Confessions of a Shopaholic
Short description
Rebecca Bloomwood lives in New York, where she indulges a serious shopping habit and dreams of writing for a fashion magazine. When she instead lands a column at a financial publication owned by the same company, she finds herself advising readers on money matters while dodging her own mounting debts. Her problems multiply as she tries to keep her bank at arm's length, impress her editor Luke Brandon, and hold on to the career she never expected to want.
Confessions of a Shopaholic is a 2009 comedy directed by P.J. Hogan, working from a screenplay by Tim Firth, Tracey Jackson and Kayla Alpert. It was produced by Jerry Bruckheimer for Touchstone Pictures. Isla Fisher plays Rebecca, with Hugh Dancy as Luke, Krysten Ritter as her friend Suze, Joan Cusack and John Goodman as her parents, and John Lithgow as Edgar West. Made for about 40 million dollars, it took in roughly 108 million worldwide. On IMDb it holds 5.9 from around 89,000 votes and on TMDB 6.5 from about 2,800, while a critics' rating stands at 4.7 from 168 reviews.
The film sits between Hogan's Peter Pan and Mental in his filmography, after Muriel's Wedding, My Best Friend's Wedding and Dark Shadows.
What's left behind the scenes
- The novel by Sophie Kinsella (in this project, she also served as a producer) is set in London. The film's setting was moved to New York for the American audience, and specifically for a female demographic (a trend that began with the success of the series "Sex and the City" (1998-2004)).
- In preparation for her role, Isla Fisher attended sessions with psychologists who work with people experiencing an irresistible urge to shop without need, for the pleasure of the purchasing process itself.
- In one episode, an employee of the magazine where Rebecca worked, after viewing a webpage, excitedly exclaims: "The Chinese are reading us!!". However, the text on the webpage is in Japanese.
- In the episode where Rebecca is riding in a taxi, posters for the films "Prince of Persia" and "Darwin's Mission" can be seen reflected in the window.
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