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故 事 大 綱

安 迪 ( 姬 蒂 赫 遜 飾 演 ) 是 【 姿 采 】 雜 誌 的 專 欄 作 家 ， 最 叻 教 女 人 點 樣 靚 �� 點 樣 醒 �� ； 新 一 期 截 稿 時 間 又 逼 到 埋 身 ， 題 目 更 是 前 所 未 有 的 離 奇 ： 女 人 點 樣 不 知 不 覺 下 趕 走 男 人 ! 為 要 取 得 一 手 資 料 ， 並 徹 查 當 中 所 有 原 因 ， 她 決 定 親 身 上 陣 ， 找 個 男 人 ， 令 男 人 愛 上 自 己 ， 然 後 犯 盡 所 有 拍 拖 禁 忌 ， 令 男 人 拋 棄 自 己 … 但 安 迪 只 有 10 日 時 間 ！

安 迪 很 快 就 找 到 她 的 目 標 男 人 ─ ─ 廣 告 界 單 身 俊 男 班 巴 利 ( 馬 修 麥 康 納 希 飾 演 ) 。 誰 知 在 同 一 時 間 ， 班 巴 利 與 上 司 打 賭 ， 自 誇 可 以 在 10 日 之 內 令 女 人 愛 上 他 。

一 段 由 欺 騙 開 始 的 假 關 係 ， 在 這 個 男 人 女 人 都 話 要 追 求 「 真 愛 」 的 世 界 上 ， 究 竟 有 冇 好 收 場 ？

姬 蒂 赫 遜 親 身 ? 授 10 天 撇 仔 絕 招 ， 亦 可 防 止 被 撇 玄 機 :

1. 每 次 約 會 都 遲 到 ， 每 次 至 少 遲 到 半 個 小 時 或 以 上 ， 每 次 男 友 " 發 脾 四 " 時 ， 要 先 發 制 人 ， 比 他 更 早 發 脾 氣
2. 小 事 化 大 ， 只 要 男 友 有 什 麼 不 滿 便 大 吵 大 鬧 ， 更 哭 哭 啼 啼
3. 在 公 眾 場 合 化 妝 兼 大 大 聲 講 電 話
4. 當 男 友 與 大 班 朋 友 聚 會 時 ， 誓 死 一 同 參 與 ， 經 常 對 他 呼 喝 ， 更 要 他 先 行 送 你 回 家
5. 經 常 不 接 聽 電 話 ， 凡 事 以 " 忙 " 為 藉 口 不 應 約
6. 對 男 友 過 份 熱 情 ， 每 天 致 電 他 數 十 次 ， 向 他 嘮 叨 ， 對 他 生 活 、 工 作 、 朋 友 都 問 到 底
7. 騷 味 十 足 的 對 待 他 的 朋 友
8. 強 迫 男 友 穿 著 你 買 的 卡 通 衣 服 及 難 吃 的 東 西
9. 未 同 居 前 ， 將 自 己 私 人 物 件 全 數 放 在 男 友 家 中
10. 結 識 他 的 家 人 ， 時 時 刻 刻 提 住 男 友 結 婚 後 的 生 活

馬 修 麥 康 納 希 教 授 10 項 溝 女 絕 招 ：

1. 對 她 說 你 們 是 天 生 一 對
2. 你 們 去 的 地 方 都 跟 她 自 己 個 人 最 喜 歡 去 的 地 方
3. 送 給 她 的 禮 物 不 用 很 名 貴 ， 但 一 定 要 有 心 思
4. 論 到 她 的 身 裁 時 ， 說 對 你 來 說 是 很 完 美 的
5. 告 訴 她 你 的 父 母 都 很 想 跟 她 會 面
6. 時 常 表 示 你 很 尊 重 / 看 重 她 的 意 見
7. 她 表 示 喜 歡 你 時 ， 要 表 現 得 如 淋 風 中
8. 當 你 們 意 見 有 分 岐 ， 對 她 說 你 會 依 她 的 喜 好 來 做
9. 如 她 送 給 你 的 東 西 不 見 了 ， 要 買 回 一 模 一 樣 的 東 西 代 替
10. 對 美 麗 的 女 仕 ， 你 要 裝 作 視 而 不 見

製 作 花 絮

人 人 玩 保 護 主 義 新 世 紀 兩 性 大 戰

要 尋 找 真 愛 ， 先 要 保 護 自 己 。

新 一 代 兩 性 關 係 ， 由 自 私 自 我 自 閉 自 戀 開 始 。 曾 監 製 過 《 緣 份 的 天 空 》 (Sleepless in Seattle) 、 《 愛 情 吉 日 》 (One Fine Day) 等 賣 座 愛 情 喜 劇 的 蓮 達 達 斯 特 (Lynda Obst) 直 言 ， 今 次 擺 明 大 玩 兩 性 對 峙 ： 「 每 一 個 密 謀 如 何 於 感 情 角 力 中 勝 出 的 人 ， 其 實 都 是 在 保 護 自 己 ， 免 先 被 對 方 傷 害 。 心 底 裡 ， 人 人 都 想 搵 到 真 愛 ， 但 有 時 遊 戲 玩 得 過 火 ， 就 忘 記 了 自 己 是 要 追 求 感 情 ， 而 不 是 追 求 勝 利 。 」

《 10 天 戀 愛 有 限 期 》 是 改 編 自 米 雪 亞 歷 山 大 (Michele Alexander) 及 珍 妮 朗 (Jeannie Long) 的 同 名 小 說 ， Robert Evans 製 作 公 司 主 席 姬 絲 汀 彼 達 斯 (Christine Peters) 在 發 現 此 書 後 馬 上 決 定 把 它 搬 上 銀 幕 。 故 事 中 有 出 乎 意 料 的 發 展 之 外 ， 當 中 大 數 「 女 人 想 留 住 男 人 就 千 祈 不 要 犯 的 錯 誤 」 ， 更 是 抵 死 絕 核 。

全 新 情 侶 組 合 姬 蒂 赫 遜 X 馬 修 麥 康 納 希 擦 新 火 花

演 繹 今 次 兩 性 大 戰 的 是 《 不 日 成 名 》 靚 女 姬 蒂 赫 遜 和 《 戀 上 妳 新 郎 》 英 男 馬 修 麥 康 納 希 。 這 個 全 新 銀 幕 情 侶 組 合 ， 肯 定 令 觀 眾 耳 目 一 新 ， 驚 喜 百 出 。 曾 執 導 《 選 美 俏 臥 底 》 、 《 芳 心 情 濃 》 等 愛 情 喜 劇 的 當 奴 彼 泰 (Donald Petrie) 更 力 讚 赫 遜 的 演 技 ： 「 每 一 場 戲 ， 赫 遜 都 能 做 到 與 別 不 同 。 十 個 女 演 員 可 能 會 用 同 一 種 方 法 說 一 句 對 白 ， 但 她 每 每 有 出 人 意 表 的 演 繹 方 法 … … 她 永 不 搶 鏡 ， 而 是 與 對 手 共 同 分 享 一 場 戲 ， 亦 因 此 她 的 出 現 會 產 生 不 一 樣 的 化 學 作 用 。 」 相 反 ， 女 監 製 達 斯 則 傾 情 於 麥 康 納 希 ： 「 他 是 性 感 的 德 州 乖 仔 ， 看 他 與 異 性 大 鬥 法 特 別 有 趣 。 他 天 賦 的 男 人 味 ， 相 信 既 會 得 到 男 觀 眾 支 持 ， 又 會 迷 死 女 觀 眾 。 」

