Themes: Women's Friendship, Romantic Betrayal, Work Ethics
Main Cast: Brittany Murphy, Holly Hunter, Kathy Bates, Ron Livingston, Julianne Nicholson
Release Year: 2004
Country: US
Run Time: 106 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG13
Plot
Directed by Nick Hurran, Little Black Book follows Stacy (Brittany Murphy), an associate producer of a popular daytime talk show starring Kippie Kann (Kathy Bates), as she tries to figure out the root of her boyfriend's (Ron Livingston) commitment-phobic nature. Rather than continue to fruitlessly question Derek (Livingston) regarding his slew of failed relationships, Stacy sneaks into his Palm Pilot and begins interviewing his ex-girlfriends under the pretense of gathering information for a future show. Though she justifies the deception with her need to find out whether or not Derek can be trusted for a long-term relationship, complications arise when Stacy becomes good friends with one of Derek's former flames. Holly Hunter makes an appearance as Stacy's boss (the show's senior associate producer), while Josie Maran, Julianne Nicholson, Rashida Jones, Sharon Lawrence, and Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale are featured in supporting roles. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
Peter Andrus - Art Director, Lauren Kisilevsky - Associate Producer, Nancy Nayor - Casting, Susie de Santo - Costume Designer, Nancy Nayor - First Assistant Director, Vincent Lascoumes - First Assistant Director, Nick Hurran - Director, John Richards - Editor, Herbert W. Gains - Executive Producer, Craig Perry - Executive Producer, Warren Zide - Executive Producer, Rachael Horowitz - Executive Producer, Christophe Beck - Composer (Music Score), Randall Poster - Musical Direction/Supervision, Bob Ziembicki - Production Designer, Theo Van de Sande - Cinematographer, Deborah Schindler - Producer, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas - Producer, William Sherak - Producer, Jason Shuman - Producer, David MacMillan - Sound/Sound Designer, Melissa Carter - Screen Story, Elisa Bell - Screenwriter, Melissa Carter - Screenwriter, Nick Wilhoit - Supervising Sound Editor, Howard A. Anderson Company - Visual Effects, Robert Kensinger - Set Decorator
Stacy (Brittany Murphy), an associate producer on a daytime talk show, is convinced that her boyfriend Derek (Ron Livingston) is the right man for her, though he has an apparent phobia of commitment, and he refuses to talk about his past relationships. Taking the advice of colleague Barb (Holly Hunter), she looks at his Palm Tungsten C and its record of the names and numbers of three ex-girlfriends.
She sets up an interview with each woman, in an attempt to learn more about and get closer to Derek. However, Stacy's plan suffers a setback when she develops a friendship with one of the women (the cook).
Stacy eventually learns that Barb has orchestrated her meetings with the ex-girlfriends in order to bring them together on stage for a live broadcast during sweeps season. Unlike most romantic comedies, the film ends without the heroine succeeding in her love life, however, Stacy earns the job she wants and meets her lifetime idol.
