In Her Shoes [WS]

Director: Curtis Hanson, Ridley Scott, Lisa Ellzey, Carol Fenelon

Overview

Two sisters must set aside their differences to share a surprising discovery in this drama. Maggie Feller (Cameron Diaz) and her sister, Rose (Toni Collette), are two siblings who have practically nothing in common beyond sharing the same shoe size. Maggie is beautiful but was never good in school due to dyslexia, and over the years has learned to use her looks and her charm to get what she wants, at the expense of what others think of her. Rose, on the other hand, is a successful lawyer but has never had much luck in love and has serious self-respect issues. When Maggie finds herself evicted from her apartment, she turns up on Rose's doorstep; Rose grudgingly takes in her sister, but a few uncomfortable weeks together end when Maggie seduces Rose's boyfriend. Maggie once again finds herself on the street until she makes a surprising discovery -- while she and her sister had long believed that their grandmother Ella (Shirley MacLaine) was dead, it turns out she's alive and well and living in Florida. Based on the best-selling novel by Jennifer Weiner, In Her Shoes marked a change of pace for director Curtis Hanson, best known for his taste in hard-edged dramas such as 8 Mile and L.A. Confidential.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/31/2006
UPC:	0024543223818
Original Release:	2005
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	20th Century Fox
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:10:00
Sales rank:	14,628

Special Features

Closed Caption;"The People in the Shoes"; "A Retirement Community for Acting Seniors"; "From Death Row to the Red Carpet: The Casting of Honeybun

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Cameron Diaz	Maggie Feller
Toni Collette	Rose Feller
Shirley MacLaine	Ella Hirsch
Mark Feuerstein	Simon Stein
Ken Howard	Michael Feller
Candice Azzara	Sydelle Feller
Norman Lloyd	The Professor
Eric Balfour	Grant
William Spangler	Dog Walking Couple
Francine Beers	Mrs. Lefkowitz
Jerry Adler	Lewis Feldman
Brooke Smith	Amy
Richard Burgi	Jim Danvers
Anson Mount	Todd
Andy Powers	Tim
Marcia Jean Kurtz	Mrs. Stein
Alan Blumenfeld	Mr. Stein
Jackie Geary	My Marcia
Jill Saunders	Lopey
Mel Alpern	Rabbi
John Mastrangelo	Di Bruno Bros. Cheese Guy
Terrance Christopher Jones	Lawyer
Nicole Randall Johnson	Rose's Assistant
Kateri DeMartino	Ferocious Shopper
Brandon Karrer	Canal House Guy
Gene Bozzi	Doorman
Carlease Burke	Elegant Paw Proprietor
Karen Vicks	Amtrak Counter Woman
Carol Florence	Dog Walking Woman
Maureen Torsney-Weir	Dog Walking Couple
Kevin Anthony	Sixers Fan at Pat's Cheesesteaks
Jacquin DeLeon	Sixers Fan at Pat's Cheesesteaks
Emilo Mignucci	Di Bruno Bros. Cheese Guy
Jon Ingrassia	Bartender
Jason Peck	Cuervo Carl
Mary-Pat Green	Diner Waitress
Chihiro Kawamura	Sushi Waitress
Kevin Scott Anthony	Fan at Pat's Cheesesteaks
Salih Abdul-Qawi	Fan at Pat's Cheesesteaks
Earnie Philps	Fan at Pat's Cheesesteaks
Bill Polk	Fan at Pat's Cheesesteaks
Jacquin Rashad Walker	Fan at Pat's Cheesesteaks
Richard Ace Jah & the Sons of Ace	Wedding Band
Cebert Hall	Jerk Hut Staff
Ayana Mingo	Jerk Hut Staff
Asabi Rich	Jerk Hut Staff
Carole Robinson	Jerk Hut Staff
Nicola Shirley	Jerk Hut Staff
April Stewart	Jerk Hut Staff
John Draper	Shuffleboarder
Len D'Errico	Shuffleboarder
Ira Friedman	Shuffleboarder
Bill Miller	Shuffleboarder,The Bench
George Randall	Shuffleboarder
Mario Santrelli	Shuffleboarder
Ray Sullivan	Shuffleboarder
Ray Wiersema	Shuffleboarder
Dorothy Kelly	Dora
Benton Jennings	Shoe Salesman
Marilyn Raphael	Mimmy
Fran Gellatly	Mrs. Stempel
Joan Turner	Edie
Jeri Jordan	Jeri
Dan Fitzgerald	Altercocker in Golf Cart
Ruth Byler	Mrs. Haskell
David Shatraw	The Professor's Grandson
Shirley Beehner	Pool Noodler
Sophie Klein	Pool Noodler
Marie Malocco	Pool Noodler
Betty Ricciardelli	Pool Noodler
Florence Ruprecht	Pool Noodler
Michael Schmidt	Pool Noodler
Kenneth Beehner	The Bench
Bob Koehler	The Bench
George Rosenberg	The Bench
Fritz Rulli	The Bench
Dale Schwant	The Bench
Jay Bressner	Tea Dancer
Jack Brown	Tea Dancer
Maxine Brown	Tea Dancer
Madeline S. Bruni	Tea Dancer
Rene Godin	Tea Dancer
Sandye Menduke	Tea Dancer
Tony Russo	Tea Dancer
Maureen Solomon	Tea Dancer
Ken Kugler	Conductor
Mark Isham	Composer