兩 性 大 鬥 法

赫 遜 這 樣 形 容 自 己 的 角 色 ： 「 安 迪 是 在 紐 約 打 滾 的 醒 目 女 ， 她 不 甘 只 寫 關 於 眼 睫 毛 同 激 光 脫 毛 的 文 章 。 每 個 女 人 都 渴 望 成 為 她 ， 每 個 男 人 都 想 追 求 她 。 但 她 看 似 完 美 ， 但 絕 對 不 是 。 她 只 是 害 怕 暴 露 自 己 的 軟 弱 ， 對 她 來 說 ， 放 下 介 心 ， 實 在 太 冒 險 。 」 麥 康 納 希 亦 表 示 他 的 角 色 同 樣 是 萬 人 迷 ： 「 女 人 一 定 會 愛 上 班 ， 男 人 看 到 他 被 安 迪 玩 到 殘 ， 相 信 會 大 表 同 情 。 」 在 測 試 「 點 樣 嚇 走 男 人 」 時 ， 安 迪 擅 自 大 執 班 的 廁 所 浴 室 ， 又 換 了 他 喜 愛 的 音 樂 ， 最 後 更 改 裝 他 的 寓 所 ， 並 在 他 玩 啤 牌 時 諸 多 意 見 … … 果 然 樣 樣 都 令 男 人 反 感 到 極 。

安 迪 還 有 兩 位 好 姊 妹 ─ ─ 屢 戰 屢 敗 失 戀 專 家 美 雪 和 質 疑 戀 愛 的 實 幹 派 珍 妮 ， 美 雪 一 角 由 剛 於 耶 魯 戲 劇 學 校 畢 業 的 嘉 芙 蓮 漢 恩 (Kathryn Hahn) 飾 演 ； 珍 妮 則 由 安 妮 芭 妮 絲 (Annie Parisse) 飾 演 。 至 於 班 巴 利 的 好 兄 弟 東 尼 則 是 由 《 雷 霆 救 兵 》 、 《 有 你 終 生 美 麗 》 阿 當 高 拔 (Adam Goldberg) 飾 演 。

911 破 壞 不 了 紐 約 浪 漫

至 於 片 中 多 場 感 情 戲 ， 則 全 都 在 紐 約 靚 景 拍 攝 ， 包 括 格 林 威 治 村 (Greenwich Village) 、 史 特 騰 島 (Staten Island) 渡 輪 、 麥 迪 遜 廣 場 花 園 (Madison Square Garden) 曼 克 頓 橋 等 指 定 浪 漫 景 點 。 而 位 於 商 業 區 、 極 具 廣 宮 廷 Feel 的 Alexander Hamilton U.S. Customs House 則 被 改 裝 成 藝 術 博 物 館 ， 作 為 片 中 Warren 廣 告 公 司 的 盛 宴 場 所 。 至 於 【 Composure 】 雜 誌 社 則 選 用 了 42 街 與 百 老 匯 交 界 的 Conde Naste 大 廈 ， 辦 公 室 的 裝 修 更 參 考 了 【 Elle 】 與 【 Interview 】 雜 誌 社 的 設 計 。

雖 然 紐 約 經 歷 了 911 慘 劇 ， 但 出 身 自 紐 約 的 監 製 達 斯 表 示 ： 「 紐 約 是 本 片 主 角 之 一 … … 911 之 後 ， 我 返 回 紐 約 ， 馬 上 感 到 非 常 震 驚 ， 看 著 餐 廳 陸 續 重 新 開 業 ， 市 民 亦 再 次 幹 勁 十 足 ， 決 定 過 回 以 往 的 生 活 方 式 。 這 種 朝 氣 、 活 力 亦 滲 透 全 片 。 」

全 身 名 牌 ＋ 千 萬 美 元 鑽 飾

由 於 片 中 人 物 全 是 來 自 女 性 雜 誌 和 廣 告 界 ， 他 們 的 衣 著 當 然 是 既 入 時 講 究 又 型 格 十 足 。 在 影 片 開 拍 前 ， 服 裝 指 導 嘉 雲 柏 治 (Karen Patch) 特 別 飛 往 巴 黎 入 貨 ， 為 角 色 搜 羅 各 大 designer 的 新 裝 ， 譬 如 赫 遜 主 要 以 urban look 打 扮 出 現 。 而 片 中 鑽 飾 展 一 場 戲 ， 則 是 各 人 盡 show 靚 衫 的 一 幕 ， 當 中 赫 遜 戴 了 名 為 「 Isadora 」 的 87 卡 黃 色 鑽 石 鏈 嘴 ， 乃 是 Harry Winston 特 別 為 她 設 計 的 ； 演 總 編 輯 的 貝 貝 妞 維 芙 (Bebe Neuwirth) 則 身 穿 Chanel 及 戴 上 鑽 石 頭 飾 ； 另 外 ， Brioni 亦 專 誠 為 麥 康 納 希 設 計 了 一 套 價 值 ６ 千 美 元 的 「 踢 死 兔 」 。

除 價 值 近 528 萬 美 元 的 黃 鑽 「 Isadora 」 之 外 ， 赫 遜 在 片 中 還 配 戴 了 值 125,000 美 元 的 Harry Winston ５ 卡 黃 鑽 耳 環 。

更 厲 害 的 是 ， 這 場 戲 是 借 用 了 Harry Winston 的 鑽 飾 來 拍 攝 ， 這 批 「 道 具 」 總 值 達 １ 千 ５ 百 萬 美 元 。 結 果 ， 派 來 保 護 鑽 飾 的 警 衛 與 戲 中 扮 演 警 衛 的 演 員 滿 場 走 ， 人 人 都 拿 著 對 講 機 ， 真 假 難 分 ， 場 面 惹 笑 。

Harry Winston 鑽 飾 荷 里 活 女 星 至 愛

就 連 瑪 麗 蓮 夢 露 的 名 曲 〈 Diamonds Are a Girl ' s Best Friend 〉 都 有 唱 " talk to me Harry Winston, tell me about it " 。 過 去 逾 半 世 紀 ， The House of Harry Winston 的 鑽 飾 與 荷 里 活 頂 級 巨 星 互 相 輝 映 ， 自 從 當 年 嘉 芙 蓮 協 賓 (Katherine Hepburn) 戴 著 傳 說 中 的 15 世 紀 Inquisition 項 鏈 出 現 於 奧 斯 卡 ， 多 年 來 不 論 頒 獎 、 得 獎 或 是 獲 提 名 的 影 星 ， 都 愛 配 戴 Harry Winston 鑽 飾 出 席 隆 重 的 奧 斯 卡 及 金 球 獎 典 禮 ， 如 妮 歌 潔 曼 、 荷 爾 芭 莉 、 桂 莉 芙 柏 德 露 、 茱 迪 科 士 打 、 麥 當 娜 、 蘇 菲 亞 羅 蘭 、 依 莉 莎 伯 泰 萊 等 。

傳 奇 珠 寶 商 Harry Winston 有 「 鑽 飾 之 王 」 美 譽 ， 他 的 兒 子 於 1932 年 創 立 了 The House of Harry Winston ， 現 公 司 由 第 三 代 繼 承 人 Ronald Winston 接 管 。

除 贊 助 巨 星 出 席 頒 獎 禮 之 外 ， Harry Winston 亦 創 製 了 多 款 紀 念 經 典 電 影 的 懷 舊 寶 飾 ， 包 括 以 一 對 鑲 有 3 百 萬 美 元 紅 寶 石 的 拖 鞋 來 紀 念 《 綠 野 仙 蹤 》 50 周 年 ， 以 及 在 馬 爾 他 鷹 嵌 上 寶 石 ， 向 《 Maltese Falcon 》 致 敬 。

