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Luke Wilson stars as a novelist with a gambling problem who has to force himself
out of a severe case of writer's block so that he can finish his new novel in 30
days and pay off the loan sharks who are threatening him. The only way he can do
it is with the help of a stenographer (Kate Hudson) who is also very forthright
in offering her opinions on his story lines and characters' actions. Also with
Jordan Lund, Sophie Marceau and David Paymer. Directed by Rob Reiner. [1:38]
SEX/NUDITY 6 - A man and a woman kiss passionately and fall back
onto a bed several times, then we see the two with bare shoulders and backs
thrusting wildly in different positions (him on top of her then her on top of
him) and many different positions -- we see them in silhouette through backlit
gauze. A man and a woman kiss in bed (he's bare-chested and she's in a teddy),
and we see them the next morning in bed (he's bare-chested and she has bare
legs). A man and a woman kiss and hug in a few other scenes. After a woman
spills boiling water on a man's crotch he asks her to blow on it which she does.
A man dictates a sex scene. A woman doesn't trust a man's motives and says, "If
you want sex you are barking up the wrong body"; he denies her allegation and
they discuss whether he wants to have sex with her or not. A man and a woman
talk about a story character's "ample bosom" and a "heaving bosom." A man talks
about having seen a woman's ankle and having been "forced back to his room for
prayer and reflection." A woman lies in a tub covered with bubbles (we see her
bare shoulders and legs) while talking to a man who holds a robe for her to step
into. A woman wears a short slip, stockings and an open robe when a man arrives
at her door. A woman wears a dress that shows cleavage in several scenes; in one
scene a woman dabs perfume in her cleavage. Men and women are shown on a beach
in swimwear appropriate to the time period of the story (early 20th
century).
VIOLENCE/GORE 3 - Two men break an apartment door down, they find
a man hiding in a closet, they drag him out, hang him over a balcony, they set
his computer on fire, then hold him over the balcony again before pulling him
up. A man shoves a door open on a woman, breaks a phone and a TV set with a bat
and threatens a man. A woman falls out of a wheelchair, dead on the floor. A
woman trips and falls into a puddle in front of a stopped bus. We hear of a
woman's grandmother dying. A man grabs a woman's arm a couple of times and she
threatens him. A man faints on a woman's feet, and she drags him by the legs
into a room. A man suffers from psychosomatic illnesses: he says he feels faint,
everything looks foggy, he talks about a brain tumor, and says he feels like
vomiting. A man tells a woman that he is going to be dead in 30 days if he does
not finish writing a book. An animated man steps on a rake and the handle hits
him in the face. A woman spills boiling water on a man's crotch, and a man
spills egg salad on his crotch. A man urinates with the door open and we hear a
trickle, a woman uses the bathroom and we hear the toilet flush.
PROFANITY 3 - 6 anatomical terms (2 mild), 2 mild obscenities, 10
religious exclamations. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Gambling, winning, losing, loan sharks, true
love, divorce, financial difficulties, trust, fate, fear of intimacy, passion,
relationships, honesty.
MESSAGE - True love deserves a second chance. Physical proximity
for extended periods of time can cause intimacy.
(Note: A woman says she heard her father drank himself to death.)
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