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, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and John Cusack, with Hank Azaria, Stanley Tucci, Seth Green, Alan Arkin, and Christopher Walken in supporting roles. The film was released by Sony Pictures Releasing on July 20, 2001 to mixed to negative reviews, and was a moderate box office success by grossing $138.3 million against a $46 million budget.
Plot
Veteran publicist Lee Phillips is fired from his position at a major film studio. Studio head Dave Kingman later invites him back for 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 co-star Hector, causing Eddie to suffer a mental breakdown and check 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 behind the scenes hidden camera luxury car mental breakdown morning new age nothing pain medication personal assistant press junket reality film reality movie 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 |