演 員 及 導 演 簡 介

姬 蒂 赫 遜 新 一 代 愛 情 喜 劇 天 后

憑 《 不 日 成 名 》 (Almost Famous) 勇 奪 金 球 獎 最 佳 女 配 角 獎 及 奧 斯 卡 提 名 的 姬 蒂 赫 遜 (Kate Hudson) ， 是 近 年 不 可 多 得 的 青 春 演 技 派 ， 跟 她 合 作 過 的 導 演 、 演 員 以 至 訪 問 過 她 的 記 者 ， 都 把 她 讚 得 天 上 有 地 下 無 ， 難 怪 拍 獨 立 電 影 出 身 的 赫 遜 ， 出 道 三 年 便 能 登 上 權 威 雜 誌 【 Vanity Fair 】 。 更 令 人 欣 賞 的 是 ， 她 從 沒 利 用 影 星 母 親 高 蒂 韓 (Goldie Hawn) 的 名 氣 來 推 銷 自 己 ， 而 是 憑 個 人 實 力 爭 取 上 位 機 會 。

生 於 1979 年 的 赫 遜 自 小 能 歌 善 舞 ， 有 天 賦 表 演 欲 ， 雖 然 母 親 一 直 希 望 她 中 學 畢 業 後 能 入 讀 紐 約 大 學 ， 但 赫 遜 卻 急 不 及 待 開 展 她 的 演 藝 生 涯 ， 19 歲 演 出 處 女 作 《 我 愛 搞 搞 " 鎮 " 》 (Desert Blue) 。 之 後 ， 赫 遜 在 《 愛 情 萬 人 迷 》 (200 Cigarettes) 及 《 Gossip 》 兩 齣 獨 立 電 影 中 分 別 扮 演 頻 頻 闖 禍 的 求 愛 少 女 和 富 家 小 姐 。 2000 年 ， 赫 遜 向 金 馬 倫 高 爾 (Cameron Crowe) 自 薦 飾 演 《 不 日 成 名 》 中 Penny 一 角 ， 她 出 眾 的 演 技 不 但 說 服 了 導 演 ， 更 贏 得 一 致 好 評 ， 赫 遜 亦 自 此 奠 定 其 影 壇 地 位 ， 同 年 ， 獲 大 導 羅 拔 艾 特 曼 (Robert Altman) 安 排 她 在 《 醫 盡 女 人 心 》 (Dr. T and the Women) 中 演 李 察 基 爾 愛 女 ， 又 主 演 了 愛 爾 蘭 浪 漫 喜 劇 《 引 郎 入 室 》 (About Adam) 。 2002 年 ， 則 與 希 思 萊 德 格 (Heath Ledger) 合 演 了 《 再 戰 豪 情 》 (The Four Feathers) 。

近 年 ， 赫 遜 的 甜 姐 兒 形 象 吸 引 了 多 位 愛 情 片 大 師 ， 執 導 《 90 男 歡 女 愛 》 、 《 緣 份 的 天 空 》 ， 並 一 手 將 美 琪 賴 恩 捧 為 愛 情 喜 劇 天 后 的 大 導 洛 雷 納 (Rob Reiner) ， 2003 新 作 《 Loosely Based on a True Love Story 》 擺 明 棄 舊 將 ， 找 赫 遜 主 演 ； 《 風 月 俏 佳 人 》 、 《 走 佬 俏 佳 人 》 導 演 加 利 馬 素 (Garry Marshall) 亦 放 棄 一 手 捧 紅 的 茱 莉 亞 羅 拔 絲 ， 找 赫 遜 主 演 新 作 《 Raising Helena 》 ； 此 外 ， 古 典 文 學 電 影 大 師 占 士 艾 佛 利 (James Ivory) 在 巴 黎 攝 製 的 新 作 《 Le Divorce 》 亦 請 來 赫 遜 演 出 ， 可 見 赫 遜 已 成 功 接 棒 ， 登 上 本 世 紀 愛 情 喜 劇 天 后 寶 座 。

赫 遜 亦 是 Cosmic Entertainment 的 高 層 成 員 ， 集 團 其 下 有 她 自 己 的 製 作 公 司 Birdie Productions 之 外 ， 其 母 高 蒂 韓 、 母 親 男 友 巨 星 卻 羅 素 (Kurt Russell) ， 以 及 集 編 、 導 、 演 一 身 的 哥 哥 奧 利 華 赫 遜 (Oliver Hudson) 均 設 有 製 作 公 司 ， 多 年 來 一 直 積 極 攝 製 電 視 片 及 電 影 。

赫 遜 於 2000 年 12 月 31 日 下 嫁 Black Crowes 成 員 Chris Robinson ， 現 兩 人 定 居 於 紐 約 。

馬 修 麥 康 納 希

憑 《 殺 戮 時 刻 》 (A Time to Kill) 一 炮 而 紅 的 馬 修 麥 康 納 希 (Matthew McConaughey) 除 了 瀟 灑 俊 朗 形 象 殺 食 ， 更 以 戲 路 多 元 化 出 名 。 畢 業 於 德 州 大 學 電 影 系 的 麥 康 納 希 ， 在 學 時 就 被 選 角 導 演 睇 中 ， 介 紹 他 給 著 名 獨 立 導 演 李 察 連 利 達 (Richard Linklater) 認 識 ， 結 果 他 被 選 中 與 米 娜 祖 華 維 茲 (Milla Jovovich) 等 一 眾 新 星 合 演 青 春 片 《 Dazed and Confused 》 ， 自 此 獲 得 多 個 演 出 機 會 ， 參 演 了 《 咖 啡 、 茶 & Tequila 》 (Boys on the Side) 、 《 Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre 》 、 《 Lone Star 》 及 《 Angels in the Field 》 等 片 。

1996 年 ， 出 道 近 三 年 的 麥 康 納 希 首 次 擔 正 做 主 角 ， 在 祖 舒 密 查 導 演 、 尊 格 斯 咸 (John Grisham) 原 著 的 《 殺 戮 時 刻 》 與 森 姆 積 遜 (Samuel L. Jackson) 、 奇 雲 史 柏 斯 (Kevin Spacey) 及 珊 迪 娜 布 洛 (Sandra Bullock) 大 鬥 演 技 ， 結 果 麥 康 納 希 不 但 聲 名 大 噪 ， 更 與 布 洛 戲 假 情 真 。 兩 人 拍 拖 3 年 期 間 ， 知 名 度 大 增 之 外 ， 更 達 成 了 布 洛 的 導 演 夢 ， 兩 人 合 作 的 愛 情 小 品 《 Making Sandwiches 》 ， 女 的 執 導 ， 男 的 主 演 ， 並 得 以 在 辛 丹 斯 影 展 首 映 。 同 時 ， 麥 康 納 希 亦 得 到 多 位 金 像 大 導 賞 識 ， 主 演 了 史 匹 堡 的 《 斷 鎖 怒 潮 》 (Amistad) 、 羅 拔 森 米 基 斯 (Robert Zemeckis) 的 《 超 時 空 接 觸 》 (Contact) 、 朗 侯 活 (Ron Howard) 的 《 艾 德 私 人 頻 道 》 (EDtv) 等 。

麥 康 納 希 其 他 賣 座 近 作 包 括 與 珍 妮 花 洛 庇 絲 合 演 的 愛 情 喜 劇 《 戀 上 妳 新 郎 》 (The Wedding Planner) 、 戰 爭 驚 慄 片 《 U-571 風 暴 》 、 《 上 帝 之 手 》 (Frailty) ， 以 及 《 滅 絕 反 擊 》 (Reign of Fire) 。

