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| writer = Kim Barker
| writer = Kim Barker
| starring = {{Plainlist |
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* Sandra Bullock
* Sandra Bullock
* [[Bradley Cooper]]
* [[Thomas Haden Church]]
* [[Thomas Haden Church]]
* [[Ken Jeong]]
* [[Bradley Cooper]]
* [[DJ Qualls]]
* [[Katy Mixon]]
* [[Beth Grant]]
* [[Howard Hesseman]]
* [[M. C. Gainey]]
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| music = [[Christophe Beck]]
| music = [[Christophe Beck]]
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| editing = Virginia Katz
| editing = Virginia Katz
| studio = {{Plainlist|
| studio = {{Plainlist|
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* [[Fox 2000 Pictures]]<ref name="variety">{{cite web |last1=Lowry |first1=Brian |title=All About Steve |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/all-about-steve-1200476487 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=September 24, 2021 |date=September 3, 2009 |archive-date=May 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512063347/https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/all-about-steve-1200476487/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Radar Pictures
* [[Fortis Films]]
* [[Fortis Films]]
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* [[Fox 2000 Pictures]]<ref name="variety">{{cite web |last1=Lowry |first1=Brian |title=All About Steve |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/all-about-steve-1200476487 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=September 24, 2021 |date=September 3, 2009}}</ref>
}}
}}
| distributor = [[20th Century Fox]]<ref name="variety"/>
| distributor = [[20th Century Fox]]
| released = {{Film date|2009|09|04}}
| released = {{Film date|2009|09|04}}
| runtime = 99 minutes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/64825-ALL-ABOUTSTEVE|title=All About Steve|work=[[AFI Catalog of Feature Films]]|access-date=August 1, 2017}}</ref>
| runtime = 99 minutes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/64825-ALL-ABOUTSTEVE|title=All About Steve|work=[[AFI Catalog of Feature Films]]|access-date=August 1, 2017}}</ref>
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = English
| language = English
| budget = $15 million<ref name="mojo">{{cite web |url= https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=allaboutsteve.htm |title= All About Steve (2009) |publisher= IMDB | work= [[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date= 2011-09-07}}</ref>
| budget = $15 million<ref name="mojo">{{cite web |url= https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=allaboutsteve.htm |title= All About Steve (2009) |publisher= IMDB |work= [[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date= 2011-09-07 |archive-date= 2011-09-03 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110903073154/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=allaboutsteve.htm |url-status= live }}</ref>
| gross = $40.1 million<ref name="mojo" />
| gross = $40.1 million<ref name="mojo" />
}}
}}


'''''All About Steve''''' is a 2009 American [[comedy film]] directed by [[Phil Traill]] and starring [[Sandra Bullock]], [[Thomas Haden Church]], and [[Bradley Cooper]] as the eponymous Steve. The film is the winner of two [[30th Golden Raspberry Awards|Golden Raspberry Awards]] and has a 6% approval rating at [[Rotten Tomatoes]].
'''''All About Steve''''' is a 2009 American [[romantic comedy]] film directed by [[Phil Traill]], and starring [[Sandra Bullock]], [[Thomas Haden Church]] and [[Bradley Cooper]] as the eponymous Steve. The film is the winner of two [[30th Golden Raspberry Awards|Golden Raspberry Awards]] and has a 6% approval rating at [[Rotten Tomatoes]].


==Plot==
==Plot==
Mary Horowitz, a [[crossword puzzle]] writer for the ''Sacramento Herald'', is socially awkward and considers her pet hamster her only true friend. Her parents decide to set her up on a [[blind date]].
Mary Horowitz, a [[crossword puzzle]] writer for the ''Sacramento Herald'', is socially awkward and considers her pet hamster her only true friend. Her parents decide to set her up on a [[blind date]].


Mary's expectations are low, as she tells her hamster. Mary is pleasantly surprised when her date turns out to be handsome and charming Steve Miller, a [[cameraman]] for the television news network CCN. Steve does not reciprocate her feelings.
Mary's expectations are low, as she tells her hamster. Mary is pleasantly surprised when her date turns out to be handsome and charming Steve Miller, a [[cameraman]] for the television news network CCN. Steve does not reciprocate her feelings.


