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.
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 |