Something's Gotta Give

"Something's Gotta Give" is the name of a American movie released in 2003.

The movie opens with a title sequence accompanied by rap music about love (the eros variety, in Greek terms), and shots of beautiful women walking in a city (Meyers, 2003).

Main characters (four total)

• Male
  • Harry Sanborn (played by Jack Nicholson), an older, successful businessman and owner of the second largest hip-hop label in the world
  • Julian Mercer (played by Keanu Reeves), a younger medical doctor who works in a hospital
• Female
  • Marin Barry (played by Amanda Peet), a younger, beautiful auctioneer for Christie's
  • Erica Barry (played by Diane Keaton), Marin's mother, an older, successful playwright

(IMDb, n.d.)

The first scene

The first scene is of Harry Sanborn driving Marin Barry to her mother's beach house in California in a silver Mercedes-Benz SL-Class roadster (with the top down), after they have recently fallen in love. While driving, he attempts to make converstion by asking her if her mother is rich. He comments that if she lives within a mile of their current position, then she must be rich. When they arrive at the house, they expect to be alone. However, they unexpectedly find this to be untrue (Meyers, 2003).

Setting

Most of the movie takes place on the California coast, but the last part takes place in Paris (Meyers, 2003).

References

• IMDb. (n.d.). Something's Gotta Give. Retrieved December 27, 2003 from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0337741/
• Meyers, Nancy (Producer and Director). (2003). Something's Gotta Give [Motion picture]. United States of America: Columbia Pictures Corporation.