Rumor Has It DVD Jennifer Aniston Kevin Costner Shirley MacLaine

Cast - Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner, Shirley MacLaine, Mark Ruffalo
Rating - PG-13
Genre - Comedy, Drama, Romance
Running time - 97 minutes
Region - 1
Format - Widescreen
Release Date - 2005
Theatrical Release - 2006
UPC - 012569814882
Studio - Warner Brothers
Director - Rob Reiner
Condition - Used. Has some scratches that don't affect play.

Movie Description

With the romantic comedy 'Rumor Has It', director Rob Reiner (When Harry Met Sally) attempts the tricky task of creating a film based on an already celebrated classic, 1967's The Graduate. Starring Dustin Hoffman and based on a novel by Charlie Webb, the original film revolved around the love triangle between a recent college-graduate, his girlfriend, and her famously seductive mother. Here, Reiner casts a chain-smoking Shirley MacLaine as the supposed real-life inspiration for Mrs. Robinson, and Jennifer Aniston as her granddaughter. Set for the most part within the gossipy community of Pasadena, California, the film follows Sarah Huttinger (Aniston) and her fiancé (Mark Ruffalo) as they travel home for her perky sister's (Mena Suvari) wedding. Having nothing in common with her family, Sarah is intrigued upon learning that she may actually be the secret love child of her deceased mother and Beau Borroughs (Kevin Costner), the man whose affairs with both Sarah's mother and grandmother supposedly inspired Charlie Webb, a classmate and friend of Beau, to write The Graduate. From here, Sarah seeks out Beau, interested in him as a father-like figure and possibly more. Aniston brings a Rachel-like (Friends) comic vibe to her character, frequently expressing her neuroses by talking to herself out loud in a sitcom-ish style. Costner is plenty capable in his role, but even with Beau's riches and charm, viewers may find it hard to understand why a young woman would embark on a romance with the same man who bedded her mother and grandmother. Reiner's script veers away from the classic romantic comedy formula by keeping Ruffalo's character at the sidelines. Rather, Rumor Has It focuses on one woman's journey towards adulthood, self-realization, and acceptance of her origins via a path that while strange and potentially incestuous, seems to be family tradition.

Editorial Reviews

We continue to be interested in this new-model Kevin Costner, who wears middle-aged wolfishness much more comfortably than earnest youth.
Premiere - Claire Evans

Surprisingly risque for a Hollywood comedy, the film takes The Graduate one step further. 3 stars out of 5
Ultimate DVD - Natalie Braine

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