The Holiday
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Iris is in love with a man who is about to marry another woman. Across the globe, Amanda realizes the man she lives with has been unfaithful. Two women who have never met and live 6,000 miles apart, find themselves in the exact same place. They meet online at a home exchange website, and impulsively switch homes for the holiday. Iris moves into Amanda's L.A. house in sunny California as Amanda arrives in the snow covered English countryside. Shortly after arriving at their destinations, both women find the last thing either wants or expects: a new romance. Amanda is charmed by Iris' handsome brother Graham and Iris, with inspiration provided by legendary screenwriter Arthur, mends her heart when she meets film composer Miles.
Director
Nancy Meyers
Cast
Cameron Diaz
Kate Winslet
Jack Black
Jude Law
Ed Burns
Rufus Sewell
Eli Wallach
Jon Prescott
Shannyn Sossamon
John Krasinski
Sarah Parish
Emma Pritchard
Miffy Englefield
Bill Macy
Shelley Berman
Kathryn Hahn
Alex O'loughlin
Odette Annable
Bundle Williams
Susan Dizon
Terry Diab
Ken Danziger
Hope Riley
Gilbert Esquivel
Steven Bruns
Nikki Novak
Judith Drake
Pamela Dunlap
Hal Douglas
Jay Simpson
Siobhan Pestano
Charles Dinsdale
Sarah Flind
Darline Ann Harris
Marcell Brown
Marina Morgan
Lynden Edwards
Lydia Blanco
Patrick Cavanaugh
Justin Collins
Shane Reed
Richard Brunton
Ed Burns
Crew
Vickie Allen
Ryeland Allison
Nick Angel
Frida Aradottir
Vic Armstrong
Amy Arnold
Chuck Askerneese
Amy Baer
Lorne Balfe
Sara Bartkiewicz
Mychael Bates
Chris Baugh
Ramiro Belgardt
Jennifer Bender
Bill W Benton
Ralph Bertelle
David Bilow
Jennifer Blair
Bruce A. Block
Bruce A. Block
Jeff Blodgett
Andrew Blustain
Karen Blynder
Reg Boddy
Lisa Marie Boiko
William Booker
Seymour Borenstein
Kevin P. Boyd
Keith Brachmann
Bryce Brecheisen
Brad Brock
Thomas Broderick
Michael Broomberg
Adam Browne
Grace Browning
Tony Buccola
Ray Bulinski
Randy Burke
Ashley Burnham
Jeanne Marie Byrd
Desmond Cannon
Cindy Carr
John Catron
Sarah Cave
Charlotte Child
Fergus Clegg
K.c. Colwell
Craig Comstock
William F Coss
Nicky Craft
Darcy Crownshaw
Dean Cundey
Holly Davis
James Davis
Sandy De Crescent
Bob Decourt
Dennis Drummond
Kim Drummond
Ann Ducommun
Terrence Dunlop
Jennifer Eatz
Zain Effendi
Dale Ettema
Mark Evans
Shaun Evans
Suzanne Farwell
Robert Fechtman
Adam Feingold
Mark Ferguson
Shayne Fiske
John Flemming
Andy Flores
James Foster
Walt Fowler
Tim Fraser
Robin Fredriksz
Paul Frift
Kevin L Funston
Colette Gabriel
Yulia Gershenzon
Sue Gibson
Sue Gibson
Christine Goldby
Galen Goodpaster
R. Scott Goodrich
Louisa Grant
Janine Gray
Richard Graysmark
Ben Greenacre
Emily Greenberg
Scott Gregory
Rupert Gregson-williams
Wayne Griffin
Judson Grubbs
Vincent Guisetti
Michelle Guish
Jeffrey J. Haboush
Michael Haight
Ira M Hammons-glass
Denise Hanrahan
Roy Hansford
Paula Harris
Gary Hecker
James Henderson
Mo Henry
Richard Hill
Janet Hirshenson
Petur Hliddal
Al Hobbs
Mark Holt
Casey Hotchkiss
Martin Hume
Jon Hutman
Joe Hutshing
Edward A Ioffreda
Henry Jackman
Henry Jackman
Ben Jackson
Robert Jackson
Jane Jenkins
Michael Johnstone
Simon Jones
Jacques Jouffret
Pamela Nedd Kahn
Jonathan Klein
Tommy Klines
Greg Langham
John Leone
Julia Levine
Michelle Lewitt
Tory Littman
Howard London
Heather Longerbeam
Lisa Lovaas
Greg Lundsgaard
Jesse Lutz
Clive Mackey
