Saturday, August 6, 2011

Movie Moments: #102

 

Morning Glory (2010)

Comments:
Yes, I know that the term morning glory has a different meaning in street slang, this MG is a film set in the world of breakfast television.  My wife gets cross if I watch good stuff without her, hence I am usually relegated to B films that I have watched before if I happen to be up late or have a film on in the background if I am at my computer.  MG was a film she had watched without me and justified by saying it was a chick flick.  Having risen early and stuck for something to watch, I put this on.  Not a great flick but something light that passes the time.  I will now not look at Kochie and Mel on Sunrise in the same away.

Synopsis:
Becky (Rachel McAdams), a young morning show TV producer, takes a job as Executive Producer with a struggling breakfast show, “Daybreak”.  Having fired the sexist male co-host, she forces crusty newsman Mike Pomeroy (Harrison Ford) to partner co-anchor Colleen (Diane Keaton).  He sees morning television as being fluff, not serious news, disagreeing with Becky’s view that news can also be entertaining. She has a short time to get the ratings up or get cancelled.

Quote:
Mike Pomeroy: You know what I've noticed, people only say "lighten up" when they're gonna stick their fist up your ass.

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Trivia:
Harrison Ford was born on 13 July, 1942, so was aged 68 when the film was made.  Diane Keaton’s birthday is 5 January, 1946, so was aged 64 at the time that she appeared in this film.


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