Hello, Mrs Robinson! Warner Bros Pictures’ poster for the romantic comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love is reminiscent of the famous scene from The Graduate in which Dustin Hoffman utters the famous lines, “Mrs. Robinson, you’re trying to seduce me. Aren’t you?” But other than the poster, I don’t think the two films have much in common…
Starring Steve Carell as a newly separated dad who gets instructions on how to pick up women from a smooth ladies man (Ryan Gosling), Crazy, Stupid, Love hits theaters on July 29, 2011.
Official Synopsis: At fortysomething, straight-laced Cal Weaver (Carell) is living the dream–good job, nice house, great kids and marriage to his high school sweetheart. But when Cal learns that his wife, Emily (Julianne Moore), has cheated on him and wants a divorce, his “perfect” life quickly unravels. Worse, in today’s single world, Cal, who hasn’t dated in decades, stands out as the epitome of un-smooth.
Now spending his free evenings sulking alone at a local bar, the hapless Cal is taken on as wingman and protege to handsome, thirtysomething player Jacob Palmer (Gosling). In an effort to help Cal get over his wife and start living his life, Jacob opens Cal’s eyes to the many options before him: flirty women, manly drinks and a sense of style that can’t be found at Supercuts or The Gap.
Cal and Emily aren’t the only ones looking for love in what might be all the wrong places: Cal’s 13-year-old son, Robbie, is crazy about his 17-year-old babysitter, Jessica (Emma Stone), who harbors a crush on Cal. And despite Cal’s makeover and his many new conquests, the one thing that can’t be made over is his heart, which seems to keep leading him back to where he began.