除 了 演 出 之 外 ， 麥 康 納 希 亦 擁 有 自 己 的 電 影 公 司 j.k. livin ， 並 編 導 過 《 The Rebel 》 及 《 Chicano Chariots 》 兩 齣 短 片 。

浪 漫 喜 劇 勝 手 導 演 當 奴 彼 泰

畢 業 於 美 國 電 影 學 院 的 當 奴 彼 泰 (Donald Petrie) ， 得 以 在 荷 里 活 大 展 拳 腳 ， 乃 多 得 當 年 大 導 史 匹 堡 看 了 他 的 作 品 《 The Expert 》 之 後 ， 主 動 起 用 他 執 導 人 氣 電 視 系 列 《 Amazing Stories 》 ， 自 此 柏 特 成 為 電 視 台 新 寵 ， 導 演 了 多 個 家 傳 戶 曉 的 電 視 片 集 ， 包 括 《 流 氓 醫 生 》 (Chicago Hope) 、 《 流 氓 律 師 》 (L.A. Law) 及 《 神 探 麥 基 華 》 (MacGyver) 、 《 Players 》 、 《 Opposite Sex 》 等 。

1998 年 ， 柏 特 導 演 了 首 部 電 影 《 芳 心 情 濃 》 (Mystic Pizza) ， 這 齣 由 茱 莉 亞 羅 拔 絲 主 演 的 三 個 少 女 等 愛 故 事 ， 贏 得 一 致 好 評 ， 奠 定 他 走 愛 情 喜 劇 路 線 ， 此 後 執 導 了 由 影 壇 老 將 積 林 蒙 (Jack Lemmon) 及 華 特 麥 陶 (Walter Matthau) 主 演 的 《 Grumpy Old Men 》 ； 麥 哥 里 高 堅 主 演 的 《 威 威 闊 少 爺 》 (Richie Rich) ； 畢 彼 特 及 標 布 文 合 演 的 《 The Favor 》 ， 以 及 由 珊 迪 娜 布 洛 主 演 的 《 選 美 俏 臥 底 》 (Miss Congeniality) 等 多 部 口 碑 笑 片 。

Directed by
Donald Petrie

Starring
Kate Hudson
Matthew McConaughey

Producer
Lynda Obst
Robert Evans
Christine Peters
Richard Vane

Production Information

Andie Anderson (Kate Hudson), Composure Magazine's "How-To" columnist, has a very unusual assignment and a quick deadline. She has to write a firsthand account of all the things that women do to inadvertently drive men away…and she's got to do it in 10 days. Now she's on a mission to find a guy, get him to fall in love with her, then make all the classic dating mistakes so he'll dump her. Too bad Andie's target is ad agency hottie, Benjamin Barry (Matthew McConaughey), who has just made a high-stakes bet with his boss that he can make a woman fall in love with him in 10 days. Does a faux relationship based on deception stand a chance in a world where everyone says they're looking for honesty? You can bet on it!

Paramount Pictures presents "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days," a Robert Evans/Christine Peters Production and a Lynda Obst Production, a Donald Petrie Film, starring Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey. Directed by Donald Petrie, from a screenplay by Kristen Buckley & Brian Regan and Burr Steers, the film is based upon the book by Michele Alexander and Jeannie Long. Lynda Obst, Robert Evans and Christine Peters are the producers and Richard Vane is the executive producer. Also starring in the film are Adam Goldberg, Michael Michele, Shalom Harlow, Bebe Neuwirth, Robert Klein, Kathryn Hahn, Thomas Lennon, Celia Weston and Annie Parisse.

Paramount Pictures is part of the entertainment operations of Viacom Inc., one of the world's largest entertainment and media companies and a leader in the production, promotion and distribution of entertainment, news, sports and music.

The film is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for some sex-related material.

ABOUT THE STORY

At its core, "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" is a metaphor for the games people play in their unconscious efforts to protect themselves from genuine intimacy. Revolving around two very charismatic individuals who look like they belong together but who are in a situation that has disaster written all over it, the film is full of surprises.

As for the film's two main stars, Academy Awarda nominee and Golden Globe winner Kate Hudson ("Almost Famous") and Matthew McConaughey ("Frailty," "The Wedding Planner"), the mix of romance and comedy in "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" appears to be made for them.

"I thought the script was really special. It was clever and even a little edgy, and I liked the way it turns dating on its head," says Hudson. "It was also wonderful having the chance to work with Matthew, who is as sweet as he is handsome."

McConaughey has equal praise for his co-star as well as the film. "I feel really lucky to be involved with a movie that is going to touch so many hearts," says the actor, adding that he couldn't imagine working opposite anyone other than Hudson. "Kate is unbelievably talented and I think she brought out the best in me."

Director Donald Petrie says that besides the onscreen appeal of the two main stars, what he finds most endearing about "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" is its unpredictability.

"My initial barometer for a funny script is, did it make me laugh out loud, and this one did," says Petrie. "It's filled with flip-flops and unexpected curves which really make it stand out from other films in the romantic comedy genre."

According to producer Lynda Obst, who has a number of successful romantic comedies under her belt, including the multi-Oscara, Golden Globe-nominated "Sleepless in Seattle," what makes this film particularly special is the delicate balance it has between witty dialogue and a romance-driven plot.

"Most films in this genre focus more on the potential for love than on the humor, but this movie is unique in that it's equally funny and romantic," says Obst, who points out that one of the secrets to a great romantic comedy is that the audience understands that the characters belong together way before they do. "It's also very important to design characters that genuinely do fit together," adds Obst, "and to make them real enough to allow people to fantasize about themselves in the roles."

Based upon Michele Alexander and Jeannie Long's How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, the film, is a clever cautionary tale that illustrates what not to do if you want to hang onto a guy. Producer Christine Peters, president of the Robert Evans Company, who discovered the book, says that from the moment she saw the book, she knew it would make a great film.

"The book was adorable," recalls Peters. "It reflected not only things I've gone through, but also what so many others -- women and men -- have experienced through their own trials with relationships. The film illustrates it all perfectly."

Peters' producing partner, Robert Evans, agrees. "This movie captures my sentiments exactly -- any man who thinks he knows the mind of a woman is a man who knows nothing, and any woman who thinks she knows the mind of a man is absolutely right," quips Evans. "But seriously, it is indeed rare to make a film that women and men will relate to equally, a film that opens up relationships in a way never explored before with a unique brand of humor."

Two-time Emmy winner for Best Supporting Actress in the comedy series "Cheers," Bebe Neuwirth, who plays the editor-in-chief of Composure Magazine, says that the film has something for everyone.

"There's a little something reflected from our own lives in this film and people are going to see a part of the courting dance they've experienced in their own lives," says Neuwirth. "It's a very funny movie and extremely entertaining."

According to Obst, the film is basically poking fun at the gender war. "All the plotting people do, all the schemes they create in order to win this battle between the sexes is just everyone's way of protecting themselves," observes Obst. "Underneath it all, everyone is really longing for is genuine affection and they get so caught up in the game, they often forget that the object is connection not victory."

Peters agrees, and credits the performances of Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey, along with Donald Petrie's "brilliant directorial talents" for the success of bringing this gender war to life.

"Kate and Matthew not only look great together but they also make their characters really come alive with sterling performances," she says. "For all the talent and beguiling beauty Kate brings to the screen, Matthew matches it with his own talent, good looks and charm."

Evans points to the director's track record. "Donald has proven himself time after time with romantic comedies, and now he's done it again. The man is simply a maestro. The way he conducts and orchestrates the set, he hits every note every time."

Petrie, who has directed the likes of Julia Roberts in "Mystic Pizza" and Sandra Bullock in "Miss Congeniality," says that besides the clever script, what attracted him most to "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" was the chance to work with Academy AwardR nominee and Golden Globe winner Kate Hudson.