After an attempt at an intimate moment fails, in part because of her awkwardness and inability to stop talking about vocabulary, Steve fakes a phone call about covering the news out of town. Trying to get Mary out of his truck, he tells her he wishes she could be there.
After an attempt at an intimate moment fails, in part because of her awkwardness and inability to stop talking about vocabulary, Steve fakes a phone call about covering the news out of town. Trying to get Mary out of his truck, he tells her he wishes she could be there.


Mary believes Steve, so decides to pursue him. Her obsession gets her fired when she creates a crossword titled "All About Steve". Following her termination, Mary decides to track him around the country in the hopes of winning his affection. She is encouraged by CCN [[news reporter]] Hartman Hughes, who hopes to use Mary's encyclopedic knowledge in his reports to help get promoted to [[news anchor]].
Mary believes Steve, so decides to pursue him. Her obsession gets her fired when she creates a crossword titled "All About Steve". Following her termination, Mary decides to track him around the country in the hopes of winning his affection. She is encouraged by CCN [[news reporter]] Hartman Hughes, who hopes to use Mary's encyclopedic knowledge in his reports to help get promoted to [[news anchor]].


On the road, Mary annoys some bus passengers so much, the driver abandons her. She hitchhikes with a trucker named Norm, then meets and travels with a pair of protesters: Elizabeth, a ditzy but sweet and likeable girl, and Howard, who sells apples he carves into celebrities. She gradually grows close to the two.
On the road, Mary annoys some bus passengers so much, the driver abandons her. She hitchhikes with a trucker named Norm, then meets and travels with a pair of protesters: Elizabeth, a ditzy but sweet and likeable girl, and Howard, who sells apples he carves into celebrities. She gradually grows close to the two.


Steve and crew end up covering a breaking news story: an old mine collapsed with numerous deaf children stuck inside. Initially, it appears that the children are rescued. Mary, who arrives on the scene, accidentally falls into the [[mine shaft]] as well while making a beeline for Steve.
Steve and crew end up covering a breaking news story: an old mine collapsed with numerous deaf children stuck inside. Initially, it appears that the children are rescued. Mary, who arrives on the scene, accidentally falls into the [[mine shaft]] as well while making a beeline for Steve.


It turns out that not all the children have been rescued, and Mary is trapped with one left behind. Steve begins to realize that Mary, in her own unique way, is a beautiful person. Just as she figures a way out, the two are joined by Hartman, who is made to feel guilty by Elizabeth and Howard for getting Mary into this predicament. Mary's rescue plan works, but she lets Hartman take the credit. She finally realizes she does not need Steve to be happy. In a voiceover she says, "If you love someone, set him free; if you have to stalk him, he probably wasn't yours in the first place."
It turns out that not all the children have been rescued, and Mary is trapped with one left behind. Steve begins to realize that Mary, in her own unique way, is a beautiful person. Just as she figures a way out, the two are joined by Hartman, who is made to feel guilty by Elizabeth and Howard for getting Mary into this predicament. Mary's rescue plan works, but she lets Hartman take the credit. She finally realizes she does not need Steve to be happy. In a voiceover she says, "If you love someone, set him free; if you have to stalk him, he probably wasn't yours in the first place."
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==Production==
==Production==
In October 2006, it was announced that [[Fox 2000 Pictures]] had acquired the Kim Barker penned spec script ''All About Steve'' to be developed as a starring vehicle for [[Sandra Bullock]].<ref name="AllAboutSteveVar">{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2006/film/markets-festivals/fox-2000-aims-to-solve-puzzle-1117951828/|title= Fox 2000 aims to solve puzzle |publisher=Variety|access-date=November 14, 2023}}</ref> In June 2007, it was announced [[Bradley Cooper]] had been signed on to co-star.<ref name="AllAboutSteveVarCooper">{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2007/film/news/cooper-commits-to-steve-2-1117967738/|title=Cooper commits to ‘Steve’|publisher=Variety|access-date=November 14, 2023|archive-date=November 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115052825/https://variety.com/2007/film/news/cooper-commits-to-steve-2-1117967738/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Production began in July 2007. Parts of the film were shot at [[Mayfield Senior School]] in [[Pasadena, California]]. Scenes featuring the collapsed mine and sink hole were filmed at [[The Walt Disney Company]]'s [[Golden Oak Ranch]] near [[Santa Clarita, California]]. Originally scheduled for release on March 6, 2009, the film was not released until September 4, 2009.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goss |first1=William |title=Release Date Shuffle: 'Steve' to Fall (Yay!), 'Haunting' to Spring (Boo!) |url=http://www.cinematical.com/2009/02/10/release-date-shuffle-steve-to-fall-yay-haunting-to-spri/ |publisher=Cinematical |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215141558/http://www.cinematical.com/2009/02/10/release-date-shuffle-steve-to-fall-yay-haunting-to-spri/ |archive-date=February 15, 2009 |date=February 10, 2009}}</ref>
Production began in July 2007. Parts of the film were shot at [[Mayfield Senior School]] in [[Pasadena, California]]. Scenes featuring the collapsed mine and sink hole were filmed at [[The Walt Disney Company]]'s [[Golden Oak Ranch]] near [[Santa Clarita, California]]. Originally scheduled for release on March 6, 2009, the film was not released until September 4, 2009.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goss |first1=William |title=Release Date Shuffle: 'Steve' to Fall (Yay!), 'Haunting' to Spring (Boo!) |url=http://www.cinematical.com/2009/02/10/release-date-shuffle-steve-to-fall-yay-haunting-to-spri/ |publisher=Cinematical |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215141558/http://www.cinematical.com/2009/02/10/release-date-shuffle-steve-to-fall-yay-haunting-to-spri/ |archive-date=February 15, 2009 |date=February 10, 2009}}</ref>


