Main Cast: Joanna Adler, Freddie Prinze, Jr., Jennifer Albano, Julia Stiles, Caroline Ambrose, Selma Blair, Shawn Hatosy, Jason Bailey, Zak Orth
Release Year: 2000
Country: US
Run Time: 97 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG13
Plot
This Big Apple-based romantic comedy charts the tumultuous relationship between liberal arts student and budding chef Al (Freddie Prinze Jr.) and his first girlfriend, Imogen (Julia Stiles), a self-possessed freshman who wants to become an artist. After meeting in a bar, the pair jump into a giddy, passionate affair that's grown-up enough to include face time between the young lovers and Al's DJ mom and TV-chef dad (Henry Winkler). After a summer abroad, however, Imogen feels like the relationship is robbing her of her youth, and the couple must struggle with romantic and domestic growing pains. Meanwhile, their wacky friends -- who include porn stars (Selma Blair and Zak Orth), stoners (Rosario Dawson), a mullet-haired lunkhead (Shawn Hatosy), and a Jim Morrison look-alike named Jim Morrison (Ashton Kutcher) -- provide laughs, advice, and sexual temptation. The debut film from writer/director Kris Isacsson, the teen-themed Down to You marked a change of pace for normally grown-up Miramax Films. In addition to a slew of recent rock and pop, the film prominently features music from such downtown New York fixtures of the past decade as Deee-Lite ("Groove is in the Heart") and Cibo Matto ("Moonchild"). ~ Brian J. Dillard, All Movie Guide
Ashton Kutcher - Jim Morrison; Rosario Dawson - Lana; Chloe Beardman - Young Imogen, 11 Years; Henry Winkler - Chef Ray; Lucie Arnaz - Judy Connelly; Susan Blommaert - Psychologist; Mark Blum - Interviewer; Lauren German - Lovestruck Woman; Zay Harding - Lovestruck Man; Julian Caiazzo - Young Al, 5 Years; Adam Carolla - Host; Amanda Barfield - Faith Keenan; Chloe Hunter - Megan Brodski; Jerry Carreccio - Young Al, 12 Years; Granger Green - Haley Heller; Michael J. Conti - SWAT Team; Jed Rhein - Gabe Stiano; Joseff Stevenson - Ted McGurran; Chris Desmond - Man With Emma; Elizabeth Levin - Carbs Girl; Richard Galella - SWAT Team; Lola Glaudini - Parolee; Robin Nance - Daddy's Girl; Mary Wigmore - Pearly Whites; Jimmy Kimmel - Host; Mimi Langeland - Leather Woman; David Logan - Suburban Husband; Joanna Myers - Suburban Wife; Elizabeth Page - Stage Manager; Frank Wood - Doctor
Credit
Marc Dabe - Art Director, Tracey Gallagher - Art Director, Hugo Heppell - Associate Producer, Andy Schmetterling - Boom Operator, Ed Mitchell - Casting, Douglas Aibel - Casting, Robin Ray - Casting, Lance MacDonald - Choreography, Edmund Choi - Conductor, Trish Hofmann - Co-producer, April Ferry - Costume Designer, Michael Clancy - Costume Designer, David Wechsler - First Assistant Director, Julian Petrillo - First Assistant Director, Richard Greenberg - First Assistant Director, Colin Michael Kitchens - First Assistant Director, Peter Thorell - First Assistant Director, Gordon Boos - First Assistant Director, Andrea Netze - First Assistant Director, Kris Isacsson - Director, Stephen A. Rotter - Editor, Bob Weinstein - Executive Producer, Harvey Weinstein - Executive Producer, Bobby Cohen - Executive Producer, Jeremy Kramer - Executive Producer, Beatrice De Alba - Hair Styles, Gayle Vangrofsky - Location Manager, Matt Chilsen - Location Manager, Evan Perazzo - Location Manager, Ellen Lent - Location Manager, Robert Mendel - Location Manager, Andrew Fierberg - Line Producer, Diane Warren - Composer (Music Score), Edmund Choi - Composer (Music Score), Andrew Dorfman - Composer (Music Score), Tracy McKnight - Musical Direction/Supervision, Nicki Lederman - Makeup, Phillipe Carr-Foster - Camera Operator, Vance Piper - Camera Operator, Jamie Silverstein - Camera Operator, Jonathan Herron - Camera Operator, Ron Goodman - Camera Operator, Russ McElhatton - Camera Operator, Kevin Thompson - Production Designer, Dina Lipton - Production Designer, Tim Suhrstedt - Cinematographer, Robert Yeoman - Cinematographer, Anthony Katagas - Production Manager, Jamie H. Zelermyer - Production Manager, Joana Vicente - Producer, Jason Kliot - Producer, Mark Hopkins Mcnabb - Sound Mixer, William Sweeney - Sound