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Plot

This Big Apple-based romantic comedy charts the tumultuous relationship between liberal arts student and budding chef Al (Freddie Prinze Jr.) and his first girlfriend, Imogen (Julia Stiles), a self-possessed freshman who wants to become an artist. After meeting in a bar, the pair jump into a giddy, passionate affair that's grown-up enough to include face time between the young lovers and Al's DJ mom and TV-chef dad (Henry Winkler). After a summer abroad, however, Imogen feels like the relationship is robbing her of her youth, and the couple must struggle with romantic and domestic growing pains. Meanwhile, their wacky friends -- who include porn stars (Selma Blair and Zak Orth), stoners (Rosario Dawson), a mullet-haired lunkhead (Shawn Hatosy), and a Jim Morrison look-alike named Jim Morrison (Ashton Kutcher) -- provide laughs, advice, and sexual temptation. The debut film from writer/director Kris Isacsson, the teen-themed Down to You marked a change of pace for normally grown-up Miramax Films. In addition to a slew of recent rock and pop, the film prominently features music from such downtown New York fixtures of the past decade as Deee-Lite ("Groove is in the Heart") and Cibo Matto ("Moonchild").
MPAA Rating:
PG-13 for mature thematic material, sexual content, language, drug and alcohol use.
Genre(s):
Comedy,Drama
Run Time:
97min.
Theatrical Release Date:
01/21/2000
DVD Release Date:
07/11/2000
Distributor(s):
Miramax
Director(s):
Themes:
College Life
Tone:
Humorous,Light
Keywords:
artist,attraction,break-up [romantic],college-student,cooking,life-choices,reconciliation,romance
Country of Origin:
USA (01-21-2000)
Language:
English
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