The Switch (film)
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| Screenplay by | Allan Loeb |
| Story by | Jeffrey Eugenides |
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| Music by | Alex Wurman |
| Cinematography | Jess Hall |
| Editing by | John Axelrad |
| Studio | Mandate Pictures |
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| Release date(s) | August 20, 2010 |
| Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $19 million[1] |
| Box office | $49,830,607[2] |
The Switch, formerly titled The Baster[3], is a 2010 comedy starring Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman. Will Speck and Josh Gordon (Blades of Glory) directed the comedy from the screenplay written by Allan Loeb. The film is based on the short story Baster by Jeffrey Eugenides.[4][5] Filming began in March 2009, and ended in May 2009. Re-shoots took place in October 2009.[6]
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[edit] Plot
Kassie Larson (Jennifer Aniston) decides she wants to have a baby. Despite the objections of her neurotic best friend Wally Mars (Jason Bateman), she chooses to do so alone, with the services of handsome and charming sperm donor Roland (Patrick Wilson). Wally has always had feelings for Kassie, but as his friend Leonard (Jeff Goldblum) points out, he missed his chance and she put him in the "friend zone." Kassie organizes an "insemination party," where Roland produces the sperm in the bathroom, and leaves behind the cup. Wally uses the bathroom and sees the sample. Drunk, and not liking the idea of Kassie being inseminated with this sperm, he plays with the cup, and accidentally spills it into the sink. Panicking, he replaces the sperm with his own. The insemination is successful but Kassie has to leave New York because of her work; still believing that she is pregnant with Roland's child.
Seven years later, Kassie returns to New York along with precocious-but-neurotic son Sebastian (Thomas Robinson). Wally forms a bond with this loveable mini-version of himself and Sebastian has started to become close with Wally, but the bad news is that Roland is in the picture too: Kassie has started dating him because she thinks he is Sebastian's father. In the end, Wally reveals to Kassie that Sebastian is his son, along with his true feelings for her. At first she is angry, and does not want to see him again, but Sebastian misses him and so does she; finally she breaks up with Roland. Wally proposes to her, and Kassie accepts.
[edit] Cast
- Jennifer Aniston as Kassie Larson
- Jason Bateman as Wally Mars
- Thomas Robinson as Sebastian Larson
- Patrick Wilson as Roland
- Juliette Lewis as Debbie
- Jeff Goldblum as Leonard
- Caroline Dhavernas as Pauline
- Scott Elrod as Declan
- Bryce Robinson as older Sebastian Larson
- Diane Sawyer as herself
[edit] Context
The plot, involving artificial insemination by donor, has similarities to The Back-up Plan, which was filmed at approximately the same time, and followed in the wake of Baby Mama, which involved surrogacy.[7]
[edit] Home media
Maple Pictures released The Switch on DVD and Blu-ray in Canada on January 18, 2011, while Lionsgate released it on DVD and Blu-ray on March 15, 2011. It grossed $7,503,021 in US DVD sales.[8]
[edit] Critical reception
The Switch has received mixed reviews from critics, garnering a 51% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the site's consensus stating "The Switch has an interesting premise and a charming cast; unfortunately, it also has a trite script that hews too close to tired rom-com formulas."[9]
[edit] Soundtrack
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| Released | August 17, 2010 |
| Genre | Film soundtrack |
| Label | Rhino |
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| 1. | "Opening Titles" | Alex Wurman | 1:54 | ||||||
| 2. | "Instant Replay" | Dan Hartman | 3:25 | ||||||
| 3. | "Freakshow On The Dance Floor" | The Bar-Kays | 6:34 | ||||||
| 4. | "I Can't Wait (Edited Version)" | Nu Shooz | 3:40 | ||||||
| 5. | "The Bomb (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind) (Pop Radio Mix)" | Sunrider | 2:43 | ||||||
| 6. | "Here Comes The Sun" | Fat Larry'S Band | 5:22 | ||||||
| 7. | "Pushin' On Feat. Alice Russell" | Quantic Soul Orchestra | 3:19 | ||||||
| 8. | "Little L" | Jamiroquai | 3:57 | ||||||
| 9. | "Lice" | Alex Wurman | 2:49 | ||||||
| 10. | "Open Your Heart" | Lavender Diamond | 3:11 | ||||||
| 11. | "Sea Green, See Blue" | Jaymay | 6:17 | ||||||
| 12. | "Bluebird Of Happiness (Ulrich Schnauss Remix)" | Mojave 3 | 9:56 | ||||||
| 13. | "All The Beautiful Things" | Eels | 2:22 | ||||||
| 14. | "Numbered Days" | Eels | 3:42 | ||||||
| 15. | "Lovers' Carvings" | Bibio | 3:54 | ||||||
[edit] References
- ^ "'Switch' a bitch for Jennifer Aniston". The Hollywood Reporter. August 24, 2010. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ia4556ea7eb5985d2d2d5ad2bf693b6e3. Retrieved March 25, 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "The Switch". Box office mojo. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=baster.htm.
- ^ Jeff Labrecque, "Jennifer Anniston's 'The Baster': Jeff Goldblum joins the comedy," Entertainment Weekly, March 11, 2009.
- ^ "Jen & Jason get to Basting". x17online. http://x17online.com/celebrities/jennifer_aniston/jen_and_jason_get_to_basting-04102009.php.
- ^ "Jennifer aniston and Jason Bateman team up for the Baster". Reelloop. http://reelloop.com/news/343-jennifer-aniston-and-jason-bateman-team-up-for-the-baster.html.
- ^ "Just Baste It". x17online. http://x17online.com/celebrities/jennifer_aniston/just_baste_it-10132009.php#more.
- ^ Colleen Mastony (June 21, 2009). "Heartache of infertility shared on stage, screen". Chicago Tribune. http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/art/chi-0621-fertility-dramasjun21,0,2997759.story.
- ^ "The Switch - DVD Sales". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2010/SWITC-DVD.php. Retrieved 2011-11-1.
- ^ "The Switch". Rotten Tomatoes. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_switch_2010/. Retrieved 2011-11-1.
[edit] External links
- Official
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