Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 07/29/05 Home Video 12/13/05 MPAA Rating Rated PG 13 - for sexual content Running Time 1 hour 38 minutes Genre Comedy/Romantic Director Gary David Goldberg Cast Diane Lane, John Cusack, Elizabeth Perkins, Ali Hills, Christopher Plummer, Stockard Channing, Dermot Mulroney Studio Warner Bros. |
MUST LOVE DOGS
SYNOPSIS
Dating has never been easy. The time-honored
search for a soul mate has always been one part
humiliation, two parts aggravation, and a little blind
luck thrown in for the fortunate.
Today's version of the game can be a blur of
websites, speed lunches and hordes of friends and
relatives who know just the "right" person for you.
Thirty-something preschool teacher Sarah Nolan
(DIANE LANE) has been divorced for eight months,
which is much too long for her family to bear. With
the best of intentions and only her happiness in mind,
they stage an intervention in an all-out effort to get
her out of pajamas and back into the dating scene,
one way or another. Leading the charge are Sarah's
sisters, Carol (ELIZABETH PERKINS) and Christine
(ALI HILLIS), eager to line up potential suitors, and
their widowed father Bill (CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER),
who sets a fine example with his own recent and
very successful foray into the internet dating realm.
Bill has lately been seeing the free-spirited Dolly
(STOCKARD CHANNING), whom he met online, along
with a number of other ladies whose names his
daughters can't quite keep track of.
Dating has never been easy. The time-honored
search for a soul mate has always been one part
humiliation, two parts aggravation, and a little blind
luck thrown in for the fortunate.
Today's version of the game can be a blur of
websites, speed lunches and hordes of friends and
relatives who know just the "right" person for you.
Thirty-something preschool teacher Sarah Nolan
(DIANE LANE) has been divorced for eight months,
which is much too long for her family to bear. With
the best of intentions and only her happiness in mind,
they stage an intervention in an all-out effort to get
her out of pajamas and back into the dating scene,
one way or another. Leading the charge are Sarah's
sisters, Carol (ELIZABETH PERKINS) and Christine
(ALI HILLIS), eager to line up potential suitors, and
their widowed father Bill (CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER),
who sets a fine example with his own recent and
very successful foray into the internet dating realm.
Bill has lately been seeing the free-spirited Dolly
(STOCKARD CHANNING), whom he met online, along
with a number of other ladies whose names his
daughters can't quite keep track of.
Eager to launch their sister's own cyber-dating debut, Carol and Christine pretend to be Sarah and post
her profile on perfectmatch.com, with the enticing message, "Voluptuous, sensuous, alluring and fun.
DWF seeks special man to share starlit nights. Must love dogs." And wait for the responses to pour in.
Sarah soon endures a series of hilariously disastrous mismatches and first dates as the website offers
up a stream of eager wannabes and one possible maybe - awkward but intriguing boat builder Jake
Anderson (JOHN CUSACK), an idealist who measures romance by a Dr. Zhivago standard. A little on the
intense side, Jake might be looking for more than Sarah wants right now. Meanwhile, at work, there's a
new distraction - Bob Connor (DERMOT MULRONEY), the newly separated dad of one of her young
students. Charming and relaxed, Bob seems made to order, the perfect guy…but is he just too good to
be true?
Based on the best-selling book by Claire Cook, and written and directed by two-time Emmy Award winner
Gary David Goldberg, Must Love Dogs follows the comic, bumpy and ultimately rewarding journey of a
woman cautiously rediscovering romance and learning to trust her own instincts again. Because, as her
family enthusiastically reminds her, it's never a good idea to give up on love.
Warner Bros. Pictures presents an UBU / Team Todd Production: Diane Lane and John Cusack star in
Must Love Dogs, also starring Dermot Mulroney, Elizabeth Perkins, with Stockard Channing and
Christopher Plummer. Must Love Dogs is directed by Gary David Goldberg and produced by Suzanne
Todd, Jennifer Todd and Gary David Goldberg from a screenplay by Gary David Goldberg, based on the
novel by Claire Cook. Brad Hall and Ronald G. Smith are executive producers. Director of photography is
John Bailey, A.S.C.; production designer, Naomi Shohan; and editors, Eric Sears, A.C.E., and Roger
Bondelli, A.C.E... Music is by Craig Armstrong.
Must Love Dogs will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment
Company. Soundtrack album on EPIC/SONY MUSIC SOUNDTRAX. This film is rated PG-13 by the MPAA
for "sexual content." -- © Warner Bros.
her profile on perfectmatch.com, with the enticing message, "Voluptuous, sensuous, alluring and fun.