Technical Credits

Susannah Grant

Jennifer Weiner

Susannah Grant	Screenwriter
Curtis Hanson	Producer
Ridley Scott	Producer,Executive Producer
Carol Fenelon	Producer
Lisa Ellzey	Producer
David Rubin	Casting
John Hartigan	Special Effects,Special Effects
Jennifer Weiner	Screenwriter
G.A. Aguilar	Stunts
Mari Jo Winkler-Ioffreda	Producer
Rick Canelli	Sound Effects
Susan Dudeck	Sound Effects
Mike Lemon	Casting
Lori Wyman	Casting
Maribeth Rubenstein	Casting
Petur Hliddal	Sound Mixer
Stephen Krause	Sound Mixer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- In Her Shoes
1. Main Titles [2:21]
2. Things Like This [3:49]
3. Do Not Touch [2:47]
4. "You Okay, Maggie May?" [3:09]
5. The World of Commerce [3:14]
6. The Elegant Paw [2:25]
7. Impounded [3:44]
8. Fat Pig? [3:02]
9. Walking the Dog [1:01]
10. On Vacation [4:28]
11. Lovely Surprise [1:27]
12. Rumors [4:29]
13. Take Care of My Girls [:09]
14. Matching Funds [5:08]
15. Making Up for Lost Time [1:00]
16. Thick As Thieves [4:04]
17. Smart Girl [1:41]
18. No Tiaras [1:14]
19. A Stab at Sydelle [3:17]
20. Jackie O! [1:28]
21. Lopey's Wedding [5:09]
22. Lost and Found [:51]
23. The Best Day [2:49]
24. Too Many Options [3:02]
25. "He Talked About Me?" [2:27]
26. Special Moment [3:41]
27. I Carry Your Heart [1:00]
28. End Titles [5:09]

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Language and Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Surround
Language and Audio: French Dolby Surround
Language and Audio: Spanish Dolby Surround
Subtitles: English
Subtitles: Spanish
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Special Features
"The People in the Shoes" Featurette
"A Retirement Community for Acting Seniors" Featurette
"From Death Row to the Red Carpet: The Casting of Honey Bun" Featurette
Inside Look

Editorial Reviews

Unlike many adaptations of novels, Curtis Hanson's In Her Shoes feels like the filmmakers retained almost everything that happened in the book. The film is loaded with incidents, events, and behavior. In lesser hands, the sheer amount of all those storytelling materials would sink most films; however, Hanson has proven to be one of the best workmanlike directors of his time. He can work, and work well, in any genre because he understands both how to tell a story and how to put a film together that is always entertaining to watch. As he does with each of his films, Hanson gets superb work from his actors. Cameron Diaz surprises by playing a character almost wholly unsympathetic for much of the film. Her willingness to play a selfish, self-loathing, good-time girl goes against her endearing image, allowing her to improve as an actor without sacrificing an ounce of her sex appeal. Toni Collette believably plays both halves of her ambivalence toward Diaz's character, always tempered by her character's straight-laced, in-control role as the big sister. She gets the best moment in the film when she discovers an act of betrayal committed by her sister and hits her with an insult so perfect that the audience may laugh until a split second later when they realize how devastating a remark it is. Shirley MacLaine shines as the long-lost grandmother of the sisters. While MacLaine has a history of playing larger than life, this time around she plays a very grounded older woman who knows what she is, knows what she has done, and has the strength to try to make things right. Like the two main characters, In Her Shoes is flawed but certainly appealing.