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Must Love Dogs

  • 20052005
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
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John Cusack and Diane Lane in Must Love Dogs (2005)
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  • Comedy
  • Romance
A thirty-something preschool teacher looks to the personals for a change of pace and a relationship, with hilarious results.A thirty-something preschool teacher looks to the personals for a change of pace and a relationship, with hilarious results.A thirty-something preschool teacher looks to the personals for a change of pace and a relationship, with hilarious results.
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
32K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Gary David Goldberg
  • Writers
    • Claire Cook(novel)
    • Gary David Goldberg(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Diane Lane
    • John Cusack
    • Elizabeth Perkins
Top credits
  • Director
    • Gary David Goldberg
  • Writers
    • Claire Cook(novel)
    • Gary David Goldberg(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Diane Lane
    • John Cusack
    • Elizabeth Perkins
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 275User reviews
    • 116Critic reviews
    • 46Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Diane Lane, Elizabeth Perkins, and Ali Hillis in Must Love Dogs (2005)
    Diane Lane and Stockard Channing in Must Love Dogs (2005)
    Diane Lane and Dermot Mulroney in Must Love Dogs (2005)
    John Cusack and Diane Lane in Must Love Dogs (2005)
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    John Cusack and Diane Lane in Must Love Dogs (2005)
    Diane Lane in Must Love Dogs (2005)
    Stockard Channing in Must Love Dogs (2005)
    Christopher Plummer in Must Love Dogs (2005)
    Dermot Mulroney in Must Love Dogs (2005)
    Diane Lane in Must Love Dogs (2005)
    Diane Lane in MUST LOVE DOGS.

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    Diane Lane
    Diane Lane
    • Sarahas Sarah
    John Cusack
    John Cusack
    • Jakeas Jake
    Elizabeth Perkins
    Elizabeth Perkins
    • Carolas Carol
    Christopher Plummer
    Christopher Plummer
    • Billas Bill
    Dermot Mulroney
    Dermot Mulroney
    • Bobas Bob
    Stockard Channing
    Stockard Channing
    • Dollyas Dolly
    Ali Hillis
    Ali Hillis
    • Christineas Christine
    Brad William Henke
    Brad William Henke
    • Leoas Leo
    Julie Gonzalo
    Julie Gonzalo
    • Juneas June
    Glenn Howerton
    Glenn Howerton
    • Michaelas Michael
    Ben Shenkman
    Ben Shenkman
    • Charlieas Charlie
    Jordana Spiro
    Jordana Spiro
    • Sherryas Sherry
    Kirk Trutner
    Kirk Trutner
    • Deli Guyas Deli Guy
    Victor Webster
    Victor Webster
    • Ericas Eric
    Michael Spound
    Michael Spound
    • Marcas Marc
    Will McCormack
    Will McCormack
    • Jasonas Jason
    Ted Griffin
    Ted Griffin
    • Bill Jr.as Bill Jr.
    Marylouise Burke
    Marylouise Burke
    • Aunt Eileenas Aunt Eileen
    • Director
      • Gary David Goldberg
    • Writers
      • Claire Cook(novel)
      • Gary David Goldberg(screenplay)
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      According to writer, producer, and director Gary David Goldberg, he gave the script to John Cusack and encouraged him to change any of his character's dialogue to better suit him. Goldberg was surprised by Cusack's response, who later sent him about thirty-five pages of new dialogue for his character.
    • Goofs
      When Dolly is showing Sarah her multiple personalities on different matchmaking web sites, her computer screen shows an Apple Mac OS X desktop. Then she goes on and tells Sarah how her computer is working for her 24 hours a day "God bless its little Pentium-chip heart". Apple Mac OS X did not run on Intel Pentium computers when the movie was filmed.
    • Quotes

      Jake: You know, but I think your heart grows back bigger. You know? Once you get the shit beat out of you. And, um, the universe lets your heart expand that way, and I think that's the function of all this pain and heartache that you go through and you gotta go through that to come out to a better place and that's how I see it, anyway.

    • Crazy credits
      During the credits, two Newfoundlands are shown, with the following caption: "No animals were harmed during the filming of this movie. Though we were petted within an inch of our lives."
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Island/November/Last Days/The Devil's Rejects/Hustle & Flow (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      When Will I Be Loved
      Written by Phil Everly
      Performed by Linda Ronstadt
      Courtesy of Capitol Records
      Under License from EMI Film & Television Music

    User reviews275

    Review
    Top review
    my staff loved it
    My company publishes The New York Dog Magazine and The Hollywood Dog Magazine and some of our staff (four women in their 20s) saw a preview of the movie yesterday (we have Diane Lane and John Cusack on the cover of our new issue). Now, they are a little biased (being dog lovers and all) but they were very taken by the movie. Diane Lane was real, vulnerable and more beautiful than ever (even without make-up as she is at times). The chemistry between her and John Cusack was truly believable. Although the story line is slightly predictable ( hey. it is a romantic comedy) the dialog sparkles. And the dogs, needless to say, are Oscar worthy.
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    • johnryan_newyork
    • Jul 14, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 29, 2005 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Warner Bros (France)
      • Warner Bros. (United States)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Armenian
    • Also known as
      • Phải Yêu Chó
    • Filming locations
      • Malibu Lake, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Team Todd
      • Ubu Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $43,894,863
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $12,855,321
      • Jul 31, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $58,231,520
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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