"Kate's debut in 'Almost Famous' showed what an astonishing talent she is, and now this film will showcase her incredible comedic timing," says Petrie, adding that audiences will also find Hudson's acting style as unpredictable and endearing as the film.

"Every time Kate does a take, she does it differently," notes Petrie. "Ten actresses might read a line one way, but Kate does it in the most unexpected way that radiates across the screen. She's also a very generous actress. She never takes a scene, she shares it, and that's what sparks chemistry."

Indeed, one of the main reasons why "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" works so well is the easy interaction between the two main stars.

"We got very lucky with Kate and Matthew," says Obst. "They have so much chemistry they bounce light off of each other. They make each other more beautiful."

While Obst had never worked with Hudson before, she had worked with McConaughey in "Contact" and was thrilled to be working with him again.

"Matthew is like girl candy," says Obst. "He's a sexy Texas good-old boy, and it's hilarious to see him in this gender war. His masculinity is so innate that I think it'll keep the men in the audience rooting for his ultimate victory, and the women will just love looking at him."

Kate Hudson points out that her character, Andie Anderson, is also someone both genders will be rooting for. "Andie is a savvy New York working girl who has bigger aspirations than writing about mascara and laser treatments," says Hudson. "She's the girl that everyone wants to be and the kind of woman every guy wants to date. Of course, while she appears to be perfect, she's not. She's afraid to be vulnerable just like most of us. After all, there's so much more to risk when you let down your guard."

McConaughey believes that his character, Benjamin Barry, is very similar to Andie, and like her, there's very little not to like about him.

"Women are going to just love Ben," says McConaughey. "He shows amazing patience under extreme duress. And men are going to totally relate to how Andie tests this poor guy to the max. I mean, she rearranges his bathroom, she changes his music, she redoes his apartment and she even invades his poker game. Still, I found myself actually rooting for them to get together," admits the actor. "They both have walls up, and when they finally let down the barriers and for a moment become real with one another, it's very gratifying."

Adam Goldberg, who has had supporting roles in such films as "A Beautiful Mind" and "Saving Private Ryan," says that he was proud to play one of McConaughey's sidekicks (Tony) in a film "as cleverly written" as "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days."

"This film definitely isn't just a chick flick," the actor points out. "A lot of guys are going to know exactly what Matthew's character is going through. Besides that, it's a smart picture."

Portraying Andie's best friends Michelle and Jeannie are Kathryn Hahn and Annie Parisse. Together, Andie, Michelle and Jeannie have seen each other through countless relationships and a ton of heartbreak, and they've always been there for one another.

Hahn, who comes to her role in "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" straight out of Yale Drama School, emerges in the film as a new comedic talent. She sees Michelle as a woman who is basically a mess when it comes to relationships.

"Disappointment is a great thing to look for in a relationship because it's not hard to find," quips Hahn. "Like Michelle, I'm clueless about dating guys. In fact, I'm a virtuoso at failed relationships."

While Michelle is the hopeless romantic of the three girls, Jeannie is the ultimate cynic. "My character is a pragmatist, a realistic, cutting-edge career woman who looks a problem straight in the eye and attacks with gusto," says Parrise. "She is definitely skeptical when it comes to relationships…like a lot of us."

As for Bebe Neuwirth, whose character Lana, is modeled after the great fashion editors of such magazines as Harper's Bazaar and Vogue, it was fun playing the no-nonsense editor-in-chief of Composure Magazine.

"Lana's a powerful woman who's very good at her job," observes Neuwirth, adding with a wicked grin, "but more importantly, she gets to wear a Harry Winston diamond tiara and some extremely cool clothes in this film."

Besides the diamond-bedecked Neuwirth, "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" features several other dazzling supporting cast members, including veteran entertainer Robert Klein, who plays Phillip Warren, head of the Warren Advertising Group and Ben's boss; Thomas Lennon, who portrays Thayer, one of Ben's co-conspirators and sidekicks at the ad agency; and Michael Michele and Shalom Harlow, who play Spears and Green, a pair of smart and unflappable ad agency women, who think they know how to sell diamonds better than anyone…especially Ben.

"This film is definitely equal in the gender department," observes Obst. "It's about how men see women and women see men, and all the things they find utterly mysterious about each other."

ABOUT THE PRODUCTION

Exterior shots for "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" were shot entirely in New York, firmly placing it in one of the most romantic cities in the world. Principal photography began in Greenwich Village, highlighting familiar romantic spots such as the Staten Island Ferry, against the backdrop of the famous New York skyline, and such atmospheric settings as Madison Square Garden and the Manhattan Bridge.

The regal Alexander Hamilton U.S. Customs House in the financial district was transformed into the Astor Museum of Art, scene of the Warren Advertising Agency's lavish black-tie party. The Conde Naste building at the famed intersection of 42nd and Broadway became home to Composure Magazine, while a loft in Soho was chosen for Ben's home.

"New York is absolutely one of the stars of this picture," says producer Lynda Obst, a native New Yorker herself. "It's like no other place on earth, and after September 11th, it was thrilling to come back to the city and see the restaurants renewed and people filled with vigor again, determined to live the same life they have always enjoyed. That kind of vitality runs throughout the entire film."

After the two-week shoot in New York, the cast and crew moved to Canada to start filming the interiors, the most exciting of which was the star-studded party full of extras dressed in shimmering gowns and glossy tuxedos. In addition, $15,000,000 worth of Harry Winston diamond jewelry adorned the principals and spilled over in large snifters and bowls. Because of their high value, these shimmering props were guarded by security people who were impossible to distinguish from the actors wearing earplugs and carrying walkie-talkies portraying security people. The dazzling scene was the gala kick-off to the diamond campaign hosted by Warren Advertising. It was also where Andie and Ben discover the truth about their relationship.

While the scene was already a lot of fun to shoot, it really became a treat for everyone when Marvin Hamlisch gave a spontaneous concert of his original songs and Bebe Neuwirth and Robert Klein sung them.

"I walked onto the set and everyone was singing," remembers Obst. "It wasn't in the script and yet it was one of the most spontaneous moments of movie magic I've ever witnessed."

One thing that was very planned, however, was the costuming, and because the two main characters and most of the supporting cast worked either in fashion or in advertising, their clothing had to reflect the contemporary style of their professions. Costume designer Karen Patch, who dressed the cast in "The Royal Tenenbaums," joined Lynda Obst and Kate Hudson in Paris to research and shop, shop, shop.

"We practically devoured thrift stores that had all kinds of fabulous designer clothing," remembers Patch. "Kate has an amazing sense of style and a perfect body for most clothes. She looks great in the new sleek, urban look and the dress she wears at the diamond gala is designed around the 87-carat yellow diamond pendant that was created especially for her by Harry Winston."

According to Patch, the other principal cast members weren't exactly dressed like slouches either. "Bebe Neuwirth wears Chanel and a regal diamond tiara, and Matthew McConaughey's tuxedo, made especially for him by Brioni, is valued at $6,000."

Production designer Th�mr�ose DePrez, who also designed "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," found her greatest challenge in creating the set of Composure Magazine. Prior to becoming a production designer, DePrez worked in advertising as well as for a magazine, so she paid a visit to old friends at Elle and Interview to get ideas.

"The Composure set is the biggest one of the entire film, but luckily I know the magazine environment very well," says DePrez. "I chose neutral shades of white, beige and cream as background so the layering of ads and wardrobe could provide most of the color. This technique brings the scenes alive and suggests a busy, creative space, perfect for such a creative film."

