- The Hottie and the Nottie
Infobox Film
name = The Hottie and the Nottie
caption = Theatrical release poster
director = Tom Putnam
producer =Hadeel Reda
writer = Heidi Ferrer
starring =Paris Hilton
Joel David MooreChristine Lakin
distributor =Regent Releasing
released = flagicon|USAFebruary 8 ,2008 [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804492/releaseinfo The Hottie and the Nottie (2008) - Release dates ] ] flagicon|RussiaFebruary 21 ,2008 flagicon|BelgiumJune 25 ,2008
runtime =
country = USA
language = English
budget = $9 million
gross = $1,067,710
website = http://www.thehottieandthenottie.com/
amg_id = 1:423062
imdb_id = 0804492"The Hottie And The Nottie" is a 2008
romantic comedy film starringParis Hilton ,Joel Moore ,Christine Lakin , andThe Greg Wilson . It was written by Heidi Ferrer ("Dawson's Creek "), and is the first full-length feature film directed by Tom Putnam. The film started shooting in January 2007 and debuted onFebruary 8 ,2008 . Its first-day earnings were $9,000 [" [http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20177240,00.html Paris Hilton's Film: Not So 'Hottie'] ",People Magazine , Feb 9 2008.] , with it going on to earn $27,696 on its opening weekend, each theater averaging $249. The film was a critical and box office bomb.ynopsis
Nate Cooper (Joel David Moore) just can't get it together with women. But he also can't forget his first crush, Cristabel Abbott (
Paris Hilton ), from their time in elementary school, the first grade. He sets out for the beaches of California and meets up with his geeky best friend, whose mom has an unnatural amount of information about Cristabel, and perhaps an unusual relationship with her son. Cristabel jogs on the beach every day with many suitors trying to catch her eye, including an albino stalker. But she's still single, and there is a reason: Cristabel is still best friends with the same ugly little girl Nate knew from first grade, June Phigg (Christine Lakin ). Nate manages to reintroduce himself to Cristabel and they surprisingly hit it off. However, Cristabel refuses to go on a date with Nate unless June has a date as well. Nate sets out to find a boyfriend for June, but guys recoil at the sight of her. At theSanta Monica Pier, Johann, an attractive dentist who works as a part-time model, appears in their lives. He seems to want to do a makeover on June. As Nate and June become friends and she emerges from her cocoon, Nate slowly realizes that the girl of his dreams may be June.Cast
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Paris Hilton as Cristabel Abbott
*Joel Moore as Nate Cooper
*Christine Lakin as June Phigg
*Marianne Muellerleile as Mrs. Blount
*The Greg Wilson as Arno BlountCritical reception
As of
April 3 ,2008 , the review aggregatorRotten Tomatoes reported that 5% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 55 reviews. [cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1189346-the_hottie_and_the_nottie/ |title=The Hottie & the Nottie - Movie Reviews, Trailers, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=2008-02-08 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes ]Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 6 out of 100, based on 17 reviews — indicating "extreme dislike or disgust." [cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/hottieandthenottie |title=Hottie and the Nottie, The (2008): Reviews |accessdate=2008-02-08 |publisher=Metacritic ]IGN gave it a 0 star review, saying "Hottie and the Nottie" presents a problem because there are just no words to adequately express how clumsy, trite and deeply offensive it is from start to finish." "Rolling Stone " film critic Peter Travers gave the film a half-star rating, saying that the half-star was because "it takes guts (or gross dim-wittedness) [for Hilton] to appear on screen again after "House of Wax"." [cite web |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/14709196/review/18349979/hottie_and_the_nottie |title=Hottie and the Nottie, The (2008): Reviews |accessdate=2008-12-08 |publisher=Rolling Stone ] Film critic Scott Feinberg reported that a colleague muttered, "Shoot me in the fucking face", during a Boston press screening of the film. [cite web |url=http://andthewinneris.blog.com/2600598/ |title=When In Paris... |accessdate=2008-02-01 |publisher=And the Winner Is... ] Online film criticJames Berardinelli described the film's comedy as "about as funny as the anal rape scene in "The War Zone ". [ [http://www.reelviews.net/movies/h/hottie_nottie.html/1.html James Berardinelli review] ] In his review, Richard Roeper said, "It is excruciatingly, painfully, horribly, terribly awful," and that "nobody in this movie really should have a career in movies."As of September 2008, the film is ranked #15 in the
IMDb Bottom 100 with a rating of 1.6 out of 10. [cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/chart/bottom?tt0804492 |title=IMDB Bottom 100 |accessdate=2008-06-18]Box office performance
The film was a major box office disaster. In its opening weekend, the film grossed $27,696 in 111 theaters in the
United States , averaging $249 per theater. [cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=hottieandthenottie.htm |title=The Hottie & the Nottie (2008) - Weekend Box Office Results |accessdate=2008-02-26 |publisher=Box Office Mojo ] The "Houston Chronicle " determined that, based on average ticket prices, this represented an average of 28 people seeing the movie per theatre on its opening weekend, or an average of 4 per showing. ["The Houston Chronicle". Page E1. February 11, 2008.] In other words, the movie "bombed," costing the production company responsible over $8,000,000. According to Box Office Mojo, the movie has grossed $1,469,293 worldwide as ofJune 17 ,2008 . [cite web |url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=hottieandthenottie.htm |title=THE HOTTIE & THE NOTTIE]For its release in the
United Kingdom , the film is being advertised as "The Number One Film", withsmall print revealing its being number 1 on the IMDb "Bottom" 100Fact|date=August 2008. The film opened at 32 just missing the top 30, the film grossed $34,231 in 28 theaters in theUnited Kingdom .DVD release
"The Hottie and the Nottie" was released on DVD on May 6th 2008. Bonus features include Production Commentary, Actor's Commentary, Featurette - Making a Video Dating Personal Ad, and Featurette - Paris puts make-up on Joel David Moore.
References
External links
* [http://www.thehottieandthenottie.com/ Official site]
*imdb title|id=0804492|title=The Hottie and the Nottie
*rotten-tomatoes|id=1189346-the_hottie_and_the_nottie|title=The Hottie and the Nottie
*metacritic film|id=hottieandthenottie|title=The Hottie and the Nottie
*mojo title|id=hottieandthenottie|title=The Hottie and the Nottie
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