- Because I Said So (film)
Infobox Film
name = Because I Said So
caption = Official movie poster.
director =Michael Lehmann
producer =Paul Brooks
Jessie Nelson
writer = Karen Leigh Hopkins
Jessie Nelson
narrator =
starring =Diane Keaton Mandy Moore Gabriel Macht Tom Everett Scott Lauren Graham Piper Perabo
Stephen Collins
music = David Kitay
cinematography = Julio Macat
editing = Paul Seydor
Troy Takaki
distributor =Universal Pictures
released =February 2 ,2007
runtime = 102 min
country =United States
language = English
budget =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
website = http://www.becauseisaidsomovie.com/
amg_id = 1:338959
imdb_id = 0490084"Because I Said So" is a 2007
romantic comedy film directed byMichael Lehmann and starringDiane Keaton ,Mandy Moore ,Lauren Graham ,Piper Perabo andStephen Collins . This film is ratedPG-13 for sexual content including dialog, some mature thematic material and partial nudity. It was released onFebruary 2 ,2007 .Plot
The movie opens at a wedding. The bride, Maggie (
Lauren Graham ), her sister Mae (Piper Perabo ) and mother, Daphne (Diane Keaton ), are trying to set the youngest sister, Milly (Mandy Moore ), up with a bachelor at the reception. As they send her off to introduce herself, Daphne warns her not to do her nervous laugh. Almost as soon as she starts talking to the guy, she breaks out into snorting laughter.At another wedding, Mae is the bride and Milly has stolen away into a bedroom with a guy that she met at the wedding. She uses her cell phone to call her sisters because she thinks the guy might have "a hot dog on a bun". They are happy that she's found someone until they realize that the man she's with is married.
Further scenes establish the family dynamic; Milly has been unsuccessful in her romantic relationships and Daphne, divorced from an unhappy marriage, spends all of her time trying to steer her daughter into love, rather than focus on her own lonely life.
Finally, Daphne decides to place a personal ad for her daughter. She goes to a restaurant to meet the bachelors that have responded to the ad. After a series of interviews with less than ideal candidates, the guitarist from the restaurant band sits down to rescue her from a therepist that is trying to intervene. The guitarist, Johnny (
Gabriel Macht ), wants to meet Milly but Daphne decides that because he's a tattooed musician, he'll just break Milly's heart. As he walks away, Johnny sneaks one of Milly's business cards.Jason (
Tom Everett Scott ) is a successful architect and Daphne decides that he's perfect for Milly. She suggests that his company hire her catering firm so that the two can meet. Milly and Jason meet and start dating.In the meantime, Johnny uses the business card to find Milly's catering business where he meets Milly and they also start dating. Milly is much more relaxed and natural around Johnny, but she's not sure if she's ready to be a mother-figure to his son, Lionel (
Ty Panitz ). Milly continues to date both men.The situation escalates at Daphne's birthday party when Jason announces that he's going to introduce Milly to his parents and hints that he wants to be a part of the family. When it becomes apparent that Daphne is coming down with a cold, the sisters do rock-paper-scissors to determine who she'll stay with. Milly loses, so Daphne goes to stay with her while she recuperates. As they watch old movies, Daphne admits that she's never had an
orgasm , because her husband never cared enough to take the time to please her.One night, while Milly is out with Johnny, his father, Joe (
Stephen Collins ), comes over with Lionel because he's locked himself out of the house. As they wait for Milly and Johnny to return from their date, there is instant chemistry between Daphne and Joe.Milly goes to dinner with Jason's parents and when he drops her off, Johnny is waiting and sees them together. He confronts her and is angry that she's been seeing Jason at the same time she's been seeing him. He breaks it off with her.
Milly is at Jason's when she overhears his mother on the phone saying that he met his girlfriend on the internet. Milly confronts Jason, thinking that he's dating someone else, but he reveals to her that her mother posted an ad for her on a dating site. Milly is angry and when her chocolate souffles burn, this helps her come to the realization that Jason may not be right for her because they have a difficult time relating to each other. Jason lacks feminine
intuition , and the two misinterpret each others thoughts. This also gives Milly the opportunity to realize that Johnny is right for her, because they work out their differences, and she feels comfortable with him.After burning her souffles, Milly goes to Daphne's to confront her. When she arrives, she overhears Daphne and Joe having sex and realizes that her mother's having the first orgasm of her life. Milly leaves without letting them know that she's been there.
Milly goes back to her previously unhappy life and Daphne and Joe continue to see each other. By this time, Daphne sees that Johnny will make Milly happy and encourages Milly to try to win him back. Milly tries to see Johnny, but he won't talk to her. Finally, Daphne confronts Johnny and tells him that his pride is getting in the way. Johnny takes her advice and interrupts Milly's cooking class and gives her a big kiss.
The movie closes at another wedding. The three sisters are wondering where the bride, their mother, is. They call Daphne's cell phone and interrupt her having sex with Joe. Eventually Daphne comes down to the party with Joe. And while singing with her three daughters, She accidentally knocks the cakes over the cliff and it lands on Maggie's patient Stewart, played by
Tony Hale , who appears in several comical scenes throughout the film displaying his psychological problems.Cast
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Diane Keaton as Daphne Wilder
*Mandy Moore as Milly Wilder
*Gabriel Macht as Johnny
*Tom Everett Scott as Jason Grant
*Stephen Collins as Joe, Johnny's father
*Lauren Graham as Maggie Wilder-Decker
*Piper Perabo as Mae WilderMarketing
The film has a marketing tie-in allowing customers to buy panties with different sayings from the movie. [cite web
url= http://www.custom-panties.com/productDetail.jsp?productid=customBISS
title= Because I Said So
publisher= Custom Panties
accessdate= 2008-02-14]Reception
In its first weekend of release, the film placed second in total box office receipts. For the weekend of February 2, 2007, the film earned $13,022,000. As of April 5, 2007, its domestic gross was $42,674,040. [cite web
url= http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=becauseisaidso.htm
title= Because I Said So (2007)
publisher= Box Office Mojo
accessdate= 2008-02-14] According to Box Office Guru, "men showed practically zero interest in the Universal release. Studio research showed that a whopping 82% of the audience was female. 55% of the turnout was 35 or older. 83% was Caucasian." [cite web
url= http://www.boxofficeguru.com/020507.htm
title= Weekend Box Office (February 2-4, 2007)
publisher= Box Office Guru
accessdate= 2008-02-14] Opening during Super Bowl weekend may have contributed to the lack of male interest.The film received overwhelmingly negative reviews, scoring 5% on RottenTomatoes.com (the "Cream of the Crop" gave it a 9% rating), where it eventually earned the "Moldy Tomato Award" - awarded to the worst-reviewed film of the year. [cite web
url= http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/because_i_said_so/
title= Because I Said So (2007)
publisher= Rotten Tomatoes
accessdate= 2008-02-14] [cite web
url= http://www.rottentomatoes.com/features/rtawards/?category=moldy&rank=1
title= 9th Annual Golden Tomato Awards
publisher= Rotten Tomatoes
accessdate= 2008-02-14] William Booth of the "Washington Post" rated it the worst movie of 2007. [cite news
url= http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/28/AR2007122802816.html
title= Rated PU, Unfit for Any Audience
last= Booth
first= William
work= Washington Post
date= 2007-12-29
accessdate= 2008-02-14
quote= Diane Keaton will always be beloved for "Annie Hall"... [but] her mom-rom-com "Because I Said So" is the worst movie of the year.]References
External links
* [http://www.becauseisaidsomovie.com/ Official Site]
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