==Release==
==Release==
''All About Steve'' opened at #3 behind the previous two weeks' #1 openers, ''[[The Final Destination]]'' and ''[[Inglourious Basterds]]'' with $11.2 million. The film grossed $33.8 million at the North American box office and has a worldwide total of $40.1 million.<ref name="mojo" /><ref name=bbc-ent />
''All About Steve'' opened at #3 behind the previous two weeks' #1 openers, ''[[The Final Destination]]'' and ''[[Inglourious Basterds]]'' with $11.2 million. The film grossed $33.8 million at the North American box office, and has a worldwide total of $40.1 million.<ref name="mojo" /><ref name=bbc-ent />


==Reception==
==Reception==
[[Image:Sandra Bullock at 2010 Razzies adjusted.jpg|thumb|right|Bullock accepting the [[30th Golden Raspberry Awards|Razzie]]]]
[[Image:Sandra Bullock at 2010 Razzies adjusted.jpg|thumb|right|Bullock accepting the [[30th Golden Raspberry Awards|Razzie]]]]
[[Rotten Tomatoes]] assigned the film a rating of 6% based on 139 reviews with a rating average of 2.61/10. The sites consensus states: "''All About Steve'' is an oddly creepy, sour film, featuring a heroine so desperate and peculiar that audiences may be more likely to pity than root for her."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/all_about_steve|title=All About Steve Movie Reviews, Pictures|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=2013-11-15}}</ref> Another review aggregator, [[Metacritic]], gave the film an average score of 17/100 based on 27 reviews, indicating "overwhelming dislike".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/allaboutsteve|title=All About Steve (2009): Reviews|access-date=2011-09-07|publisher=Metacritic}}</ref>
[[Rotten Tomatoes]] assigned the film an approval rating of 6% based on 140 reviews with a rating average of 3.1/10. The site's critics consensus states: "''All About Steve'' is an oddly creepy, sour film, featuring a heroine so desperate and peculiar that audiences may be more likely to pity than root for her."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/all_about_steve|title=All About Steve Movie Reviews, Pictures|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=September 27, 2022}}</ref> Another review aggregator, [[Metacritic]], gave the film an average score of 17 out of 100 based on 27 critics, indicating "overwhelming dislike".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/allaboutsteve|title=All About Steve (2009): Reviews|access-date=2011-09-07|publisher=Metacritic|archive-date=2010-05-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507011153/http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/allaboutsteve?|url-status=live}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "C+" on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-sep-08-fi-ct-boxoffice8-story.html|title=New releases generate weak returns over holiday weekend|date=September 8, 2009|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=December 30, 2019|archive-date=December 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230083441/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-sep-08-fi-ct-boxoffice8-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
Audiences surveyed by [[CinemaScore]] gave it a grade of C-plus, a low score, indicating poor word of mouth.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-sep-08-fi-ct-boxoffice8-story.html|title=New releases generate weak returns over holiday weekend|date=September 8, 2009|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>


