Love Happens (2009)

Director:

Brandon Camp

Writers (WGA):

Brandon Camp (written by) &
Mike Thompson (written by)

Release Date:

18 September 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Sometimes when you least expect it...

Plot:

About a widower whose book about coping with loss turns him into a best-selling self-help guru. On a business trip to Seattle, he falls for a woman who attends one of his seminars, only to learn that he hasn't yet truly confronted his wife's passing. |

Plot Keywords:

Self Help Book | Self Help Group | Seattle Washington | Grief | Cockatoo

Cast

Aaron Eckhart	...	Burke
Jennifer Aniston	...	Eloise Chandler
Dan Fogler	...	Lane
John Carroll Lynch	...	Walter
Martin Sheen	...	Burke's Father-in-Law
Judy Greer	...	Marty
Frances Conroy	...	Eloise's Mom
Joe Anderson	...	Tyler
Sasha Alexander	...	Photographer
Clyde Kusatsu	...	Cab Driver
Anne Marie DeLuise	...	Unicom Executive #1
Tyler McClendon	...	Unicom Executive #2
Panou	...	Unicom Executive #3
Michael Kopsa	...	Unicom CEO
Michelle Harrison	...	Cynthia

Also Known As:

Brand New Day (USA) (working title)
Quand l'amour arrive (Canada: French title)
Traveling (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some language including sexual references.

Runtime:

USA:109 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44844) | Ireland:12A | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Singapore:PG | UK:12A | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Seattle, Washington, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Goofs:

Continuity: When Walter (John Carroll Lynch) enters the hotel lobby and sees Burke (Aaron Eckhart), he puts the "A-OK!" lanyard on backwards, with the solid blue side facing out, and then cuts to a smiling Burke. When it cuts back to Walter, the lanyard is around his neck with the name tag side correctly facing outward.

Quotes:

Burke: I happen to know a thing or two about people. You get approached a lot. Probably have since the day you strapped on your first training bra. But you're smart, and you're creative, and you're caring and big... But, how come the guys only see the package it comes in, sure...
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Access Hollywood: (2009-09-03)" (2009)

A movie that was clichéd but overall not bad

This is a movie that I think was publicized incorrectly and yet I know when my companion and I went we liked it even though a lot of clichés were evident...the twist at the end was so telegraphed it was not and suspense though the acting of Aaron Eckhardt was very good, Martin Sheen also shone brightly ..Jennifer Aniston was serviceable though she seems to play a variant of the same character in every movie...Not a classic by any means but not a dreck i would say 2.5/5 and it was a nice date movie but no new territory explored that has not been done before...But it is not bad to see and like i said before the acting of Aaron Eckhardt and Martin Sheen raise the level of this movie with spirited performances.