It's
Chick Flick Wednesday at The Strand!
Join us for a cocktail social starting at 7:00pm, followed by a
great 'Chick Flick' at 7:30pm
A middle-aged husband's (Carell) life changes dramatically when
his wife (Moore) asks him for a divorce. He seeks to rediscover
his manhood with the help of a newfound friend, Jacob (Gosling),
learning to pick up girls at bars..
The creative team has a very difficult time landing on a title
for this film. They even held an on-set contest, offering
a new iPad to the first person who offered a title that they
liked. The film was released to theaters under the code
name: First Date.
Steve Carell has said that he hates the title of the film,
stating that he couldn't imagine a group of college guys saying,
"Five tickets to Crazy, Stupid, Love. please." One of the
working titles Carell preferred was "The Wingman," which he felt
was a boring title but more accurately described the film's
plot.
On-Screen Chemistry Dream Team: Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone
would later appear in Gangster Squad (2013) and La
La Land (2016). In all three films, they play a couple.
When Ryan Gosling and Steve Carell discuss getting "Mr.
Miyagi'd," Gosling grabs Carell's nose and squeezes playfully,
saying, "Honk!" This is a reference to The Karate Kid Part II
(1986), where Mr. Miyagi honked the nose of an opponent, instead
of striking him.
The film cast includes three Oscar winners: Julianne Moore, Emma
Stone, and Marisa Tomei; and two Oscar nominees: Steve Carell,
and Ryan Gosling.
Wednesday ONLY, March 10 7:30pm
Cocktail Social Starts at 7:00pm
2011 Rated PG-13 | Runtime 1 hours 58 min
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