I Love You, Man
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| Directed by | John Hamburg |
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| Story by | Larry Levin |
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| Music by | Theodore Shapiro |
| Cinematography | Lawrence Sher |
| Edited by | William Kerr |
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| Distributed by | DreamWorks Pictures |
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104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $40 million |
| Box office | $91.6 million |
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| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
| Released | March 17, 2009 |
| Length | 49:11 |
| Label | Lakeshore Records |
| Producer | Theodore Shapiro |
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I Love You, Man (originally titled Let's Be Friends) is a 2009 American romantic comedy film directed by John Hamburg and written by Hamburg, based on a script previously by Larry Levin. The film stars Paul Rudd as a friendless man looking for a best man for his upcoming wedding. However, his new friend (Jason Segel) is straining his relationship with his bride.
The film was released theatrically in North America on March 20, 2009, to mostly positive reviews and took second spot in the box office during its opening week (to Knowing).
Peter Klaven (Paul Rudd), a Los Angeles real estate agent, proposes to his girlfriend Zooey Rice (Rashida Jones), and she accepts. Peter seems to not have any close friends to share the good news with, only family and mainly female acquaintances. After overhearing Zooey's friends voicing their concerns over his lack of close male friends, Peter decides that he needs to find male friends in order to have a best man for the upcoming wedding.
Peter turns to his gay younger brother, Robbie (Andy Samberg), for advice on dealing with men. He makes a series of overtures toward various men, including Barry (Jon Favreau), the persistently hot-headed husband of Zooey's friend Denise who doesn't really like Peter all that much to begin with. A problem that only escalates when Peter inadvertently projectile-vomits on Barry after winning a beer-drinking contest and is kicked out of Barry's house.
Feeling rejected, Peter is about to give up, when during an open house at Lou Ferrigno's mansion which Peter is trying to sell, he meets Sydney Fife (Jason Segel), an investor who is attending the showing simply to pick up divorced women and take advantage of the free food. The two quickly become friends, especially bonding over their mutual adoration of the progressive rock band Rush. Peter introduces Sydney to Zooey at their engagement party, but the meeting takes an unfortunate turn when a nervous Sydney makes a very awkward toast.
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