Love Wrecked
| Lovewrecked | |
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| File:LW UK Onesheet.jpg To get a date with the guy of her dreams, she's really going overboard.... | |
| Directed by | Randal Kleiser |
| Written by | Stephen Langford |
| Produced by | Joe Anderson, Tracey Cuesta, Wendy Thorlakson, Sammy Lee |
| Starring | Amanda Bynes, Chris Carmack, Jonathan Bennett |
| Distributed by | The Weinstein Company |
Release date | May 18, 2007 (UK) |
Running time | 86mins (UK) |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$15MM |
Lovewrecked is a comedy directed by Randal Kleiser and starring Amanda Bynes. It was produced as a feature film by Media 8. Principle photography on Lovewrecked began in 2004 and the film was completed in 2005. The Weinstein Company purchased the rights from Media 8 and, after several attempts at theatrical distribution in the U.S., finally sold the TV rights to the ABC Family Channel. The film premiered on television on January 21, 2007 at 8/7c. It is an adventurous romantic comedy about a girl getting stranded with a rock idol on a beach in the Caribbean.
Plot outline
An 18-year old rock & roll fan finds her crafty scheme to have a little fun in the sun with her favorite musician thwarted in this romantic teen comedy starring Amanda Bynes and Jamie-Lynn Sigler. Jenny (Bynes) is a wide-eyed teen who has recently been hired to work at a popular tropical resort for the summer. When Jenny learns that handsome rock star Jason (Chris Carmack) will be a guest at the posh resort, her excitement is simply too powerful to contain. Fortunately for Jenny, fate is on her side this summer, and when Jason falls overboard from his cruise ship Jenny reflexively dives in to save him. Upon rafting to the safety of a nearby shore, Jenny convinces the hunky rocker that the pair are castaways on a deserted island paradise. Of course, considering that the luxury resort is just a stone's throw away, this minor deception is a bit of a stretch, but what's a little white lie when the object of her affections is none the wiser? Jenny's brilliant plan for romance is soon complicated, however, when her romantic rival, Alexis (Sigler), washes ashore pretending to be shipwrecked as well. Now, as the pair competes for Jason's affections, Jenny's deception rapidly begins to unravel.
International Title/Releases
Temptation Island was the distribution title for Lovewrecked when it was released in different countries over the 2005 and 2006 year period. Originally, when Media 8 was to distribute the film, North America was supposed to see the film in theaters before any other country. After selling the North American distribution rights to The Weinstein Company, Media 8 Entertainment hoped it could take care of the project. But since the Weinstein Co. had just started it's own company, it did not have enough money and partnership with other companies to fully release Lovewrecked. It also was situated over other films. After 2 years of trouble, The Weinstein Company sold the TV rights to the ABC Family Network in 2007, thus making North America one of the last countries to see Lovewrecked. Most recently however the film was acquired by Delanic Films in the UK, making the UK one of the few countries in which Lovewrecked could be seen nationally on the big-screen.
Ratings/Film Versions
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- 2005 Theatrical Rating- PG-13 for Sexuality(Note that there were no actual sexual intercourse in between any of the characters, but scenes that fit under the Sexuality category).
- 2006: Re-Rating- PG for Sensuality, Crude Humor and Language.
- 2007: The original US theatrical version of the film received a PG rating from the British Board of Film Classification for "mild language, sex references and comic violence".
There are a few deleted scenes on the American DVD(see below). They are not true deleted scenes, but edited scenes from the PG-13 version of the film, cut in order to achieve a PG rating (see above).
The movie was shortened because the director, Randal Kleiser, wanted to target more family audiences than teenager audiences.
Taglines
- To get a date with the guy of her dreams, one girl is really going overboard....
- To win over the guy of her dreams, she's really going overboard.
- He got them lost. Now, she's going to keep it that way.
Main cast
- Amanda Bynes as Jenny Taylor
- Chris Carmack as Jason Masters
- Jonathan Bennett as Ryan
- Jamie-Lynn Discala as Alexis Minetti Masters
- Kathy Griffin as Belinda
- Leonardo Cuesta as Gail
- Fred Willard as Ben Taylor
- Lance Bass as Dan
- Alfonso Ribeiro as Brent Hernandez
Trivia
 | This article contains a list of miscellaneous information. (August 2007) |
- Directed by Randal Kleiser and written by Stephen Langford.
- It was filmed in the Dominican Republic, in Cabrera, Puerto Plata, and at Ocean World and the Sun Village Beach Resort Cofresi.
- It started filming in June 2004 and wrapped in August 2004.
- A Director's Cut was premiered in 2005 at the Dominican Republic International Film Festival held in Cofresi Beach where the film was shot.
- Leonardo Cuesta, who plays the role of Gail, Jason's Bodyguard is an ex member of the elite Cuban Men's National Basketball Team and an ex Professional Basketball Player.
- All of the film's producer's and few of the crew have cameo roles in the film. Executive Producer Kelli Konop plays the mom to a little girl who throws up.
- The two songs at the beginning of the film ("Perfect Girl" and "Lonely Boy") were written and produced by Black Lab from their album See The Sun (Blacklabworld.com) [sung by Chris Carmack in the film]
DVD
The Region 1 DVD was released on March 13, 2007 and now all regions are available on DVD at Amazon, and stores worldwide. [1] The Region 1 release is the edited, toned-down PG version, while the region 2-6 versions are uncut.
- Special Features
- Technical Specifications
-Dolby Digital Surround Sound
-1:85,1 Aspect Ratio (film)
-2:35,1 Aspect Ratio (deleted scenes)
