The Ugly Truth (2009)

Director:

Robert Luketic

Writers (WGA):

Nicole Eastman (screenplay) and
Karen McCullah Lutz (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

24 July 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

A romantically challenged morning show producer is reluctantly embroiled in a series of outrageous tests...

Plot Keywords:

Show Producer | Call In | Hot Air Balloon | Sex | Love

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Katherine Heigl	...	Abby Richter
Gerard Butler	...	Mike Chadway
Bree Turner	...	Joy
Eric Winter	...	Colin
Nick Searcy	...	Stuart
Jesse D. Goins	...	Cliff
Cheryl Hines	...	Georgia
John Michael Higgins	...	Larry
Noah Matthews	...	Jonah
Bonnie Somerville	...	Elizabeth
John Sloman	...	Bob
Yvette Nicole Brown	...	Dori
Nathan Corddry	...	Josh (as Nate Corddry)
Allen Maldonado	...	Duane
Steve Little	...	Steve

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content and language.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #44576) | Ireland:16 | Mexico:B15 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:18 | Portugal:M/12 | Netherlands:12 | UK:15 | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:A | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Argentina:13 | Japan:R15+ | Sweden:Btl | Brazil:14 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB)

Filming Locations:

KCET Studios - 4401 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Lakeshore Entertainment

Trivia:

After wrestling with the Jell-O twins, Gerard Butler ad-libbed the line "I can still taste you. You know what I mean."

Goofs:

Continuity: Abby and Mike go to a club after visiting the Late Late Show. Abby is alternately holding a glass and not holding it between shots. The amount of liquid in her cup changes throughout the scene.

Quotes:

Mike Chadway: OK, we've gotta teach you flirting.
Abby Richter: I know how to flirt.
Mike Chadway: Oh, OK. "My name's Abby and I enjoy reading Tolstoy, taking long walks and romantic picnics." I don't think so.
Abby Richter: [grabs Mike's ass, imitating his voice] Hey baby, wearing any underwear?
Mike Chadway: Hey, I would never say that and I wouldn't grab ass.
Abby Richter: [still imitating him] What's wrong with a little ass grabbing, I mean what's it there for if not for me to grab it?
[she squeezes Mike's ass tightly which makes him wince in pain]
Mike Chadway: You are a deeply disturbed person.
Abby Richter: [normal voice] Maybe I'm just a really good student.
[Runs her hand down his chest and upper body]
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Community: Introduction to Statistics (#1.7)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Hot N Cold

Fun, Love and Happiness!

This movie delivers everything you expect from a romantic comedy! Dozens of fun scenes and a good chemistry between Buttler and Heigel. Lots of jokes: adult and universal. The Buttler's character is absolutely positive and charming. I guess we all want to be that kind of a man: straight, confident, sincere. And Heigel's character is so real with all those issues about the relationships and frankly vulnerability. Of course, life is much more complicated but leaving the theater you feel yourself happy and mighty in the questions of fascination. Thanks to the writers, the story doesn't fall in dynamics and doesn't bore you until the credits.