[[Roger Ebert]] gave the film 1 and a half stars out of 4.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/all-about-steve-2009|title=All About Steve movie review & film summary (2009) |first=Roger|last=Ebert|website=www.rogerebert.com}}</ref> ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' named it one of the top ten worst [[chick flick]]s.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Webley|first=Kayla|title=Top 10 Worst Chick Flicks - All About Steve|url=http://entertainment.time.com/2010/05/26/top-10-worst-chick-flicks/?slide=all-about-steve#all-about-steve|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=March 28, 2012|date=May 26, 2010}}</ref>
[[Roger Ebert]] gave the film one and a half stars out of four.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/all-about-steve-2009|title=All About Steve movie review & film summary (2009)|first=Roger|last=Ebert|website=www.rogerebert.com|access-date=2019-12-30|archive-date=2023-07-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725233243/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/all-about-steve-2009|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' named it one of the top ten worst [[chick flick]]s.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Webley|first=Kayla|title=Top 10 Worst Chick Flicks - All About Steve|url=https://entertainment.time.com/2010/05/26/top-10-worst-chick-flicks/?slide=all-about-steve#all-about-steve|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=March 28, 2012|date=May 26, 2010|archive-date=July 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725234749/https://entertainment.time.com/2010/05/26/top-10-worst-chick-flicks/?slide=all-about-steve#all-about-steve|url-status=live}}</ref>


===Accolades===
===Accolades===
{{Anchor|Awards|Awards and nominations}}
{{Anchor|Awards|Awards and nominations}}
The film was nominated for five [[30th Golden Raspberry Awards|Golden Raspberry Awards]] in 2010, including [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture|Worst Picture]], [[Razzie Award for Worst Director|Worst Director]] (Phil Traill), [[Razzie Award for Worst Actress|Worst Actress]] (Sandra Bullock), [[Razzie Award for Worst Screenplay|Worst Screenplay]] (Kim Barker) and [[Razzie Award for Worst Screen Couple|Worst Screen Couple]] (Sandra Bullock and Bradley Cooper).<ref>[http://www.razzies.com/history/30thNoms.asp "30th Annual Golden Raspberry Awards Nominations"], [[Razzies.com]]. Retrieved 2010-02-01.</ref> ''All About Steve'' ultimately won Worst Actress and Worst Screen Couple. [[Sandra Bullock]] accepted the Razzie for Worst Actress, giving out a copy of ''All About Steve'' to each member of the audience, promising to attend next year if they all watched to consider if it was "truly the worst performance".<ref name=bbc-ent>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8554035.stm|work=BBC News|author=Tim Masters|title=Sandra Bullock wins worst actress award at Razzies|date=March 7, 2010|access-date=2011-02-27}}</ref> When an audience member thanked her for the copies, Bullock replied "You say that now".<ref name="razzies">{{Cite video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghS98BKy29Q |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/ghS98BKy29Q| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Sandra Bullock takes bow at the RAZZIES® |date=2011-01-13 |type=YouTube |time=1:45}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She won an [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] for ''[[The Blind Side (film)|The Blind Side]]'' the next day, making Bullock one of the few performers to win an Academy Award and a Razzie Award in the same year.<ref>[http://oscar.go.com/oscar-night/winners?cid=10_oscars_gridLayout_hot "Oscar Winners"], Oscar.com. Retrieved 2010-03-08.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/03/sandra-bullocks-oscar-acceptance-speech-razzie-acceptance-speech.html|title=Sandra Bullock's Oscar acceptance speech, Razzie acceptance speech|publisher=[[Zap2It]]|date=2010-03-08|access-date=2010-03-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100311182859/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/03/sandra-bullocks-oscar-acceptance-speech-razzie-acceptance-speech.html|archive-date=2010-03-11|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The film was nominated for five [[30th Golden Raspberry Awards|Golden Raspberry Awards]] in 2010, including [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture|Worst Picture]], [[Razzie Award for Worst Director|Worst Director]] (Phil Traill), [[Razzie Award for Worst Actress|Worst Actress]] (Sandra Bullock), [[Razzie Award for Worst Screenplay|Worst Screenplay]] (Kim Barker) and [[Razzie Award for Worst Screen Couple|Worst Screen Couple]] (Sandra Bullock and Bradley Cooper).<ref>[http://www.razzies.com/history/30thNoms.asp "30th Annual Golden Raspberry Awards Nominations"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120060157/http://www.razzies.com/history/30thNoms.asp |date=2013-01-20 }}, [[Razzies.com]]. Retrieved 2010-02-01.</ref> ''All About Steve'' ultimately won Worst Actress and Worst Screen Couple. [[Sandra Bullock]] accepted the Razzie for Worst Actress in person, giving out a copy of ''All About Steve'' to each member of the audience, promising to attend next year if they all watched to consider if it was "truly the worst performance".<ref name=bbc-ent>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8554035.stm|work=BBC News|author=Tim Masters|title=Sandra Bullock wins worst actress award at Razzies|date=March 7, 2010|access-date=2011-02-27|archive-date=2010-03-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100310082411/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8554035.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> When an audience member thanked her for the copies, Bullock replied "You say that now".<ref name="razzies">{{Cite video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghS98BKy29Q |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/ghS98BKy29Q| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Sandra Bullock takes bow at the RAZZIES® |date=2011-01-13 |type=YouTube |time=1:45}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She won the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] for ''[[The Blind Side (film)|The Blind Side]]'' the next day, making Bullock one of the few performers to win an Academy Award and a Razzie Award in the same year.<ref>[http://oscar.go.com/oscar-night/winners?cid=10_oscars_gridLayout_hot "Oscar Winners"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100310075258/http://oscar.go.com/oscar-night/winners?cid=10_oscars_gridLayout_hot |date=2010-03-10 }}, Oscar.com. Retrieved 2010-03-08.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/03/sandra-bullocks-oscar-acceptance-speech-razzie-acceptance-speech.html|title=Sandra Bullock's Oscar acceptance speech, Razzie acceptance speech|publisher=[[Zap2It]]|date=2010-03-08|access-date=2010-03-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100311182859/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/03/sandra-bullocks-oscar-acceptance-speech-razzie-acceptance-speech.html|archive-date=2010-03-11|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.allaboutstevemovie.com/}}
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This article is about the film. For the American Dad! episode, see All About Steve (American Dad!).
All About Steve
A woman in a skirt and red knee-high boots holds a closed umbrella out while three men stand on her left closely observing her
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPhil Traill
Written byKim Barker
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyTim Suhrstedt
Edited byVirginia Katz
Music byChristophe Beck
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • September 4, 2009 (2009-09-04)
Running time
99 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15 million[3]
Box office$40.1 million[3]

