Two Weeks Notice
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| Two Weeks Notice | |
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| Directed by | Marc Lawrence |
| Produced by | Sandra Bullock |
| Written by | Marc Lawrence |
| Starring | Sandra Bullock Hugh Grant |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | December 18, 2002 |
| Running time | 101 min. |
| Country |  United States Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$60,000,000 (estimated) |
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Two Weeks Notice is a 2002 romantic comedy film starring Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant from Warner Bros. Pictures. The movie was written and directed by Marc Lawrence. Upon release, the movie received a successful box office run both in the United States and globally.
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[edit] Plot
Lucy Kelson (Sandra Bullock) is an environmental lawyer in New York City. George Wade (Hugh Grant) is an immature billionaire real estate tycoon who has almost everything and knows almost nothing. Lucy's hard work and devotion to others contrasts sharply with George's world weary recklessness and greed.
Lucy meets George in an attempt to stop the destruction of the Coney Island community center from her childhood. He attempts to hire her to replace his old Chief Counsel, Amber. She knows of his playboy tendencies, but he promises to protect the community center if she works for him.
She soon finds that what he really requires is advice in all aspects of his life. She becomes his indispensable aid, and he calls her for every little thing. She finally gets fed up with the situation and gives him her two weeks' notice of resignation. He is deeply troubled by this and tries to convince her to stay. He also tries to block her from getting any other jobs, as an attempt to make her stay. He finally gave in and has her train her replacement, the attractive and flirtatious June Carver (Alicia Witt), before she quits. Lucy gets jealous of June before she leaves.
After she's gone, George realizes that his time with her has really changed him, as he keeps the promise he made to her in the beginning even if it means it costs his company millions. Meanwhile, in her new job, she's missing him terribly. He goes in search for her and they confess their feelings for each other.
[edit] Cast
- Sandra Bullock - Lucy Kelson
- Hugh Grant - George Wade
- Alicia Witt - June Carver
- Dana Ivey - Ruth Kelson
- Robert Klein - Larry Kelson
- Heather Burns - Meryl Brooks
- David Haig - Howard Wade
- Dorian Missick - Tony
- Joseph Badalucco Jr. - Construction Foreman (as Joseph Badalucco)
- Jonathan Dokuchitz - Tom Brooks
- Bill Bowers- Mime
- Veanna Cox - Melanie Corman
- Janine LaManna - Elaine Cominsky
- Iraida Polanco - Rosario
- Charlotte Maier - Helen Wade
- Katheryn Winnick - Tiffany
- Donald Trump - himself
- Norah Jones - herself
- Mike Piazza - himself
[edit] Punctuation error
The name of the film Two Weeks Notice comes under fire in Lynne Truss's best-selling book Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation. The problem is a missing apostrophe: According to the conventions of English punctuation, there should be an apostrophe after the s in Weeks: Two Weeks' Notice. Also, at the end of the film Hugh Grant is supposed to have used a split infinitive in his speech in the legal aid office. Surprisingly, there is no split infinitive in his speech.[citation needed]
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