HARRY WINSTON DIAMONDS AND HOLLYWOOD

Long before Marilyn Monroe whispered "talk to me Harry Winston, tell me all about it" in the classic number "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend," the House of Harry Winston was bedecking diamonds and dazzling Hollywood. From the days when a young Katherine Hepburn wore the fabled 15th century Inquisition necklace to years of diamond-studded Academy Awarda presenters, winners and nominees, Harry Winston has been bejeweling stars the likes of Nicole Kidman, Halle Berry, Gwyneth Patrow, Jodie Foster, Madonna, Sophia Loren, Elizabeth Taylor and many more.

Now, Kate Hudson follows in the tradition of Hollywood's leading ladies (including her mother, Goldie Hawn) by donning three Harry Winston creations in "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days": a diamond wreath necklace, with an 80-carat yellow diamond pendant (called the "Isadora") attached, valued at approximately $5,280,000, and a pair of 5-carat radiant cut yellow diamond stud earrings, with an approximate value of $125,000. In fact, Hudson's jewelry alone weighs in at a value of approximately $5.5 million, over a third of the estimated $14,200,000 worth of jewels lent to the film.

The House of Harry Winston, is the embodiment of three generations of Winston jewelers dating back to more than a century ago in 1932. Founded by the son of a jeweler, the late Harry Winston, known as the legendary "King of Diamonds," the company is now run by his son, Ronald Winston, President and CEO.

Beyond donning the stars at the Oscarsa and Golden Globe Awards, Harry Winston has also re-created many unique pieces of moviedom nostalgia, including a $3,000,000 pair of genuine ruby slippers to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of "The Wizard of Oz" and a bejeweled Maltese Falcon.

ABOUT THE CAST

Golden Globe Award winner and Academy AwardR nominee KATE HUDSON (Andie) made her studio film debut in "200 Cigarettes." She was next seen opposite Christina Ricci and Casey Affleck in Morgan J. Freeman's "Desert Blue," followed by the psychological drama, "Gossip."

Hudson's performance in Cameron Crowe's "Almost Famous" earned her a Golden Globe Award, an Academy AwardR nomination as Best Supporting Actress and a BAFTA nomination as Best Actress, along with numerous other honors and recognition around the world. Firmly established as one of Hollywood's most exciting young stars, she co-starred with Richard Gere in Robert Altman's all-star "Dr. T and the Women" and played the female lead in the Irish romantic comedy, "About Adam."

Most recently, Hudson co-starred with Heath Ledger in "The Four Feathers," directed by Shekhar Kapur. She has completed filming Merchant-Ivory's contemporary comedy, "Le Divorce" in Paris, with an eclectic international cast that includes Naomi Watts, Glenn Close, Stockard Channing, Sam Waterston, Leslie Caron and Stephen Fry, and has completed production on Rob Reiner's "Loosely Based on a True Love Story," opposite Luke Wilson. She is currently filming "Raising Helen" for director Garry Marshall.

Hudson is a principal in Cosmic Entertainment, a production entity comprised of her own banner, Birdie Productions, as well as the production companies of Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell and Oliver Hudson. Kate and the company are actively producing and developing more than a dozen projects for film and television.

MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY (Ben) earned rave reviews and almost overnight stardom with his performance in "A Time to Kill," directed by Joel Schumacher. He then went on to star as the lead in Robert Zemeckis' "Contact," opposite Jodie Foster. Next, McConaughey starred in "Amistad," directed by Steven Spielberg, working alongside Sir Anthony Hopkins and Morgan Freeman. Later, he teamed up with Woody Harrelson, Jenna Elfman and Ellen DeGeneres in Ron Howard's "EDtv." Other credits in his ever-growing filmography include "Dazed and Confused," "Angels in the Outfield," "Lone Star," and "U-571," which co-starred Bill Paxton. Most recently, McConaughey appeared opposite Jennifer Lopez in Adam Shankman's romantic comedy, "The Wedding Planner," "Frailty" and "Reign of Fire," in which he played dragon slayer Denton Van Zan.

McConaughey has his own production company, j.k. livin, and has projects currently in development with Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, Paramount and Imagine Entertainment. j.k. livin has already executive-produced the acclaimed feature documentary "Hands on a Hardbody," and the company collaborated with Sandra Bullock's Fortis Films in producing "Making Sandwiches," which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival.

In addition to his acting career, McConaughey has also written and directed the short films, "The Rebel" and "Chicano Chariots."

ADAM GOLDBERG (Tony) portrayed Private Mellish, the cynical New Yorker who taunts the German soldiers with his Jewish heritage in director Steven Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan." He also appeared opposite Russell Crowe as a fellow Princeton graduate student in the Academy Awarda-winning "A Beautiful Mind" for director Ron Howard.

Goldberg made his directing and screenwriting debut with "Scotch and Milk," a neo-noir drama on which he also served as executive producer, co-editor and star. He is currently directing his second film, which he also co-wrote, "I Love Your Work," a darkly comedic feature starring Giovanni Ribisi, Franka Potente, Jason Lee, Vince Vaughn and Christina Ricci.

Goldberg stars in the upcoming independent feature, "The Hebrew Hammer," which premiered at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. The spoof stars Goldberg as 'Mordechai,' a handsome Orthodox Jew who goes on mission to save Hanukkah from an evil Santa. He has previously acted in such features as "The Salton Sea," "All Over the Guy," "Sunset Strip," Edtv," "The Prophecy," "Higher Learning," "Dazed and Confused" and "Mr. Saturday Night."

MICHAEL MICHELE (Spears) will also be seen this February opposite Kurt Russell, Ving Rhames and Scott Speedman in "Dark Blue," a gritty drama depicting three generations of LAPD cops during the L.A. riots.

Making her mark on the big screen, Michele most recently co-starred opposite Will Smith in Michael Mann's highly praised film "Ali," as Veronica Porsche, Ali's third wife. After three years on television's number-one rated drama series, "ER," Michele concluded her final season as Dr. Cleo Finch on the landmark series in 2002.

Michele has appeared in many films, including "The Sixth Man" alongside Marlon Wayans, the urban drama "New Jack City" opposite Wesley Snipes and the independent film, "The Substitute 2" opposite Treat Williams and B.D. Wong. Prior to joining the cast of "ER," she was a series regular as Detective Rene Shepard on "Homicide: Life on the Street," for which she received an NAACP Image Award nomination for outstanding actress in a Drama Series in 1999. Michele was later nominated for the same awarded for her role on "ER" in 2000. Her other television credits include "Central Park West" and "New York Undercover."

A devoted mentor, Michele began working with underprivileged children in New York and the Midwest when she was 15, and she continues to do so today. She presently mentors young girls at New York City's Washington Irving High School and the Ralph Bunch School in Harlem. Aside from her charitable work, Michele fills her spare time playing her favorite sport, basketball. She resides in New York City.

SHALOM HARLOW (Green) was born in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada where she began modeling right after high school. She was the "Face" of Chanel's Coco fragrance and has appeared in fashion shows for such top designers as Donna Karan, Ralph Lauren, Marc Jacobs, Isaac Mizrahi and Christian Dior.

Harlow made her acting debut in the feature film "Unzipped" and hosted a television series, "House of Style." Her film credits include "The Salton Sea," "Happy Here and Now," "Vanilla Sky," "Head Over Heels," "Cherry" and "In & Out."

BEBE NEUWIRTH (Lana) was raised in Princeton, New Jersey, and has established herself as a versatile actress on stage, film and television. She is perhaps best known for her role as the deadpan psychiatrist in the television series, "Cheers," for which she won two Emmy Awards. Most recently, she starred as Velma in the Broadway production of "Chicago," for which she won a Tony Award, a Drama Desk Award and an Astaire Award. She also received a Tony Award for her role as Nickie in "Sweet Charity." Her other Broadway credits include "Fosse," "Damn Yankees," "A Chorus Line," "Little Me" and "Dancin.'" In addition, she has performed leading roles in numerous regional theater productions, including the title role in "Kiss of the Spider Woman" in London's West End, Anita in "West Side Story" at the Cleveland Opera and Katherine in "The Taming of the Shrew" at Williamstown Theatre Festival.