All About Steve is a 2009 American romantic comedy film directed by Phil Traill, and starring Sandra Bullock, Thomas Haden Church and Bradley Cooper as the eponymous Steve. The film is the winner of two Golden Raspberry Awards and has a 6% approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes.

Plot

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Mary Horowitz, a crossword puzzle writer for the Sacramento Herald, is socially awkward and considers her pet hamster her only true friend. Her parents decide to set her up on a blind date.

Mary's expectations are low, as she tells her hamster. Mary is pleasantly surprised when her date turns out to be handsome and charming Steve Miller, a cameraman for the television news network CCN. Steve does not reciprocate her feelings.

After an attempt at an intimate moment fails, in part because of her awkwardness and inability to stop talking about vocabulary, Steve fakes a phone call about covering the news out of town. Trying to get Mary out of his truck, he tells her he wishes she could be there.

Mary believes Steve, so decides to pursue him. Her obsession gets her fired when she creates a crossword titled "All About Steve". Following her termination, Mary decides to track him around the country in the hopes of winning his affection. She is encouraged by CCN news reporter Hartman Hughes, who hopes to use Mary's encyclopedic knowledge in his reports to help get promoted to news anchor.

On the road, Mary annoys some bus passengers so much, the driver abandons her. She hitchhikes with a trucker named Norm, then meets and travels with a pair of protesters: Elizabeth, a ditzy but sweet and likeable girl, and Howard, who sells apples he carves into celebrities. She gradually grows close to the two.

Steve and crew end up covering a breaking news story: an old mine collapsed with numerous deaf children stuck inside. Initially, it appears that the children are rescued. Mary, who arrives on the scene, accidentally falls into the mine shaft as well while making a beeline for Steve.

