Rob Gordon (John Cusack) reaches a point in his life where he is questioning his priorities. His girlfriend Laura (Iben Hjejle) leaves him for another guy and Rob starts to question why by looking back at several of his past failed relationships. Rob tries to talk this out and get the opinions of some of his ex girlfriends. He also confides in his best friend Barry (Jack Black) who seems to have issues of his own. Much of the talking takes place in the record store that Rob owns. A lot of the dialogue is about music. Rob searches for meaning through music and through the words of his close friends. Rob realizes he must make a decision. Does he need to grow up and change his priorities or are his priorities just fine the way they are? He tries to get answers in several of his past girlfriends but he doesn't really get any clear answers and his ex girlfriends remember things much differently than he does. Rob seems to realize he may have been more at fault than he originally thought. He gets a little desperate and makes an emotional effort to win Laura back.
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John Cusack | Rob Gordon |
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Iben Hjejle | Laura |
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Todd Louiso | Dick |
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Jack Black | Barry Judd |
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Lisa Bonet | Marie De Salle |
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Catherine Zeta-Jones | Charlie Nicholson |
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Joan Cusack | Liz |
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Tim Robbins | Ian Raymond |
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Chris Rehmann | Vince |
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Ben Carr | Justin |
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Lili Taylor | Sarah Kendrew |
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Joelle Carter | Penny Hardwick |
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Natasha Gregson Wagner | Caroline Fortis |
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Shannon Stillo | Alison Jr. High |
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Drake Bell | Rob Jr. High |
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Laura Whyte | Laura's Mom |
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Sara Gilbert | Anaugh Moss |
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Rich Talarico | Barry's Customer |
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Matthew O'Neill | Beta Band Customer |
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Brian Powell | Middle Aged Customer |
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Margaret Travolta | Rob's Mom |
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Jillian Peterson | Laura's Sister Jo |
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Dick Cusack | Minister |
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Susan Yoo | Girl - 19 Year Old |
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Chris Bauer | Paul |
| Director | Stephen Frears |
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| Writer | Nick Hornby, D.V. DeVincentis, Steve Pink, John Cusack, Scott Rosenberg | |
| Producer | Tim Bevan, Liza Chasin, John Cusack, D.V. DeVincentis, David S. Grant, Alan Greenspan, Peter Neil, Mike Newell, Steve Pink, Rudd Simmons | |
| Musician | Howard Shore | |
| Photography | Seamus McGarvey | |
| Packaging | Keep Case |
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| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Regions | Region 2 |