Crazy, Stupid, Love

For the song by Cheryl, see Crazy Stupid Love (song).
Crazy, Stupid, Love

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Glenn Ficarra
John Requa
Produced by Steve Carell
Denise Di Novi
Written by Dan Fogelman
Starring Steve Carell
Ryan Gosling
Julianne Moore
Emma Stone
John Carroll Lynch
Marisa Tomei
Analeigh Tipton
Kevin Bacon
Music by Christophe Beck
Nick Urata
Cinematography Andrew Dunn
Edited by Lee Haxall
Production
company
Carousel Productions
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • July 29, 2011
Running time
 118 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $50 million[1]
Box office $142.9 million[1]

Crazy, Stupid, Love (stylized as Crazy Stupid Love) is a 2011 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, and written by Dan Fogelman. It stars Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore, Emma Stone, John Carroll Lynch, Marisa Tomei, Analeigh Tipton and Kevin Bacon. The film was released in United States and Canada by Warner Bros. Pictures on July 29, 2011.

The film received favorable reviews and was commercially successful by grossing over $142 million. Ryan Gosling received a Golden Globe nomination for his work in it.

Plot

Cal Weaver (Steve Carell) is a middle-aged man who learns that his wife Emily (Julianne Moore) cheated on him with a co-worker, David Lindhagen (Kevin Bacon), and that she wants a divorce. After moving into his own apartment, Cal goes to a bar night after night, talking loudly about his divorce, until he attracts the attention of a young man named Jacob Palmer (Ryan Gosling) who is a womanizer who beds women each night, although a young woman named Hannah (Emma Stone) recently had rejected his advances. Jacob takes pity on Cal, and offers to teach him how to pick up women. Using Jacob's teachings, Cal seduces Kate (Marisa Tomei) at the bar. After this encounter, Cal manages to successfully seduce other women in the bar. He sees Emily again at their son Robbie's (Jonah Bobo) parent-teacher conference. The interaction goes well until they discover that Robbie's teacher is Kate, who reveals to Emily that she and Cal slept together. Cal then confesses to sleeping with many women. Emily leaves in disgust and begins actively dating David. Meanwhile, Hannah, a recent law school graduate, is expecting her boyfriend, Richard (Josh Groban) to propose marriage while they celebrate her passing the bar exam, but he does not, which hurts Hannah's feelings. Hannah returns to the bar where she originally rejected Jacob's advances and kisses Jacob passionately. The two return to Jacob's home to have sex, but end up talking to each other all night and making a connection. Jacob starts a relationship with Hannah, and he becomes distant from Cal.

At the same time, Robbie makes numerous grand gestures to try to win the heart of his 17-year-old babysitter, Jessica Riley (Analeigh Tipton), who actually has a crush on Cal. On the advice of her classmate Madison (Julianna Guill), she takes naked photos of herself to send to Cal and tucks them away in an envelope inside her dresser drawer. Later, when Emily calls Cal under the guise of needing help with the house's pilot light, Cal decides to try and win her back. Meanwhile, Jacob returns Cal's calls and asks for advice about starting a real relationship. Jessica's mother, Claire (Beth Littleford) discovers Jessica's naked photos addressed to Cal in her drawer and shows them to Jessica's father, Bernie (John Carroll Lynch). He rushes to the Weaver residence to confront him about the photos. Cal and his kids create a makeshift mini golf set in their backyard to remind Emily of their first date. During the gathering, Jacob and Hannah show up at the house, and Hannah is revealed to be Cal and Emily's first daughter. Cal is appalled that Jacob is dating his daughter, and forbids her to see him. At that moment, Bernie shows up and attacks Cal. Jessica arrives and tells her father that Cal knew nothing of the pictures. Then David arrives on the scene to return Emily's sweater from a previous date. Cal, Jacob, David, and Bernie then get into a scuffle which is soon broken up by the police. Cal starts spending his time at the bar again and receives a visit from Jacob, who confesses that he is in love with Hannah. Cal replies that he is happy that Jacob is a changed man but cannot approve of Jacob and Hannah's relationship, having seen Jacob's former lifestyle. Jacob harbors no ill feelings but rather respects Cal and praises him for being a great father.

