SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE (2003)

SMALL TALK & BIG KITCHENS, our mini-series on the romcoms of Nora Ephron and Nancy Meyers, continues with the movie that defied Hollywood’s accepted ageism by focusing on romantic leads over the age of 55.

Fresh off of the massive success of What Women Want, Nancy circled back on a concept she had been thinking about for over a decade. a romcom about find love after a certain age. After pitching the movie to Sony Pictures with Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson in the lead roles, the film was greenlit and became another massive success, proving that a 57 and 65 year old could still headline romance.

Actor, writer, and podcaster Lauren Milberger joins Nick & Scott to gush about 2003’s SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE, which has so much to say about love, loneliness, and relationships while also being a stealth coming-of-age film.

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