Something's Gotta Give

Director: Nancy Meyers, Diane Keaton Nancy Meyers

Overview

"Nancy Meyers' hit comedy Something's Gotta Give comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. English and French soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1. English, French, and Spanish subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a pair of commentary tracks. The first features Meyers with female lead Diane Keaton (who earned an Oscar nomination for her work in this film) and producer Bruce A. Block. Obviously, Meyers deeply appreciated Keaton's work on the film, and the track is long on good fun if short on much notable filmmaking information. The second track features Meyers and male lead Jack Nicholson. Their track is much like an episode of Inside the Actor's Studio. Meyers fawns over Nicholson, but Nicholson goes into a certain amount of detail about how he shapes a character, and how he concentrates on the nuances of his character. This is a rather intriguing commentary. A deleted scene in which Nicholson's character sings to Keaton's, a tour of the film's main set hosted by co-star Amanda Peet, and filmographies round out this solid DVD."

Product Details

Release Date:	03/30/2004
UPC:	0043396013025
Original Release:	2003
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMT
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:08:00
Sales rank:	23,664

Special Features

Closed Caption;Audio commentary with writer/director Nancy Meyers, Diane Keaton, and producer Bruce A. Block; Audio commentary with writer/director Nancy Meyers and Jack Nicholson; Harry Sings Karaoke to Erica: Deleted scene; "Hamptons House Set Tour With Amanda Peet"; Cast and crew filmographies; Theatrical previews

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Keanu Reeves	Julian Mercer
Jon Favreau	Leo
Paul Michael Glaser	Dave
KaDee Strickland	Kristen
John H. Tobin	Limo Driver
Audrey Wasilewski	Nurse
Michelle Fabiano	Door Slammer
Maria Esquivel	Hostess
Deborah Daulton-Morton	Christie's Auction Goer
Daniella Van Graas	Beauty
Kristine Szabo	Beauty
Sonja Francis	Beauty
Vanessa Trump	Beauty
Jennifer Siebel Newsom	Younger Woman in Market
Robert Frank Telfer	Older Man in Market
Connie Sawyer	Lady in Market
Lorraine Nicholson	Young Girl in Market
Ara Anton	Paramedic
Robin Pearson Rose	Hamptons Nurse,Door Slammer
Tania Deighton	Harry's Assistant
Nicki Norris	Harry's Assistant
Paige Butcher	Actor
Lorna Scott	Mrs. Gimble
Tanya Sweet	Actor
TJ Thyne	Waiter
Tamara Spoelder	Beauty
Elayn J. Taylor	NYC Nurse,NYC Nurse
Kathy Tongay	Beauty
Beatrice Quinn	Lady in Market
Conroe Brooks	NYC Nurse
Melette Le Blanc-Cabot	Hamptons Nurse
Nichole Hiltz	Harry's Lunch Date
Suzanne Dizon	Hamptons Nurse
Blaine Allen	Door Slammer
Tayrene Mugridge	Harry's Dinner Date
Susan Dizon	Hamptons Nurse
Cindy Joseph	Harry's Old Flame
Taylor Block	Young Patient
Genelle Frenoy	Party Guest
Catherine McGoohan	Door Slammer
Susan Misner	Harry's Old Flame
Alexandra Neil	Harry's Old Flame
Joan Adelle Nelson	Door Slammer
Sean Smith	Maitre D'
Peter Spears	Danny Benjamin
Kathy Tong	Beauty
Leslie Upson	Broadway Actress
Hans Zimmer	Composer

Technical Credits

Nancy Meyers

Nancy Meyers	Screenwriter,Director,Screenwriter,Producer
Jane Jenkins	Casting,Casting
Bruce A. Block	Producer,Director
Blaise Corrigan	Stunts
Janet Hirshenson	Casting
Bruce A. Kuroyama	Special Effects
Scott Rader	Special Effects
Diane Keaton	Director
Carl Paoli	Stunts
J.C. Brotherhood	Special Effects
Lance Gilbert	Stunts
Bill W. Benton	Sound Effects
Christopher Suarez	Special Effects
Jean-Yves Freess	Key Grip
Susan Shopmaker	Casting
Amy Gossels	Casting
J. Patrick Daily	Key Grip
Radium	Special Effects
Janet Dey	Stunts
Mitchell Lillian	Key Grip
John Hackett	Stunts

Editorial Reviews

Something's Gotta Give starts as a brisk romantic comedy with an escapist Hamptons backdrop, then goes through so many location changes, narrative developments, and minutes of celluloid, it wears out its welcome. For the first and second acts, it's a delicious comedy of manners set refreshingly among older adults, with Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson butting heads like seasoned veterans. The two film icons are in top form here, and their entertaining banter even carries over to the realm of computer instant messaging, which grounds their timeless gender battle in the present. Keaton in particular won kudos, as well as an Oscar nomination, for an utterly naked performance, both physically and emotionally. In a brave decision, the 57-year-old actress completely disrobes for a hilarious bit in which Nicholson walks in on her, nearly fracturing his neck in his haste to look away. (Never mind that any senior citizen would die to show off a body kept in such good shape.) It's the rare scene where nudity is not only germane, but key to the joke, and Keaton wins huge points for realizing that. But she loses some points by going through several long and exaggerated crying jags over Nicholson's character, which undercut the intelligent, well-realized feminist she's created. These hysterics, even played for comedy, grant Nicholson exactly the power to hurt her she wants to deny him. That may be writer/director Nancy Meyers' point, but if so, it marks the second straight film (after What Women Want) where she manages to skew her girl-power message into something more conventional and outdated.