At Robbie's eighth grade graduation, Robbie is the Salutatorian and gives a pessimistic speech about how he no longer believes in true love and soul-mates. Cal stops him and instead begins to recount his courtship with Emily to the audience, saying that, while he doesn't know if things will work out, he will never give up on Emily. With renewed faith, Robbie reaffirms his love for Jessica, to the audience's applause. After the ceremony, Cal gives Jacob and Hannah his blessing. Jessica gives Robbie an envelope containing the photos of herself to "get him through high school." Cal and Emily have a laugh talking about the events that have transpired the past year.

Cast

Production

Dan Fogelman started writing the screenplay in 2009 about love among a group of people.[2] It is based on his own experiences and was written with Steve Carell in mind.[3]:4 After Fogelman sent it to his manager, within a week Carell read it and came aboard the project.[4][5] In December 2009, Warner Bros. secured the rights of the then-untitled project for $2.5 million.[2][6] In January 2010, the film was in pre-production.[7] On March 16, 2010, Emma Stone was in negotiations to star in the film.[8] On April 7, 2010, Analeigh Tipton was in final talks to appear in the film.[9] On April 12, Kevin Bacon also joined the cast.[10] It is the first project produced by Carell's Carousel Productions.[3]:4

Principal photography took place in and around Los Angeles, California. Filming started on April 16, 2010 and lasted 53 days.[11] Locations included Westfield Century City mall, Ventura Boulevard, Hollywood Hills where Jacob's house is located, Taft High School in Woodland Hills, Portola Middle School in Tarzana and Grant High School in Van Nuys, which stood for Robbie and Jessica's campuses, El Torito Grill at the Sherman Oaks Galleria and Equinox Fitness in Woodland Hills, which became the sports club featured in the film.[3]:10, 11 Before editing, the original cut was three hours long.[7]

Release

The film's release was originally slated for April 22, 2011 but was later changed to July 29, 2011.[12]

Box office

Carell at the Sydney premiere for the film in September 2011

Crazy, Stupid, Love opened at #5 at the North American box office on its opening weekend with $19.1 million.[13] It has earned $84.2 million in the North America as well as $58.5 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $142.7 million.[1]

Critical response

Crazy, Stupid, Love received positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 78%, based on 202 reviews, with a rating average of 6.9/10. The site's consensus reads, "It never lives up to the first part of its title, but Crazy, Stupid, Love‍‍ '​‍s unabashed sweetness – and its terrifically talented cast – more than make up for its flaws."[14] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 68 out of 100, based on 40 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[15]

Roger Ebert gave Crazy, Stupid, Love 3 out of 4 stars and remarked that it "is a sweet romantic comedy about good-hearted people".[16] A. O. Scott of The New York Times was also positive and gave the film 4 out of 5 stars, stating "Crazy, Stupid, Love is, on balance, remarkably sane and reasonably smart".[17] Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a 4 out of 5 review as well and said that it "conjures up the bittersweet magic of first loves, lasting loves, lost loves and all the loves in between".[18]

Some reviewers were less favorable, such as Christy Lemire at the Associated Press, who wrote that "it never gets crazy or stupid enough to make you truly fall in love with it", giving the film a 2 out of 4 rating.[19] James Rocchi of MSN Movies was particularly critical, giving it 1 out of 5 and remarking that it is "a star-studded lump of fantasy and falsehood".[20] The film was included in TV Guide‍‍ '​‍s "Best Movies of 2011" list.[21]

Accolades

List of awards and nominations
Award Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref(s)
BMI Film & TV Awards Film Music Award Nick Urata Nominated [22]
Casting Society of America Outstanding Achievement in Casting for a Big Budget Comedy Feature Mindy Marin, Kara Lipson Won [23]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Comedy Nominated [24]
Detroit Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actor Ryan Gosling Nominated [25]
Best Ensemble Nominated
Empire Awards Best Comedy Nominated [26]
Golden Globe Awards Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Ryan Gosling Nominated N/A
Golden Trailer Awards Best Romance TV Spot "In It" Nominated [27]
Best Wildposts "Banners" Nominated
2012 MTV Movie Awards Best Female Performance Emma Stone Nominated [28]
Best Kiss Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling Nominated
People's Choice Awards Favorite Comedy Movie Nominated [29]
Favorite Actress Emma Stone (Also for The Help) Won
Favorite Comedic Actress Emma Stone Won
Favorite Comedic Actor Steve Carell Nominated
Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie: Comedy Nominated [30][31][32]
Choice Movie Actor: Comedy Ryan Gosling Nominated
Choice Movie Actress: Comedy Emma Stone Won
Choice Movie Chemistry Ryan Gosling and Steve Carell Nominated
Choice Movie Liplock Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone Nominated
Choice Movie Hissy Fit Steve Carell Nominated
33rd Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor Jonah Bobo Nominated [33]