Editor, Warren Shaw - Sound Editor, Glenfield Payne - Sound Editor, Jac Rubenstein - Sound Editor, John Werner - Sound Editor, Eric Flickinger - Sound Recordist, Drew Webster - Sound Recordist, Douglas Crosby - Stunts Coordinator, Mitchell Dauterive - Unit Production Manager, Stacy Plavoukos - Unit Production Manager, Jamie D. Boscardin - Unit Production Manager, Kari Shisler - Unit Production Manager, Kris Isacsson - Screenwriter, Tim Suhrstedt - Additional Cinematography, Jim Denault - Additional Cinematography, Joel Dougherty - Production Assistant, Leonard Carillo - Production Assistant, Hagerman Mark - Production Assistant, Randall Balsmeyer - Visual Effects Supervisor, Warren Shaw - Sound Effects Editor, Boone Narr - Animal Trainer/Wrangler, Boone's Animals For Hollywood - Animal Trainer/Wrangler, Dawn Animal Agency - Animal Trainer/Wrangler, David Frankel - Associate Editor, Storn Peterson - First Assistant Camera, Paul Sanchez - First Assistant Camera, Wes Phillips - Grip, Sandy Stanton - Grip, Robert M. Andres - Key Grip, Dave Childers - Key Grip, Chuck Martin - Music Editor, Segue Music - Music Editor, Anjel Van Slyke - Post Production Coordinator, Jennifer Lane - Post Production Supervisor, Nettie Heffner - Production Coordinator, Sean Fogel - Production Coordinator, David Bausch - Production Coordinator, Brian Bell - Production Coordinator, Page Rosenberg-Marvin - Production Coordinator, Evan T. Cohen - Production Coordinator, Brad Sherman - Re-Recording Mixer, Michael Minkler - Re-Recording Mixer, Patrick Cyccone Jr. - Re-Recording Mixer, Benita Brazier - Script Supervisor, Monika von Manteuffel - Script Supervisor, Julie Oppenheimer - Script Supervisor, Paula Frankel - Script Supervisor, Kevin Le Blanc - Second Assistant Director, Linda Perkins - Second Assistant Director, Andrew Mortelliti - Special Effects Assistant, John Stifanich - Special Effects Assistant, Drew Jiritano - Special Effects Coordinator, Peter C. Jensen - Steadicam Operator, Barry Wetcher - Still Photographer, Eliza Paley - Supervising Sound Editor, Jane McCulley - ADR Editor, Kenton Jakub - ADR Editor, John Nyomarkay - Assistant Art Director, Nancy Wong - Assistant Location Manager, Saisie M. Jang - Assistant Location Manager, Terra Benveniste - Assistant Location Manager, Scott Trimble - Assistant Location Manager, Eric Blyler - Assistant Production Coordinator, Erica Kay - Assistant Production Coordinator, Bill Pelkey - Best Boy Electric, Brook Johnson - Best Boy Grip, Lorna Leslie - Camera Loader, Christopher Lawrence - Costumes Supervisor, Kevin Ritter - Costumes Supervisor, Marcia Patten - Costumes Supervisor, Orlando Orona - Dolly Grip, Laura Folger - Extra Casting, Chris Cabarossi - Extra Casting, Yolanda Toussieng - Key Hairstylist, Katherine Childers - Key Hairstylist, John Elliot - Key Make-up, William Grant - Leadman, Kathi Scharer - Production Accountant, Richard Schmon - Second Assistant Camera, Starrs McBurney - Second Assistant Camera, John Ian Briody - Second Second Assistant Director, Kitty Douglas - Second Second Assistant Director, Aida Rodgers - Second Second Assistant Director, Daniel Mendible - Set Dresser, Jessica Baumann - Set Production Assistant, Peter Schlanser - Set Production Assistant, David Pappas - Transportation Captain, Michael Merrick - Transportation Coordinator, Balsmeyer & Everett - Visual Effects, Suzette Sheets - Set Decorator, Ford Wheeler - Set Decorator, Craig T. Copher - Set Decorator, Sean Oliver - ADR Loop Group, Sondra James - ADR Voice Casting, James Chandler - Craft Service/Catering, Al Cerullo - Pilot, Gary Alper - Production Sound Mixer, John Trunk - Video Assist, Andrew Dorfman - Assistant Music Editor
Sophomore Al Connelly (Freddie Prinze Jr.) meets the girl of his dreams, freshman Imogen (Julia Stiles), and true love abounds. The two engage on a whirlwind courtship--they pick a song, eat a cake together, even make love. But Imogen's fear of lost youth causes her to push away from Al, and they go their separate ways. Al attempts to rebound from the relationship, determined to forget Imogen, and he goes to desperate measures to do so. The story is told from the points of view of both Al and Imogen.