On the big screen, Neuwirth's growing filmography includes "Tadpole," "Liberty Heights," "Summer of Sam," "Celebrity," "Pinocchio," "Jumanji," "Malice," "Say Anything," "Green Card," "The Faculty," "The Associate," "The Paint Job" and "Bugsy." In addition, she has just completed "Le Divorce" with Kate Hudson for Merchant-Ivory Films and the "Big Bounce" with Owen Wilson and Morgan Freeman.

Neuwirth began studying ballet at the age of five and danced with the Princeton Ballet Company in such classics as "Peter and the Wolf," "The Nutcracker" and "Coppelia." After graduation, she attended the Dance Division of the Juilliard School in New York City and is proud to be an Honorary Zeigfeld Girl.

ROBERT KLEIN (Phillip Warren) is a versatile performer who has entertained audiences on stage, screen and television for more than three decades. His list of film credits includes "Hooper," "The Owl and the Pussycat," "One Fine Day," "Suits," "Next Stop Wonderland," "Primary Colors," "Goosed," "Labor Pains," "The Safety of Objects," "People I Know" with Al Pacino and, most recently, "Two Weeks Notice" with Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock.

KATHRYN HAHN (Michelle) was born in Westchester, Illinois, and grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, where she won a leading role in a locally produced, syndicated children's television show, "Hickory Hideout." She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in theater from Chicago's Northwestern University and attended graduate school at the prestigious Yale School of Drama. Best known for her recurring role of Lily on the hit television series, "Crossing Jordan," Hahn also appeared in the feature film comedy, "Flushed."

THOMAS LENNON (Thayer) recently appeared in Chris Nolan's critically acclaimed film "Memento" as well as in "Out Cold" and the popular television series "Friends." Upcoming for Lennon is the comedy "Boat Trip" starring Cuba Gooding, Jr.

Originally from Chicago, Lennon began his career as a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts experimental theater wing. It was there that he co-founded the sketch comedy troupe The State. The group went on to critical success with their self-titled hit series on MTV, with Lennon as one of the producers, writers and stars. In 1995, The State was nominated for a Cable ACE award for Best Comedy Series. After three successful seasons on MTV, the troupe created and starred in "The State Holloween Special" for CBS.

Lennon also co-created produced and starred in the smash hit series "Viva Variety" that help launch the Comedy Central Network. He played Mr. Laupin, the host of a faux European variety show, and the show garnered a Cable ACE nomination for Best Comedy Series in 1997.

Lennon has also built a strong career as a screenwriter with partner Robert Ben Garant. They are currently working on a Christmas comedy for producer Lauren Shuler Donner.

ANNIE PARISSE (Jeannie) makes her feature film debut in "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days," although she has guest starred on the television series "Third Watch" and had a recurring role on "Big Apple." Parisse's other television appearances include "Law & Order," "Pagans," "On the Q.T.," "A Bird in the Hand" and "As the World Turns." She received a BA in Theater from Fordham University and attended Holborne Center for the Performing Arts in London.

ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS

DONALD PETRIE (Director), a graduate of the American Film Institute, landed his first career break when Steven Spielberg viewed his film, "The Expert," and hired him to direct an episode of the popular television series, "Amazing Stories," which starred Sid Caesar. Petrie made his feature film directorial debut with the critically acclaimed, "Mystic Pizza." His other feature film credits include "Grumpy Old Men" starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau and "The Favor" starring Elizabeth McGovern, Brad Pitt, Harley Jane Kozak and Bill Pullman, and most recently, "Miss Congeniality," starring Sandra Bullock.

KRISTEN BUCKLEY and BRIAN REGAN (Screenplay) were both born in New York and raised in New Jersey and Connecticut, respectively. A graduate of Manhattan School of Music, Buckley began her film industry career as a literary scout for film producers, most notably Scott Rudin. After attending film school on the East Coast, Regan served as a gaffer on innumerable motion pictures and television shows shot in New York.

Buckley and Regan's first produced screenplay was "102 Dalmatians." Their upcoming projects include "Tandem Couple" with Jerry Bruckheimer producing and "Dramarama" for Andrew Lazar's Mad Chance Productions. In addition, they are currently adapting Buckley's novel The Parker Grey Show for New Line Cinema. The couple lives in Los Angeles with their two children, Peyton and Liam, and their rather large Bullmastiff, Bogie.

BURR STEERS (Screenplay) began as an actor studying with Sandy Meisner. He was a founding member of the Evidence Room Theater Project in Los Angeles, where he currently lives.

In the early 1980s, Steers began to explore directing in equity waiver theater, most notably with the acclaimed production of Tennessee Williams' final play "Vieux Carre" at the Los Angels Playhouse. In 1993, Steers also resumed his acting career by working with such creative people as Quentin Tarantino ("Pulp Fiction"), Martin Scorsese ("Naked in New York") and Whit Stillman ("The Last Days of Disco").

"Igby Goes Down" was Steers' first screenplay and marked his film directorial debut. In addition to "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days," he also penned "Number One Girl" for Mark Johnson at Intermedia.

MICHELLE ALEXANDER & JEANNIE LONG (Book Authors) grew up together in Tallahassee, Florida, and now live in Los Angeles where they continue to write while maintaining a strong attachment to the music industry. They've just completed the book How To Tell He's Not the One in 10 Days…and Other Warning Signs" and are currently pursuing opportunities in film and television. Additionally, they've been contributors to various magazines and websites.

LYNDA OBST (Producer) grew up in suburban New York and graduated from Pomona College in 1972. She attended graduate school at Columbia University majoring in philosophy. There she began her film and journalism career as the editor/author of The Rolling Stone History of the Sixties, a compendium of the era's people, politics and popular culture. She then became an editor at The New York Times Magazine where she covered such diverse topics as science, philosophy and publishing before being recruited to Hollywood in 1979 by Peter Guber, then chairman of Casablanca/Polygram. There she developed "Flashdance" and "Clue" and began the development of the motion picture inspired by Carl Sagan's novel Contact.

In 1982, Obst joined the David Geffen Company where she worked on the development and production of a number of films, and in 1985 she became partners with Debra Hill and formed Hill/Obst Productions at Paramount Pictures. Among their films were Chris Columbus' directing debut, "Adventures in Babysitting," as well as "Heartbreak Hotel" which he wrote and directed.

In 1989, Obst started her own production company, producing Terry Gilliam's "The Fisher King" and Nora Ephron's directing debut "This Is My Life" and executive produced Ephron's smash second film "Sleepless in Seattle." Before "How to Lose a Guy," she produced "Abandon," Academy Awarda winner Stephen Gaghan's directorial debut starring Katie Holmes and Benjamin Bratt. Prior to that, Obst produced "Someone Like You" starring Ashley Judd and Hugh Jackman, directed by Tony Goldwyn; "The Siege" starring Denzel Washington and Annette Bening; "Hope Floats" starring Sandra Bullock and Harry Connick, Jr.; "One Fine Day" starring Michelle Pfeiffer and George Clooney; the summer blockbuster "Contact" starring Jodie Foster; and "The Sixties," a two-part miniseries for which Obst was nominated for an Emmy for executive producing. All in all, she has produced 14 feature films and has an exclusive overall motion picture deal with Paramount Pictures.

