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Released in: 2009 Director: Anne Fletcher Writer: Peter Chiarelly Genre: Comedy; Drama; Romance Running time: 108 minutes MPR: PG-12
Awards:
2010 Teen Choices Awards Choice Movie Dance Sandra Bullock & Betty White Choice Movie Actress- Romantic Comedy Sandra Bullock 2009 Teen Choices Awards Choice Movie- Romance 36th Peoples Choices Awards Favorite Comedy Movie
Sandra Bullock
Ryan Reynolds
Joe Paxton, Andrew's father who owns the family business that dominates the entire town of Sitka and Grace Paxton, Andrew's mother
Betty White
Denis OHare
Curiosities
Sandra Bullock plays a Canadian who wants to marry her assistant (Ryan Reynolds) in order to keep her Visa status in the U.S. and avoid deportation to Canada. In real life, Reynolds is from Canada and Bullock is American.
Nowhere does it list Alaska as an actual film location. The film was actually filmed in Boston and on Boston's North Shore. In one of the scenes, you can see the famous Rockport icon, "Motif No.1", the little red shack famous for being a subject of many famous painters' and photographers' work. Snow-capped mountains (or any mountains, for that matter) are nowhere to be found on the North Shore. Those were added in digitally.
Julia Roberts was the first choice to play Margaret, but reportedly refused to take a pay cut, so Sandra Bullock took over the role.
The puppy named Kevin is played by four American Eskimo puppies named Flurry, Sitka, Nanu and Winter.
Resume:
Margaret Tate:
Andrew and I are getting married!
They go to the INS to get her vist. There the inspector says that he will be watching.
Margaret Tate:
I'm sorry for feeding you to the eagle!
Margaret Tate:
Why are you NAKED?
Andrew Paxton:
Why are you WET?
Andrew Paxton:
Three days ago, I loathed you. I used to dream about you getting hit by a cab or poisoned... Then we had our little adventure up in Alaska and things started to changed. Things changed when we kissed. And when you told me about your tattoo. Even when you checked me out when we were naked. But I didnt realize any of this, until I was standing alone in a barn wifeless. Now, you could imagine my disappointment when it suddenly dawned on me that the woman I love is about to be kicked out of the country. So Margaret, marry me, because Id like to date you.