DWF seeks special man to share starlit nights. Must love dogs." And wait for the responses to pour in.
Sarah soon endures a series of hilariously disastrous mismatches and first dates as the website offers
up a stream of eager wannabes and one possible maybe - awkward but intriguing boat builder Jake
Anderson (JOHN CUSACK), an idealist who measures romance by a Dr. Zhivago standard. A little on the
intense side, Jake might be looking for more than Sarah wants right now. Meanwhile, at work, there's a
new distraction - Bob Connor (DERMOT MULRONEY), the newly separated dad of one of her young
students. Charming and relaxed, Bob seems made to order, the perfect guy…but is he just too good to
be true?
Based on the best-selling book by Claire Cook, and written and directed by two-time Emmy Award winner
Gary David Goldberg, Must Love Dogs follows the comic, bumpy and ultimately rewarding journey of a
woman cautiously rediscovering romance and learning to trust her own instincts again. Because, as her
family enthusiastically reminds her, it's never a good idea to give up on love.
Warner Bros. Pictures presents an UBU / Team Todd Production: Diane Lane and John Cusack star in
Must Love Dogs, also starring Dermot Mulroney, Elizabeth Perkins, with Stockard Channing and
Christopher Plummer. Must Love Dogs is directed by Gary David Goldberg and produced by Suzanne
Todd, Jennifer Todd and Gary David Goldberg from a screenplay by Gary David Goldberg, based on the
novel by Claire Cook. Brad Hall and Ronald G. Smith are executive producers. Director of photography is
John Bailey, A.S.C.; production designer, Naomi Shohan; and editors, Eric Sears, A.C.E., and Roger
Bondelli, A.C.E... Music is by Craig Armstrong.
Must Love Dogs will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment
Company. Soundtrack album on EPIC/SONY MUSIC SOUNDTRAX. This film is rated PG-13 by the MPAA
for "sexual content." -- © Warner Bros.
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DVD Details
Description Flags General title
Languages/Sound Eng/Fre
Screen Formats Enhanced
Widescreen for 16x9 TV/
Subtitle Languages Eng/Fre/Spa
Additional Features
Additional scenes - with optional
commentary Pass the Beef gag
reel Theatrical trailer
Languages: English & Français
(dubbed in Quebec) Subtitles:
English, Français & Español
(feature film only)
Chapters Disc #1 -- Must Love
Dogs
1. Credits [2:04]
2. Divorced Duo [3:46]
3. Benched [4:29]
4. Mr. Incorrigible [3:39]
5. My Dad's Date [4:30]
6. On Offense on the Web [3:30]
7. Short Attention Spans [3:47]
8. Dog Park Rendezvous [4:10]
9. Hello, Dolly - and Bobby [3:26]
10. Happy Singalong [3:29]
11. Second Shots [3:14]
12. Everybody Except Us [5:45]
13. Date Reports [5:13]
14. Brown Penny [3:11]
15. Never Ready [3:02]
16. Just Friends [4:44]
17. Too Many Men [5:23]
18. Pole and Tap Dancing [5:19]
19. Guys Like You [5:36]
20. Cheer Me Up [2:59]
21. Not Quite Zhivago [4:58]
22. Nice Turn of Phrase [3:09]
23. Today's Special [3:49]
24. End Credits [4:27]
Description Flags General title
Languages/Sound Eng/Fre
Screen Formats Enhanced
Widescreen for 16x9 TV/
Subtitle Languages Eng/Fre/Spa
Additional Features
Additional scenes - with optional
commentary Pass the Beef gag
reel Theatrical trailer
Languages: English & Français
(dubbed in Quebec) Subtitles:
English, Français & Español
(feature film only)
Chapters Disc #1 -- Must Love
Dogs
1. Credits [2:04]
2. Divorced Duo [3:46]
3. Benched [4:29]
4. Mr. Incorrigible [3:39]
5. My Dad's Date [4:30]
6. On Offense on the Web [3:30]
7. Short Attention Spans [3:47]
8. Dog Park Rendezvous [4:10]
9. Hello, Dolly - and Bobby [3:26]
10. Happy Singalong [3:29]
11. Second Shots [3:14]
12. Everybody Except Us [5:45]
13. Date Reports [5:13]
14. Brown Penny [3:11]
15. Never Ready [3:02]
16. Just Friends [4:44]
17. Too Many Men [5:23]
18. Pole and Tap Dancing [5:19]
19. Guys Like You [5:36]
20. Cheer Me Up [2:59]
21. Not Quite Zhivago [4:58]
22. Nice Turn of Phrase [3:09]
23. Today's Special [3:49]
24. End Credits [4:27]