Because I Said So (2007)

Overview
User Rating:
5.2/10 10,896 votes
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Director:
Michael Lehmann
Writers (WGA):
Karen Leigh Hopkins (written by) &
Jessie Nelson (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
2 February 2007 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance more
Tagline:
She's just your normal, overprotective, overbearing, over-the-top mother.
Plot:
A meddling mother tries to set her daughter up with the right man so her kid won't follow in her footsteps. full summary | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Psychologist | Laryngitis | Cheating On Boyfriend | Psychology | Caterer
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Awards:
1 nomination more
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User Comments:
sitcom-level romantic comedy more
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)

Diane Keaton ... Daphne Wilder

Mandy Moore ... Milly Wilder

Gabriel Macht ... Johnny

Tom Everett Scott ... Jason

Lauren Graham ... Maggie

Piper Perabo ... Mae

Stephen Collins ... Joe

Ty Panitz ... Lionel

Matt Champagne ... Eli

Colin Ferguson ... Derek

Tony Hale ... Stuart

Sophina Brown ... Milly's Staff #1 / Matisse

Karen Leigh Hopkins ... Milly's Staff #2 / Charlie
Emily Maisano ... Milly's Staff #3

Gerald Downey ... Cousin Dougy's Friend
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Additional Details
MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sexual content including dialogue, some mature thematic material and partial nudity.
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Runtime:
USA:102 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Mandarin
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital
Certification:
USA:PG-13 | Ireland:15A | Finland:K-7 | Australia:M | Hong Kong:IIA | Singapore:NC-16 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Netherlands:6 | Portugal:M/12 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Argentina:13 | Germany:o.Al. | South Korea:15 | Malaysia:U (cut) | Taiwan:PG-12
Filming Locations:
Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Company:
Gold Circle Films more
Fun Stuff
Trivia:
Stephen Collins also played Diane Keaton's husband in The First Wives Club (1996). more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Daphne's daughters bring out her birthday cake, the candles on the lower half of the cake are not lit. When they set it on the table all the candles are lit. more
Quotes:
[from trailer]
Sung Mi: [to her friend, in Korean] Oy vey. Mom's ass is so tight, it's vacuum sealed.
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Movie Connections:
References Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) more
Soundtrack:
Feel Like Making Love more
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19 out of 25 people found the following comment useful:-
sitcom-level romantic comedy, 28 May 2007
3/10
Author: Roland E. Zwick (magneteach@aol.com) from United States

If you can swallow the beautiful and sexy Mandy Moore as an uncoordinated doofus with low self-esteem who can't find a decent guy to go out with her, then you may be able to get into the spirit of "Because I said So." However, you'll also have to put up with Diane Keaton in a truly grating performance as a neurotic control freak of a mother who spends most of her time obsessing over the romantic travails of her youngest daughter, going so far as to post an ad on an internet dating site seeking out prospective husbands for the unsuspecting girl.

The actions of this modern-day Yenta the Matchmaker set into motion a whole host of sitcom-level complications and romantic comedy hijinks that are somehow supposed to be funny but wind up being merely irritating. The screenplay by Karen Leigh Hopkins and Jessie Nelson comes replete with a bevy of mother/daughter relationship clichés, with some really lame slapstick routines - Keaton getting stuck on an internet porn site, Keaton getting run over by a skater in a park, Keaton getting a cake in her face etc. - thrown in for bad measure.

Beyond Keaton and Moore, Gabriel Macht, Tom Everett Scott and Lauren Graham are just some of the other unfortunate actors trapped inside this "chick flick" fiasco.