Shopgirl

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Release year: 2005

Storyline

A film adaptation of Steve Martin's novel about a complex love triangle between a bored salesgirl, a wealthy businessman and an aimless young man.

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Did you know

• For the scene in Claire Danes's character Mirabelle's bedroom where the cat jumps on the bed and watches her and Jason Schwartzman's character Jeremy, there were actually two cats used. Director Anand Tucker explained that one of the cats could jump but never watched, and the other was good at watching but could not jump.

• Steve Martin had Tom Hanks in mind to play Ray Porter, but as the film's development progressed, he felt he was better suited to play the part since he was so familiar with the work.

• Claire Danes took her clothes off for Mirabelle's first love scene with Steve Martin's character, a moment that left the actress uneasy. A friend told her, "It's good you're doing it at 25. When you're 80, you'll look back on this and think, I was pretty firm, so there's that," Danes said. "It was uncomfortable, I have to say, but I did think that it was relevant and useful," Danes said. "Also, it's erotic. There's no reason to pussyfoot around that. I thought it was vital, so I stripped."

Box Office

Gross (Domestic): $10,284,523

Opening Weekend (Domestic): $229,685 (2005-10-23)

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Technical specs

Sound mix

DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS

Aspect ratio

2.35 : 1

Color

Color

FAQ

• why does Steve Martin narrate and also play a character? are these supposed to come across as related? it seems separate to me, since the narrative is in third person.