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About
Writer Alex Sheldon must finish his novel within a month. If he doesn't, he won't get paid. And, if that happens, angry Mafia types to whom he owes money will come looking for him. In order to expedite things, Alex hires typist Emma Dinsmore and begins dictating his novel. The book is about a doomed love affair between a character similar to Alex and a character named Polina Delacroix. But, as Alex falls for Emma, his work takes a different turn.
Theatrical
Jun 20, 2003
Box Office
$15.4M
Budget
$30.0M
Return
0.5x
DVD / Blu-ray
Dec 23, 2003
Director
Rob Reiner
Producers
Alan Greisman, Peter Guber, Jeffrey Stott
Music
Marc Shaiman
Studio
Reiner / Greisman Productions, Franchise Pictures, Escape Artists
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Cast
Full credits →L
Luke Wilson
Alex Sheldon / Adam Shipley
K
Kate Hudson
Emma Dinsmore / Ylva / Elsa / Eldora / Anna
S
Sophie Marceau
Polina Delacroix
D
David Paymer
John Shaw
L
Lobo Sebastian
Bobby / Flamenco Dancer #1
C
Chino XL
Tony / Flamenco Dancer #2
R
Rob Reiner
Wirschafter / Marty Van Buren
C
Cloris Leachman
Grandmother
R
Rip Taylor
Polina's Farther
G
Gigi Bermingham
Madame Blanche
J
Jordan Lund
Claude
P
Paul Willson
'Whistling' John Shaw
R
Robert Costanzo
Bus Driver
F
François Giroday
Croupier
E
Earl Carroll
Bernard Pompier
J
Jordi Caballero
Flamenco Dancer #3
M
Michael St. Michaels
Casino Owner
D
Danica Sheridan
Receptionist
J
John H. Tobin
Croupier (uncredited)
C
Camden Munson
Scooter Boy (uncredited)
