That's not good news for studio chief Dave Kingman (STANLEY TUCCI) since the two have fallen out of public favor, putting their last and yet to be released film together, "Time Over Time" in jeopardy. Knowing he needs America to believe that the two former sweethearts are back together for the picture to be a hit, Kingman asks movie PR veteran Lee Phillips (BILLY CRYSTAL) to arrange the press junket for the film.
Lee is understandably reluctant since Kingman just fired him the week before in favor of his younger protégé, Danny Wax (SETH GREEN), and the fact that the film's Oscar winning, but seemingly deranged director, Hal Weidmann (CHRISTOPER WALKEN), won't let anyone see the film until it's unveiled before the press.
Nevertheless, and arranging to have his old job back, Lee sets out to work his magic. Setting up the press junket at a remote desert resort, Lee convinces Eddie to attend and promote the film, and calls on Gwen's personal assistant and sister Kiki (JULIA ROBERTS), to convince the starlet to do the same. As the reluctant and soon-to-be ex-husband and wife arrive on the scene, Lee does whatever he must to keep the stars and press happy, all while Kiki and Eddie soon begin to feel more than friendship toward each other.
Another comedic bit has another character mistakenly viewed by others as masturbating (with related comments), while a couple ends up sleeping together (we see them kissing and then see them waking up in bed under the sheets the next morning). A woman is occasionally seen in varying degrees of revealing clothing, while a woman caresses a man's clothed rear end with her foot and another joke stems from a Doberman repeatedly licking an uneasy man's clothed crotch.
Various characters have varying degrees of bad attitudes, a brief fight occurs (as does a fantasy scene - all played for laughs - where a man shoots his estranged wife) as does some brief slapstick material, and various characters drink. Finally, a married couple is estranged and near divorce due to her cheating on him with another man, but no children are involved. If you're still concerned about the film's appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home who may want to see it, we suggest that you more closely examine our detailed content listings for more specific examples of what's present in it.
For those concerned with flashes of light on the screen, a few moments of that occur during a thunderstorm.
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(2001) (Julia Roberts, Billy Crystal) (PG-13)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Moderate
Minor
Heavy
Minor
Mild
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Mild
None
Minor
None
Heavy
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Heavy
Minor
Mild
Mild
Mild
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Reviewed July 17, 2001 / Posted July 20, 2001
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