Obst's nonfiction book Hello, He Lied: And Other Truths from the Hollywood Trenches was first published by Little Brown and debuted at #1 on the L.A. Times bestseller list. It was later published by Broadway Books in paperback and once again made the top of the bestseller list where it remained for 12 weeks. Today, Obst writes book reviews for The New York Times and is a regular contributor to Los Angeles Times Book Review, Interview Magazine and the online magazine Slate.com.

ROBERT EVANS (Producer) was named worldwide head of production at Paramount Pictures at the age of 34 and served in that position for 10 years. Since his recent return to the studio as an independent producer in the 1990s, he has brought several films to the screen including "The Out-of-Towners," "The Saint," "The Phantom" and the thrillers, "Jade" and "Sliver." Among the films produced during Evans' tenure as worldwide head of production at Paramount were "Rosemary's Baby," "The Odd Couple," "Romeo and Juliet," "Goodbye Columbus," "True Grit," "Love Story," "Lady Sings the Blues," "Harold and Maude," "The Godfather," "The Godfather, Part II," "The Longest Yard" and "The Great Gatsby."

When Evans returned to the ranks of independent producer, his credits included "Chinatown," which received 11 Academy AwardR nominations, "Marathon Man," "Black Sunday," "The Two Jakes," "Popeye" and "Urban Cowboy."

Evans began his career as a screen actor, and chronicled his experiences in Hollywood in an international best-selling autobiography, The Kid Stays in the Picture, now in its eighth printing. Developing cult status from an audio version, the book was chosen as the subject for an independent film of the same name, which premiered at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival narrated by Evans himself.

The recipient of many worldwide humanitarian and industry awards, including the Key to the City of New York, Evans has had two of his films, "The Godfather" and "Chinatown," selected by the Library of Congress for the National Film Registry.

CHRISTINE PETERS (Producer) is president of the Robert Evans Company where she has worked successfully in expanding the company's production slate to include romantic comedies and family films, a number of which are in active development. "How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days," which she found as a book, is her first feature producing credit.

Since partnering with Academy Awarda winner Robert Evans nearly ten years ago, she has shepherded several motion pictures for the company including "The Phantom," "Jade" and "The Saint," as well as executive-producing "The Out-of-Towners," starring Goldie Hawn and Steve Martin.

She started her career as a Story Analyst for Guber-Peters Company and went on to play a critical role in the development of films such as "The Witches of Eastwick," "Gorillas in the Mist" and "Batman."

Possessing international business skills and fluent in several languages, she moved to Los Angeles from London, becoming Vice President of Foreign Sales and Distribution for the Intercontinental Releasing Corporation. In addition to her film credits, she was West Coast Contributing Editor of Talk Magazine.

RICHARD VANE (Executive Producer) most recently served as executive producer on "Abandon," written and directed by Stephen Gaghan and starring Katie Holmes and Benjamin Bratt, and on "Rat Race" directed by Jerry Zucker. As the head of production for John Hughes' Hughes Entertainment, Vane produced "Dennis the Menace," "Baby's Day Out" and "Dutch." He also produced "Arachnophobia" and "Harry and the Hendersons," and co-produced "Snow Falling on Cedars" and Steven Spielberg's "Always." He was the executive producer of "Beautiful," "Komodo," "Jingle All the Way," "The Phantom" and "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York." Vane began his producing career working on director Nick Castle's "The Boy Who Could Fly," and also served as producer of Castle's film "Tap."

JOHN BAILEY, ASC (Director of Photography) has lensed some of the most acclaimed movies of the last 20 years, starting as a camera operator on Terrence Malick's "Days of Heaven" and Robert Altman's "Three Women" and then as a cinematographer on Robert Redford's "Ordinary People" and Lawrence Kasdan's "The Big Chill." His most recent film credits include the comedy, "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood," the documentary, "The Kid Stays in the Picture," the concert film, "NSync: Bigger Than Live," Alan Cummings and Jennifer Jason Leigh's "The Anniversary Party" and the science fiction thriller "AntiTrust." Prior to these films, Bailey worked on such films as Sam Raimi's "For Love of the Game" starring Kevin Costner, Richard LaGravenese's "Living Out Loud" starring Danny DeVito and Holly Hunter, James Brooks' "As Good as it Gets" starring Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt and Greg Kinnear and Michael Apted's "Extreme Measures" starring Hugh Grant and Gene Hackman.

Bailey also served as director and cinematographer on the film adaptation of Lily Tomlin's Tony Award-winning Broadway play, "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe." He also directed the 1994 feature, "China Moon," and "Mariette in Ecstasy" from the acclaimed novel by Ron Hansen.

Bailey has enjoyed ongoing film relationships by lensing films for directors as diverse as Paul Schrader ("American Gigolo," "Light of Day," "Cat People," "Mishima") and Lawrence Kasdan ("The Big Chill," "The Accidental Tourist," "Silverado"), as well as Wolfgang Petersen ("In the Line of Fire"), Harold Ramis ("Groundhog Day"), Jonathan Demme ("Swimming to Cambodia"), Stuart Rosenberg ("Pope of Greenwich Village"), Walter Hill ("Crossroads"), Herbert Ross ("My Blue Heaven") and John Schlesinger ("Honky Tonk Freeway").

TH�[R�]SE DEPREZ (Production Designer) most recently completed the Sundance Film Festival's multiple award-winning "Hedwig and the Angry Inch." Her impressive filmography also includes such features as "High Fidelity," "Summer of Sam," "Arlington Road," "Happiness," "Going All the Way" and "I Shot Andy Warhol." Upcoming for DePrez is Richard Benjamin's comedy, "Marci X," starring Lisa Kudrow and Damon Wayans.

DEBRA NEIL-FISHER A.C.E. (Editor) started her career in the industry editing commercials, trailers and electronic press kits, and she has gone on to work with many of Hollywood's leading filmmakers. Her extensive list of film credits includes the box office hits, "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery," "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me," "Up Close and Personal," "Fried Green Tomatoes" and the Academy Awarda-winning short film, "Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall." She has also cut the films "National Security," "Saving Silverman," "Beautiful," "Teaching Mrs. Tingle," "Black Dog," "Dear God" and "The War."

KAREN PATCH (Costume Designer) most recently designed "The Royal Tennebaums," for which she received the Costume Designers Guild Award. Patch also designed "Rushmore" and "Bottle Rocket" for Wes Anderson. Her additional film credits include "Simpatico," "My Girl," "Homeward Bound," "The Incredible Journey," "Bright Angel," "Chattahoochie" and "The Big Picture." She is currently working on "School of Rock" starring Jack Black.

DANA MILLMAN-DUFINE (Music Supervisor) is the Executive Vice President and General Manager of Immortal Records, working with such rock bands as Korn and Incubus. She began her career in music at MTV in New York, then joined Gold Mountain Entertainment where she was involved in the management of recording artists such as Tracy Chapman, Ricki Lee Jones, Bonnie Raitt, Patti Scalfia of the E Street Band, The Breeders and the Lemonheads. During this time, Millman-Dufine was instrumental in the success of the "Twin Peaks" soundtrack through her work with David Lynch and Julee Cruz.

As a senior Executive at Mercury Records, Millman-Dufine was involved with music supervision and the production of motion picture soundtracks, such as the Academy Awarda-winning documentary "When We Were Kings" and the films "Ever After" starring Drew Barrymore, "Jack Frost" starring Michael Keaton, MTV's "200 Cigarettes" and the Coen Brothers' "The Big Lebowski." She was also the music executive for the soundtrack of the highly successful miniseries "The 60s," produced by Lynda Obst. Millman-Dufine's additional credits include "Dude, Where's My Car?," "Here on Earth" and "Someone Like You."

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