Lovewrecked
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| Lovewrecked | |
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 Teaser poster for the film. |
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| Directed by | Randal Kleiser |
| Produced by | Lance Bass Joe Anderson Tracey Cuesta Wendy Thorlakson Sammy Lee |
| Written by | Stephen Langford |
| Starring | Amanda Bynes Chris Carmack Jonathan Bennett Jamie-Lynn Discala |
| Distributed by | The Weinstein Company |
| Release date(s) | January 21, 2007 (U.S. television) May 18, 2007 (UK) |
| Running time | 86 mins. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $15,000,000 (U.S.) |
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| Australia: | PG |
| Finland: | K-7 |
| Germany: | 12 |
| Malaysia: | U |
| Singapore: | PG |
| United Kingdom: | PG |
| United States: | PG |
Lovewrecked (also known as Love Wrecked[1] and Temptation Island[2]), is a 2005 romantic comedy film directed by Randal Kleiser and starring Amanda Bynes. It was originally produced as a feature film by Media 8 Entertainment, but ended up as an ABC Family television film. The Weinstein Company purchased the rights from Media 8 and, after several attempts at theatrical distribution in the U.S., finally sold the TV rights to the ABC Family Channel. The film premiered on television on January 21, 2007.[3] It is an adventurous romantic comedy about a girl getting stranded with a rock idol on a beach in the Caribbean.
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[edit] Plot
Jenny Taylor (played by Amanda Bynes) has found her ideal man who she just knows would sweep her off her feet. The only problem? He's Jason Masters (Chris Carmack), the world's biggest rock star. Hoping for a chance to get close to her idol, Jenny takes a job in his favorite Caribbean resort with her best friend Ryan (Jonathan Bennett). When Jason is washed overboard in a storm, Jenny jumps in to save him and the pair find themselves stranded on a seemingly-deserted tropical island. Jenny discovers that they have landed mere miles away from the resort, but instead of telling Jason the truth she lets him believe they are stranded so she can make him fall in love with her. After she discovers her plan, her arch-rival Alexis (Jamie-Lynn Discala) pretends to be marooned as well. As Jenny's plans fall apart, she begins to realize that her perfect love may have been with her all along.
[edit] Production
Principle photography and filming on Lovewrecked began in June 2004 and the film was completed in August 2005.[4][5] It was filmed in the Dominican Republic,[6] in Cabrera, and Puerto Plata. Filming locations also included Ocean World and the Sun Village Beach Resort.[7]
Temptation Island was the distribution title for Lovewrecked when it was released in different countries over the 2005 and 2006 year period.[2] Media 8 Entertainment was to produce and distribute the film, with a US release date scheduled for Summer 2005.[8] Ultimately, Media 8 sold the North American distribution rights to The Weinstein Company. [9] For two years, Lovewrecked sat at The Weinstein Company's shelf, until the ABC Family Network offered to buy the television rights to the film in 2007. The film premiered on January 21, 2007.[3] In May 2007, the film was acquired by Delanic Films in the UK,[10] and was released on May 18, 2007.[11]
[edit] Cast
- Amanda Bynes as Jenny Taylor, An 18-year-old Jason Masters fan who travels to the Sun Village beach resort with her best friend Ryan to earn money for college.
- Chris Carmack as Jason Masters, A world famous rock star who travels to the resort before his world tour.
- Jonathan Bennett as Ryan, Jenny's best friend who travels with her to the resort and who secretly loves her.
- Jamie-Lynn Sigler as Alexis Minetti Masters, Jenny's arch-rival who also likes Jason Masters.
- Fred Willard as Ben Taylor, Jenny's father.
- Lance Bass as Dan, Jason Masters' agent.
- Alfonso Ribeiro as Brent Hernandez, the resort's manager.
- Kathy Griffin as Belinda.
- Leonardo Cuesta as Gail.
[edit] Release
A Director's Cut was premiered in 2005 at the Dominican Republic International Film Festival held in Cofresi Beach where the film was shot. Lovewrecked was cut and released three times to tone down content:
- 2005: Theatrical rating - PG-13 for Sexuality (note that there was no actual sexual intercourse between any of the characters, but scenes that fit under the Sexuality category).
- 2006: Re-rating - PG for Sensuality, Crude Humor and Language.[12]
- 2007: The original U.S. theatrical version of the film received a PG rating from the British Board of Film Classification for "mild language, sex references and comic violence".[13]
The film was shortened as Randal Kleiser wanted to target the film toward more family audiences than teenager audiences.
The Region 1 DVD was released on March 13, 2007.[14] The Region 2 DVD was released on September 17, 2007,[11] and was the 4th bestselling DVD in it first week.[15] In the UK, Lovewrecked was the first film released by Delanic Films,[16] and was released on May 18, 2007.[11] The film opened at no. 6 on the UK box office chart[16] at 235 screens,[15] and grossed £600,000.[10]
[edit] Reception
Lovewrecked received generally negative reviews. On its Rotten Tomatoes listing, 17% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 6 reviews.[17] Christopher Null of FilmCritic gave the film 2 out of 5 stars, stating that "Bynes has made far better films".[18] Brian Orndorf of DVD Talk said that "Lovewrecked seems like such innocent fun until the tale drains of excitement and the Bynes batteries begin to wear down".[19]
[edit] References
- ^ Lovewrecked titled Love Wrecked for DVD release. CD Universe. Retrieved on 2008-02-05.
- ^ a b Lovewrecked titled Temptation Island internationally. Popcorn.dk. Retrieved on 2007-05-17.
- ^ a b Lovewrecked TV rights sold to ABC Family. Movie Web. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
- ^ Lovewrecked completes principal photography in June 2004. Media 8 Entertainment. Retrieved on 2008-02-05.
- ^ Lovewrecked completes filming in August 2005. Media 8 Entertainment. Retrieved on 2008-02-05.
- ^ Lovewrecked filmed in the Dominican Republic. Movie Web. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
- ^ Lovewrecked filming locations. Sun Village Resorts. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
- ^ Lovewrecked originally scheduled for release in Summer 2005. MDP Worldwide. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
- ^ Lovewrecked distribution rights sold to The Weinstein Company. Media 8 Entertainment. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
- ^ a b UK distribution rights for Lovewrecked sold to Delanic Films. Delanic Films. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
- ^ a b c Lovewrecked released May 18 to UK cinemas. Allocine.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
- ^ Lovewrecked re-rated PG by the MPAA. MPAA. Retrieved on 2008-02-18.
- ^ Lovewrecked rated PG by the BBFC. BBFC. Retrieved on 2008-02-18.
- ^ Region 1 release comes on March 13, 2007. Amazon.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-17.
- ^ a b Lovewrecked reaches 4th place in bestselling DVD's of the week. Delanic Films. Retrieved on 2008-02-18.
- ^ a b Lovewrecked receives credit for Delanic's first film. Delanic Films. Retrieved on 2008-02-19.
- ^ Lovewrecked receives 17% from critics at Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved on 2008-02-26.
- ^ Christopher Null gives Lovewrecked 2 out of 5 stars. Film Critic. Retrieved on 2008-02-26.
- ^ Brian Orndorf gives Lovewrecked a negative review. DVD Talk. Retrieved on 2008-02-26.