Home media

Crazy, Stupid, Love was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on November 6, 2011. DVD sales grossed $19,771,171 and Blu-ray sales $5,643,417.[34]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sperling, Nicole (May 1, 2011). "The Writers: Dan Fogelman couldn't have scripted his career any better". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Crazy, Stupid, Love Production Notes" (PDF). Visualhollywood.com. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  4. ↑ Milly, Jenna (July 26, 2011). "Podcast: Dan Fogelman Talks Crazy, Stupid, Love". Script Magazine. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  5. ↑ Faye, Denis. "Lucky in Love". Writers Guild of America. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  6. ↑ Fleming, Michael (December 17, 2009). "WB buys script for Carell". Variety. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Giroux, Jack (July 29, 2011). "Interview: Glenn Ficarra and John Requa Talk ‘Crazy, Stupid, Love,’ Diluted Characters, and Lessons from Film School". Film School Rejects. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  8. ↑ Brodesser-Akner, Claude (March 16, 2010). "Zombieland’s Emma Stone in Talks to Join the Steve Carell–Ryan Gosling Comedy". Vulture.com. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  9. ↑ McNary, Dave (April 7, 2010). "‘Top Model’ to star in Carell-Gosling pic". Variety. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  10. ↑ Kit, Borys (April 12, 2010). "Kevin Bacon joins Steve Carell film". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  11. ↑ Verrier, Richard (May 5, 2010). "On Location: California film tax credit helping keep Hollywood at home". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  12. ↑ Fleming, Mike (December 18, 2010). "Warner Bros Shifts 2011 Release Schedule". Deadline.com. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  13. ↑ Brandon Gray (August 1, 2011). "Weekend Report: 'Cowboys' Out-Draws 'Smurfs' in Near Photo Finish". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
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  16. ↑ Ebert, Roger. "Crazy, Stupid, Love". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  17. ↑ Scott, A.O (July 28, 2011). "Crazy, Stupid, Love". The New York Times. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  18. ↑ Sharkey, Betsy (July 29, 2011). "Movie Review: 'Crazy, Stupid, Love'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  19. ↑ Lemire, Christy. "'Crazy, Stupid, Love' not so crazy or stupid". Associated Press. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  20. ↑ Rocchi, James. "Crazy, Stupid, Love.': Phony, Slick, Lifeless.". MSN Movies. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  21. ↑ "The Best Movies of 2011 - Crazy, Stupid, Love". TV Guide. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
  22. ↑ Gallo, Phil (May 17, 2012). "Backbeat: Rolfe Kent Receives Career Achievement Honor at BMI Film and TV Awards". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  23. ↑ "Casting Society Presents 2012 Artios Awards". Deadline.com. October 29, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  24. ↑ "17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards". Critics' Choice Awards. December 13, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
  25. ↑ "The 2011 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards". Detroitfilmcritics.com. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  26. ↑ O'Hara, Helen O'Hara (March 26, 2012). "Jameson Empire Awards 2012 Winners!". Empire. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  27. ↑ "The 13th Annual Golden Trailer Awards". Goldentrailer.com. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  28. ↑ "Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart Nominated For MTV Movie Awards Best Kiss". HollywoodLife.com. PMC. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  29. ↑ http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees
  30. ↑ "First Wave of "Teen Choice 2012" Nominees Announced" (PDF). Teen Choice Awards. May 18, 2012. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  31. ↑ Ng, Philiana (June 14, 2012). "Teen Choice Awards 2012: 'Breaking Dawn,' 'Snow White' Lead Second Wave of Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter (Prometheus Global Media). Archived from the original on June 14, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  32. ↑ "Teen Choice Awards Winners 2012: 'Twilight,' 'The Vampire Diaries,' Justin Bieber Win Big". The Huffington Post. June 23, 2012. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
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