has a contentious relationship, to a private screening of Time Over Time, a new time travel thriller starring Gwen Harrison and Eddie Thomas. Eddie and Gwen were a beloved husband-and-wife team dubbed “America’s Sweethearts” whose marriage fell apart when Gwen had an affair with her foppish Spanish co-star Hector, after which Eddie suffered a mental breakdown and checked himself into a remote New Age wellness retreat.
More details
| author | Billy Crystal Peter Tolan |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | California |
| director | Joe Roth |
| editor | Stephen A. Rotter |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | abandon act behind the scenes estranged wife hidden camera luxury car mental breakdown mental health morning new age nothing pain medication personal assistant press junket reality film reality movie spoil string time travel |
| musicBy | James Newton Howard |
| producer | Billy Crystal Donna Arkoff Roth Susan Arnold |
| publisher | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| recordedAt | Los Angeles |
| theme | romantic comedy |