A novelist struggling with writer's block finds romance in a most unusual way: by creating a female character he thinks will love him, then willing her into existence.A novelist struggling with writer's block finds romance in a most unusual way: by creating a female character he thinks will love him, then willing her into existence.A novelist struggling with writer's block finds romance in a most unusual way: by creating a female character he thinks will love him, then willing her into existence.
- Awards
- 1 win & 11 nominations
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Storyline
Did you know
- GoofsWhen continuing to write on a page with the typewriter, the main character inserts the page the wrong way.
- Quotes
Calvin Weir-Fields: This is the true and impossible story of my very great love. In the hope that she will not read this and reproach me, I have withheld many telling details: her name, the particulars of her birth and upbringing, and any identifying scars or birth marks. All the same, I cannot help but write this for her, to tell her "I'm sorry for every word I wrote to change you, I'm sorry for so many things. I couldn't see you when you were here and, now that you're gone, I see you everywhere." One may read this and think it's magic, but falling in love is an act of magic, so is writing. It was once said of Catcher In The Rye, "That rare miracle of fiction has again come to pass: a human being has been created out of ink, paper and the imagination." I am no J.D. Salinger, but I have witnessed a rare miracle. Any writer can attest: in the luckiest, happiest state, the words are not coming from you, but through you. She came to me wholly herself, I was just lucky enough to be there to catch her.
- Crazy creditsThere are no opening credits, but there is a title credit of sorts during the initial dog walking scene. "Ruby Sparks" has been inconspicuously sky-written in the upper right hand part of the shot.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Maltin on Movies: Skyfall (2012)
This is a funny touching film that does get a bit heavy at times and while not a long movie does feel a bit too long at times due to pacing. As a whole, it still manages to work on most levels and accomplishes what it seems to set out to do. If you are ready and willing to take a break from the big budget spectacles of Hollywood, then give this character study a chance you will be pleasantly surprised.
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- Also known as
- He Loves Me
- Filming locations
- Big Sur, California, USA(Calvin's stepfaher's house)
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Box office
- Budget
- $8,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,540,106
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $140,822
- Jul 29, 2012
- Gross worldwide
- $9,368,803
- Runtime1 hour 44 minutes
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- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1