The Truth About Love (2004)

Director:

John Hay

Writers:

William Johnston (screenplay) &
Peter Bloore (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

21 April 2005 (South Korea)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

How far would you go to test your man? How far would you go to keep him?

Plot:

As part of a drunken bet with her sister, a happily married woman sends an anonymous Valentine's card to her husband to see if he hides it...

Cast

Dougray Scott	...	Archie Gray
Jennifer Love Hewitt	...	Alice Holbrook
David Christian	...	Suppository Man
Freddie Waters	...	Fidgety Teenager
Jimi Mistry	...	Sam Holbrook
Kate Miles	...	Felicity
Tracy O'Flaherty	...	Promotions Woman
Tom Boyd	...	Henry (as Thomas S.W. Boyd)
Elise Rayner	...	TV News Reporter
Frances Valeydon-Pillay	...	Beauty Therapist
Karl Howman	...	Cliff Sharpe
Simon Webbe	...	Dan Harlow
Marc Danbury	...	Supporter #1
Kirris Riviere	...	Supporter #2 (as Kirris J. Riviere)
Jason Speake	...	Supporter #3
Jason Stevens	...	Supporter #4
Susanne Wohnberger	...	Blonde Reporter
Emma Noble	...	Sheena Divine
Andrew Hall	...	John Stride
Sheila Ruskin	...	Judge
Eddie Cooper	...	Video Shop Assistant
Branka Katic	...	Katya
Daniel Martin	...	Roger
Goran Kostic	...	Chris Webb
Petina Hapgood	...	Chambermaid
Maureen Bennett	...	Jury Forewoman
Stefan Dennis	...	Dougie
Stephen Aintree	...	Ticket Inspector
Gordon Rennie	...	Jobsworth
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Harriet Carmichael	...	Legal Secretary (uncredited)
Julian Hensey	...	Barman (uncredited)
Theresa Roche	...	Shop Assistant (uncredited)

Directed by
John Hay

Writing credits
William Johnston		(screenplay) &
Peter Bloore		(screenplay)
Peter Bloore		(original story)
Rik Carmichael		(co-writer) &
John Hay		(co-writer)
Colleen Woodcock		(additional written material by)

Produced by
Tracey Adam	....	producer
Bill Allan	....	executive producer
Jeremy Bolt	....	executive producer
Stefan Dennis	....	associate producer
Keith Evans	....	executive producer
Christopher Figg	....	co-producer
Sascha Hecks	....	associate producer
Richard Johns	....	line producer
Ivan Mactaggart	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Len Arran
Skin
Debbie Wiseman

Cinematography by
Graham Frake		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
David Martin

Casting by
Andrea Clark		(as Andrea Clarke)
Jeremy Zimmerman

Production Design by
Simon Waters

Art Direction by
Penny Harvey

Costume Design by
Mary-Jane Reyner

Makeup Department
Ashley Johnson	....	makeup artist
Lesley Noble	....	makeup artist
Roseann Samuel	....	hair stylist
Roseann Samuel	....	makeup designer

Production Management
Jenny App	....	unit manager
Rowan Clarke	....	unit manager
Clare Maclean	....	post-production supervisor
Emma Pike	....	production manager
Emma Reid	....	unit manager
Ben Smith	....	unit manager
Jackie Vance	....	additional post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chris Burgess	....	additional third assistant director
Chris Hill	....	third assistant director
Ben Howard	....	second assistant director
Stuart Renfrew	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Dan Aldon	....	dressing props
Perry Cella	....	chargehand
Malcolm Chilcott	....	stand-by painter
Gemma Hulme	....	stand-by props
Matthew Hywel-Davies	....	construction coordinator
Tony Leech	....	stand-by chippie
Alexandra Merchant	....	assistant art director (as Alex Merchant)
James Morgan	....	stand-by props
John Parks	....	construction manager
Will Pope	....	supervisor carpenter
Simon Price	....	props master
Peter Rutherford	....	props buyer
John Rymer	....	stand-by rigger
Sam Stokes	....	stand-by art director
Dawn White	....	art department runner
Gary Winslop	....	dressing props

Sound Department
Rory Farnan	....	supervising sound editor
Jamie Gambell	....	boom operator
Martin Langenbach	....	foley artist
John Lewis	....	boom operator
Ramon Pyndiah	....	sound trainee
Graham Ross	....	sound mixer
Graham Ross	....	sound recordist
Chris Sturmer	....	consultant: Dolby film sound

