Music and Lyrics (2007)
Comedy, Music, Romance |
Music and Lyrics is a American romantic comedy film written and directed by Marc Lawrence. It focuses on the relationship that evolves between a former pop music idol and an aspiring writer as they struggle to compose a song for a reigning pop diva.
Alex Fletcher (Hugh Grant) is a washed-up former pop star who is attempting to revive his dwindling career by hitching his name to the rising star of Cora Corman (Haley Bennett), a young megastar who has asked him to write a song titled “A Way Back Into Love”. Alex is reluctant to compose again after two decades, but his caring but professional manager tells him that his career is doomed if he doesn’t. During an unsuccessful attempt to compose the song in collaboration with a “very hip, very edgy” lyricist, Alex discovers that the woman who is temporarily watering his plants, Sophie Fisher (Drew Barrymore), has a gift for writing lyrics.
Sophie, a former creative writing student reeling from a disastrous romance with her former English professor Sloan Cates (Campbell Scott) who “forgot” to mention he had a fiancée, initially refuses. Alex cajoles her into helping him by using a few quickly-chosen phrases she has given him as the basis for a song. Over the next few days, they grow closer while writing the words and music together, much to the delight of Sophie’s older sister Rhonda (Kristen Johnston), who happens to be a huge fan of Alex.
Director: Marc Lawrence
Writer: Marc Lawrence
Stars: Hugh Grant, Drew Barrymore, Scott Porter, Haley Bennett, Kristen Johnston, Matthew Morrison, Brad Garrett
Cast:
Hugh Grant | … | Alex Fletcher |
Scott Porter | … | Colin Thompson |
Nick Bacon | … | Pop Bass Player |
Andrew Wyatt | … | Pop Guitar Player (as Andrew Wyatt Blakemore) |
Dan McMillan | … | Pop Drummer |
Tom Foligno | … | Has-Beens Promo Announcer (voice) |
Zak Orth | … | David Newbert – TV Executive #1 |
Brooke Tansley | … | Janice Stern – TV Executive #2 |
Daniel Stewart Sherman | … | Willy |
Brad Garrett | … | Chris Riley |
Aasif Mandvi | … | Khan |
Drew Barrymore | … | Sophie Fisher |
Haley Bennett | … | Cora Corman |
Matthew Morrison | … | Ray |
Jason Antoon | … | Greg Antonsky |
Jeremy Karson | … | Charlie |
Emma Lesser | … | Lucy |
Kristen Johnston | … | Rhonda |
Adam Grupper | … | Gary |
Charlotte Maier | … | Barbara |
Toni Trucks | … | Tricia |
Lanette Ware | … | Mia |
Campbell Scott | … | Sloan Cates |
Billy Griffith | … | Derek |
Kathleen McNenny | … | Gloria |
Stevie Ray Dallimore | … | Maitre d’ |
Spenser Leigh | … | Beth Riley |
Lou Torres | … | Security Guard |
Kali R. Harrison | … | Stage Manager |
Daniel Karaty | … | Choreographer (as Dan Karaty) |
Ben Butler | … | Guitar Player (Cora’s Band Member) |
Rachel Golub | … | Sitar Player (Cora’s Band Member) |
Conrad Korsch | … | Bass Player (Cora’s Band Member) |
Seth Matthew Faulk | … | Drummer (Cora’s Band Member) |
Daniel Mintseris | … | Keyboard Player (Cora’s Band Member) |
Zak Soulam | … | Guitar Player – Heavy Metal |
Chris Moss | … | Dancer |
Christine Ashley DeJesus | … | Dancer |
Dana DePalo | … | Dancer |
Gerard Heintz | … | Dancer |
Antoine ‘Doc’ Judkins | … | Dancer |
Nick Kenkel | … | Dancer |
Nina Lafarga | … | Dancer |
Carly Lang | … | Dancer |
Monique Gall | … | Dancer (as Monique Lea) |
Sarah Mitchell | … | Dancer |
Marielys Molina | … | Dancer |
Jorge Santos | … | Dancer |
Seth Stewart | … | Dancer |
Roel Suasin | … | Dancer |
Reed Kelly | … | Dancer |
Ariana Bernstein | … | Girl at Concert (uncredited) |
Marc C. Cancassi | … | Man at Concert (uncredited) |
Bill Chemerka | … | Concert Vendor (uncredited) |
Michael Ciesla | … | Party Guest (uncredited) |
Peter Conboy | … | Reunion Classmate (uncredited) |
Tom Coughlin | … | Concert audience member (uncredited) |
Ed Cuffe | … | Reunion Attendee (uncredited) |
Chris J. Cullen | … | Concert Goer (uncredited) |
Dono Cunningham | … | Father at Restaurant (uncredited) |
Jill DeMonstoy | … | Groupie (uncredited) |
Stephen Detherage | … | Al-(Concert Shirt Vendor) (uncredited) |
David Miguel Estrada | … | Music Exec at Penthouse Party (uncredited) |
Amanda Florian | … | Girl at Concert (uncredited) |
Brianna Leann Florian | … | Girl at Concert (uncredited) |
Tiffany Ashley Florian | … | Girl at Concert (uncredited) |
Cooper Grodin | … | Vinny (uncredited) |
Johnathan Hallgrey | … | Penthouse Party Guest (uncredited) |
Katherine Hoskins Mackey | … | Mom (uncredited) |
Nobuo Inubushi | … | Concert Goer (uncredited) |
Ivo Juhani | … | Drunk Party Guest / Dancer (uncredited) |
Jeannine Kaspar | … | Girlfriend of Alex Fletcher (uncredited) |
Mark A. Keeton | … | Sloan’s Dinner Companion (uncredited) |
Linda Lee | … | Loft Party Guest (uncredited) |
Bernadette Lords | … | Cora Corman Fan (uncredited) |
Suzi Lorraine | … | Nurse (uncredited) |
Johnathan Mont | … | Stagehand (uncredited) |
Ralph G. Morse | … | Stage musician (uncredited) |
Thelma O’Leary | … | Concert Attendee (uncredited) |
Michelle Rouhani | … | Class of 87 Alumnus (uncredited) |
Robert Sciglimpaglia | … | Class of 1987 Alumnus (uncredited) |
Lisa Sever-Ferraro | … | Concert Goer (uncredited) |
Kent Sladyk | … | Reunion Classmate (uncredited) |
Jeshua Vargas | … | Server (uncredited) |
Carlos Velazquez | … | Waiter (uncredited) |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia