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2001, Twentieth Century Fox
Directed by Tony Goldwyn
Written by Elizabeth Chandler and Laura Zigman
Produced by Lynda Obst and James Chory.
Based on the 1998
best-selling novel "Animal Husbandry" by Laura Zigman.
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Working once again with his Oklahoma!
co-star Hugh Jackman, Shuler has a small (but very amusing!) role in
this movie which was re-named "Animal
Attraction" for UK
distribution. Available in VHS and DVD in all formats. See Media
page.
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| Ashley Judd |
Jane Goodale |
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| Hugh Jackman |
Eddie Allen |
| Greg Kinnear |
Ray Brown |
| Marisa Tomei |
Liz |
| Ellen Barkin |
Diane Roberts |
| Shuler
Hensley |
Hick
Farmer |
Based on Laura Zigman's 1998
novel Animal Husbandry, this romantic comedy centres on Jane
Goodale (Ashley Judd), a talk-show producer who finds herself suddenly
abandoned by her boyfriend (Greg Kinnear). After this untimely
breakup, Jane begins to develop a thesis that male behavior is directly
related to that of wildlife, with similar patterns existing in both. She
studies the tendency for animals to be noncommittal and compares men to
bulls, dogs, and other creatures. To prove her theories, she enlists
the help of her roommate Eddie (Hugh Jackman), a womanizer who falls into
all of the patterns of her research. When applying her studies to Eddie,
she gains exposure and suddenly becomes a sensation as a pseudonymous sex
columnist. This is the second directorial effort from actor Tony Goldwyn,
after his 1999 feature A Walk on the Moon
The generically-titled
"Someone Like You," which was originally to be called
"Animal Husbandry," based on the novel of the same name by
Laura Zigman, is thankfully far from generic when it comes to how much
it manages to stand out from the majority of romantic comedies made
today. While most romances come off as if they have been processed by a
computer, "Someone Like You" is more reality-based, as it
stands as a delicate, involving character study of a woman who gradually
finds solace in her own skin, and realizes she can be happy with or
without a steady guy. An enjoyable dramedy that is fairly obvious in
where it is headed right from the start, but in getting there, it
surprises in how moving and wise it becomes. The tale of a woman who,
through the trials and tribulations of a failed romance and a possibly
invigorating new one, finds her place in the world, it is a worthwhile
movie that will likely exceed most people's wildest expectations on just
how good something called "Someone Like You" could possibly
be.
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