Visual Effects by
Simon Frame	....	visual effects supervisor
Tom Hocking	....	digital compositor
Paul Round	....	digital compositor
Marianne Speight	....	visual effects producer

Stunts
Andy Bennett	....	stunt performer
Tom Delmar	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Tim Battersby	....	additional first assistant camera
David Bourke	....	best boy
Julian Bucknall	....	first assistant camera: dailies
Jason Coop	....	daily second assistant camera
Paul Edwards	....	Steadicam operator
Tom Gates	....	gaffer
Rory Grey	....	electrician
Steve Hopkins	....	electrician
Tom Maslen	....	grip
Antony Prendergast	....	electrician
Simon Ridge	....	video assist operator
Luis Santos	....	generator operator
Carolina Schmidtholstein	....	electrician
Shirley Schumacher	....	clapper loader
Steve Scoble	....	trainee grip
Anthony Sutcliffe	....	camera trainee
Dean Thompson	....	focus puller
Oliver Upton	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Vanessa Baker	....	adr voice casting
Brendan Donnison	....	adr voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kate Brontë-Stewart	....	wardrobe trainee
Joanna Campbell	....	costume coordinator
Margie Fortune	....	costume supervisor
Pat Williamson	....	wardrobe assistant
Zoe Williamson	....	wardrobe trainee
Joanna Wright	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Guy Ducker	....	assistant editor
Jason Wheeler	....	negative cutter

Music Department
John Boughtwood	....	music supervisor
Debbie Wiseman	....	conductor

Transportation Department
Paul Elston	....	driver: props

Other crew
Grant Armstrong	....	production runner
John Burrans	....	floor runner
Rob Champion	....	location manager
Mel Churcher	....	dialogue coach: Jennifer Love Hewitt
Fiona Cockburn	....	production coordinator
Michelle Franklin	....	additional floor runner
Christine Gayford	....	production accountant
Robin Green	....	assistant accountant
David Hewitt	....	assistant to producer
Rachel James	....	production accountant
Elliot Jenkins	....	production secretary
Flora Katouris	....	stand-in: Jennifer Love Hewitt
Mandy Mason	....	script supervisor
Justin McArdle	....	assistant to director
Hugo Moss	....	title designer: main titles
Elise Rappoport	....	unit publicist
Hannah Sutherlands	....	location assistant
Kate Thornton	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• Piccadilly Pictures
• Lex Filmed Entertainment
• Impact Films
• Take 3 Partnership
• Take Partnership

Distributors

• Shaw Organisation (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• FF Film & Music (2004) (Hungary) (all media)
• First Look International (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Imagem Filmes (2005) (Brazil) (DVD) (VHS)
• Starmedia Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Tien (2007) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)

Other Companies

• ARRI Lighting Rental  lighting equipment supplied by
• Cutting Edge Group  music services
• International Stunt Company, The  stunt services and rentals
• Kodak  motion picture film supplied by
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services

MPAA:

Rated R for language and sexual content.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Philippines:R-13 | USA:R | Australia:MA | Portugal:M/16 | UK:15 | Netherlands:AL | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Bristol Central Library, College Green, Bristol, England, UK

Company:

Piccadilly Pictures

Goofs:

Errors in geography: Early in the movie, a newspaper headline announces that a "soccer" star was caught having a three-way sex affair. In the UK, football hasn't been popularly referred to as "soccer" since the 1970s and would never be referred to as such in print by a British newspaper. The speaking parts of the scripts properly refer to the game as "football".

Quotes:

Alice Holbrook: Anonymous never thinks. She does.

Like a 1930s or 1940s romantic comedy

I enjoyed "The Truth About Love"because frankly it evokes memories of the improbable romantic comediesof the thirties and forties (with the addition of cell phones and phonesex to give it a contemporary touch). It's comparable to films like TheAwful Truth and Bringing up Baby, though not quite of theirquality. I liked the fact that the three main characters, the husband,the wife, and the best friend, were very distinctive -- that they didn't have the dreadful sameness of the looks of some of today's Hollywood leading men and women. Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jimi Mistry and Dougray Scott deliver good performances in this screwball comedy. When I select a movie to watch, I don't always require a blockbuster film with a perfect script, just one that is pleasant and fun to watch. The Truth About Love was just right for middle of the night viewing.