How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Directed by	Donald Petrie
Written by	Michele Alexander Jeannie Long
Starring	Kate Hudson Matthew McConaughey
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	February 7, 2003
Running time	116 min
Language	English
Budget	$50,000,000
IMDb profile

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Plot

The film tells the story of journalist Andie Anderson, who works for Composure magazine. She works as the "How to..." girl and is getting bored of it, wishing that she could write more political pieces. She soon finds herself writing an article called "How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days." Andie is told she will date a man and do all the things that women tend to do wrong when they are in relationships. This does not cite its references or sources. ...

At the same time, advertising executive Benjamin Barry tells his boss that he can make a woman fall in love with him in just ten days. If he succeeds, he gets to do the advertising for the new diamond company account his boss has power over. Generally speaking, advertising is the paid promotion of goods, services, companies and ideas by an identified sponsor. ...

As misfortune would have it, Andie and Ben meet that night and start their quests without the other being aware. This leads to strange goings-on in their relationship before the end of the film and all is discovered.

Box office

Though being panned by critics, the movie was a big hit in its first weekend out earning over $20 million dollars and reached a total in the U.S. of over $100 million and another $71 million overseas marking a career high for Kate Hudson which she still has yet to surpass. The movie was also a success on video and DVD in its July 2003 release.

Trivia

• Gwyneth Paltrow was originally to star.
• Matthew McConaughey did almost all of his own motorcycle stunts.
• Justin Peroff, the drummer of Canadian rock band Broken Social Scene, plays the role of "Mike."
• The last time Matthew McConaughey and Adam Goldberg were in a film together was in 1999 in Edtv.
• The soundtrack was composed by Gin Blossoms with the track "Follow You Down", which was off the 1996 album Congratulations… I'm Sorry.

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External links

• Official website
• How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days at the Internet Movie Database