Justin Maguire
John Maher
Richard Marks
Dan Marrow
Frank Matthews
Meg Matthews
Lyle Maves
Merdyce C. Mcclaran
Simon Mein
Linda Melazzo
Nancy Meyers
Nancy Meyers
Nancy Meyers
Alan Meyerson
Aaron Millar
Dana Millman-dufine
Joe Monks
Frank A Montesanto
Steve Moramarco
Suzette Moriarty
David Moritz
Michelle Morris-gertz
Peggy Mulloy
Joseph Riggs Murdock
Ronan Murphy
Roz Music
Donald Myers
Marie Nashold
Sophie Newman
Andy Nicholson
Michael O'farrell
Daniel L Ondrejko
Michael Orefice
Atli Orvarrson
Spiro Papas
Jeff Passanante
Jim Passon
Heitor Pereira
Heitor Pereira
Eve Petcher
Cynthia Phillips
Daniel E Pinder
Anna Pinnock
Lauren Polizzi
Helen Pollak
Kevin Prendiville
Randee Price
Eryne Prine
Scott Rader
Charlotte Raybourn
Brad Rea
Kyle Rochlin
Zade Rosenthal
Peter Rotter
Ryan Rubin
Derek Russell
Eric Rylander
Federico Saccone
Jason Salzman
Joe Schiff
Paul Schmidt
Eva Schroeder
Nathan Schroeder
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The Holiday
While in Los Angeles, Iris meets Arthur, a famous screenwriter from the Golden Age of Hollywood (played by the legendary Eli Wallach). An unlikely friendship forms and each helps the other - Iris gets him into an exercise program to help him walk, while he recommends classic movies for her to watch to get some "gumption". Also in the cast are Edward Burns, Rufus Sewell (who was once romantically linked to Kate Winslet in the 1990s) and Bill Macy, most famous for playing Bea Arthur's husband on the classic 1970s series, Maude. Dustin Hoffman makes a brief cameo in the scene where Iris and Miles go to a Blockbuster to rent the films that Arthur has recommended. Hoffman was not scheduled to appear in the film, he just happened to be driving by and saw the cameras. When he recognized his friend Nancy Meyers, she convinced him to do a walk-on.
Filming took place at various locations around Southern California - interiors were done at the Sony Studios (the site of the former MGM Studios) in Culver City, as well as several sections in West Los Angeles, including Brentwood, and San Marino, near Pasadena. The English locations were shot in the villages of Shere and Godalming in Surrey.
Although the critics were lukewarm about the film, it opened third at the US box office when it was released on December 8, 2006, and made over $63 million in the US, eventually racking up over $205 million due to worldwide sales and more than paying back its estimated $80 million budget. The film was also awarded a Teen Choice Award for "Best Chick Flick" in 2007. Not everyone was thrilled with the film, though. The band The Wombats are rumored to have said in an interview on BBC 1 radio that they wrote their 2007 song Kill the Director, which included the lyric, "If this is a rom-com, kill the director, please. This is no Bridget Jones" after having seen The Holiday.
By Lorraine LoBianco
SOURCES: "Cameron Diaz and Jude Law Sparked Romance Rumors" Aceshowbiz 31 Jul 07 http://www.answers.com/topic/the-holiday Brevet, Brad. "Chatting 'The Holiday' with Nancy Meyers" http://www.ropeofsilicon.com 5 Dec 06. The Internet Movie Database
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Released in United States on Video March 13, 2007
Released in United States Winter December 8, 2006
Released in United States on Video March 13, 2007
Released in United States Winter December 8, 2006