Tagline: Sometimes when you least expect it…
A romantic drama about a widower (Aaron Eckhart) whose book about coping with loss turns him into a best-selling self-help guru. On a business trip to Seattle, he falls for a woman (Jennifer Aniston) who attends one of his seminars, only to learn that he hasn’t yet truly confronted his wife’s passing.
Dr. Burke Ryan is on the precipice of a major multimedia deal, but the therapist who asks his patients to openly confront their pain is secretly unable to take his own advice.
Eloise Chandler has sworn off men and decided to focus on her floral business. However, when she meets Burke at the hotel where he’s speaking, there is an instant attraction. But will two people who have met the right person at the wrong time be able to give love another chance?
About the Production
For filmmaker Brandon Camp, the journey to the romantic drama Love Happens started several years ago when he lost his mother. “It was a very difficult process for me,” he offers. “There was denial at first; I didn’t really feel anything at all for about a year. All of a sudden, it hit me one day and there was just a flood for six months. I found out that there was something very interesting in the process of grieving and what people go through.”
Camp’s longtime writing partner, Seattle-based producer Mike Thompson, was moved by how his friend was coping with the loss and wanted to work with him on a new project in which they could explore the themes of grief, letting go and acceptance. As Thompson spends a good deal of time traveling to Los Angeles, he grew interested in the physical and metaphorical idea of what it means for someone to move on. He approached Camp about bringing the two concepts together for a new screenplay. Burke walks over hot coals at his seminar.
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Love Happens
Starring by: Jennifer Aniston, Aaron Eckhart, Dan Fogler, Judy Greer, Martin Sheen, Joe Anderson, John Carroll Lynch
Directed by: Brandon Camp
Screenplay by: Brandon Camp, Mike Thompson
Release Date: September. 18, 2009
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for language including sexual references.
Studio: Universal Pictures
Box Office Totals
Domestic: $21,868,495 (96.4%)
Foreign: $827,714 (3.6%)
Total: $22,696,209 (Worldwide)