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Director:
Peter Svatek
Writer:
Muffy Marracco (writer)
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Release Date:
2 February 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance
Tagline:
The best date is with a dog!
Plot:
A disgruntled music critic travels cross-country with her inheritance -- a Jack Russell Terrier named Binky. | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
Girl's Best Friend: The Comic Book Superhero
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User Comments:
Witty 'girl has boy and doubts' road trip movie! more (1 total)

Cast

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Janeane Garofalo ... Mary

Kristen Holden-Ried ... Jake (as Kris Holden-Ried)

Nicolas Wright ... Ethan
Victor ... Binky
Sara Bradeen ... Elaine
Noah Bernett ... Gary
Barbara Gordon ... Mom
Felicia Shulman ... Gertie

Allison Graham ... Susan
Lynne Adams ... Female Cop
Michael Perron ... Mustache Man
Pierre Brault ... Arthur

Craig Thomas ... Man in Suit
Claire Brosseau ... Erica

Michael Cram ... Leo
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Binky (USA) (working title)
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Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Certification:
Australia:PG
Filming Locations:
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Witty 'girl has boy and doubts' road trip movie!, 8 April 2009
7/10
Author: mrcheminee from Netherlands

So yeah, once you've seen the first scenes, you know how this story is going to end. It's the same old love story being told over and over again... Or is it? Somehow I found this movie actually believable, in contradiction with some of the other well-known romantic flicks. Most likely this has a lot to do with the roll Janeane Garofalo is playing. She is the little neurotic music recensent Mary, who has a low self esteem-problem and who goes on a road trip. Without playing the cliché beauty 'that is so beautiful but just can't find the right guy', she puts down a realistic cynical little crazy woman and this is what makes the movie believable. The witty lines and some seemingly meaningless happenings made me often laugh out loud and curious all the time about what was going to happen next. Though I am a guy and Mary is a girl, I could really identify with her and her problems, which I know many guys have.

This is not a 'girl meets boy' movie, it's a 'girl has boy and doubts' movie mixed up with a road trip movie and a lot of witty humor. Somehow I think this movie is a great one for Gilmore Girl- fans, please correct me if i'm wrong!

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