It turns out that not all the children have been rescued, and Mary is trapped with one left behind. Steve begins to realize that Mary, in her own unique way, is a beautiful person. Just as she figures a way out, the two are joined by Hartman, who is made to feel guilty by Elizabeth and Howard for getting Mary into this predicament. Mary's rescue plan works, but she lets Hartman take the credit. She finally realizes she does not need Steve to be happy. In a voiceover she says, "If you love someone, set him free; if you have to stalk him, he probably wasn't yours in the first place."

After the end credits, a competitive TV reporter, in despair that Hartman got popularity by jumping into the sinkhole to save Mary, also jumps into it.

Cast

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All About Steve playing at a theater in Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.

Production

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In October 2006, it was announced that Fox 2000 Pictures had acquired the Kim Barker penned spec script All About Steve to be developed as a starring vehicle for Sandra Bullock.[5] In June 2007, it was announced Bradley Cooper had been signed on to co-star.[6]

Production began in July 2007. Parts of the film were shot at Mayfield Senior School in Pasadena, California. Scenes featuring the collapsed mine and sink hole were filmed at The Walt Disney Company's Golden Oak Ranch near Santa Clarita, California. Originally scheduled for release on March 6, 2009, the film was not released until September 4, 2009.[7]

Release

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All About Steve opened at #3 behind the previous two weeks' #1 openers, The Final Destination and Inglourious Basterds with $11.2 million. The film grossed $33.8 million at the North American box office, and has a worldwide total of $40.1 million.[3][8]

Reception

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Bullock accepting the Razzie

Rotten Tomatoes assigned the film an approval rating of 6% based on 140 reviews with a rating average of 3.1/10. The site's critics consensus states: "All About Steve is an oddly creepy, sour film, featuring a heroine so desperate and peculiar that audiences may be more likely to pity than root for her."[9] Another review aggregator, Metacritic, gave the film an average score of 17 out of 100 based on 27 critics, indicating "overwhelming dislike".[10] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C+" on an A+ to F scale.[11]

Roger Ebert gave the film one and a half stars out of four.[12] Time named it one of the top ten worst chick flicks.[13]

Accolades

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The film was nominated for five Golden Raspberry Awards in 2010, including Worst Picture, Worst Director (Phil Traill), Worst Actress (Sandra Bullock), Worst Screenplay (Kim Barker) and Worst Screen Couple (Sandra Bullock and Bradley Cooper).[14] All About Steve ultimately won Worst Actress and Worst Screen Couple. Sandra Bullock accepted the Razzie for Worst Actress in person, giving out a copy of All About Steve to each member of the audience, promising to attend next year if they all watched to consider if it was "truly the worst performance".[8] When an audience member thanked her for the copies, Bullock replied "You say that now".[15] She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for The Blind Side the next day, making Bullock one of the few performers to win an Academy Award and a Razzie Award in the same year.[16][17]

References

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  1. ^ Lowry, Brian (September 3, 2009). "All About Steve". Variety. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "All About Steve". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "All About Steve (2009)". Box Office Mojo. IMDB. Archived from the original on 2011-09-03. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
  4. ^ Moore, Roger. Sandra Bullock's All About Steve--Keith David lands the big laugh" Archived 2011-05-22 at the Wayback Machine, Orlando Sentinel, 2009-01-28.
  5. ^ "Fox 2000 aims to solve puzzle". Variety. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  6. ^ "Cooper commits to 'Steve'". Variety. Archived from the original on November 15, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  7. ^ Goss, William (February 10, 2009). "Release Date Shuffle: 'Steve' to Fall (Yay!), 'Haunting' to Spring (Boo!)". Cinematical. Archived from the original on February 15, 2009.
  8. ^ a b Tim Masters (March 7, 2010). "Sandra Bullock wins worst actress award at Razzies". BBC News. Archived from the original on 2010-03-10. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
  9. ^ "All About Steve Movie Reviews, Pictures". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  10. ^ "All About Steve (2009): Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 2010-05-07. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
  11. ^ "New releases generate weak returns over holiday weekend". Los Angeles Times. September 8, 2009. Archived from the original on December 30, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  12. ^ Ebert, Roger. "All About Steve movie review & film summary (2009)". www.rogerebert.com. Archived from the original on 2023-07-25. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  13. ^ Webley, Kayla (May 26, 2010). "Top 10 Worst Chick Flicks - All About Steve". Time. Archived from the original on July 25, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
  14. ^ "30th Annual Golden Raspberry Awards Nominations" Archived 2013-01-20 at the Wayback Machine, Razzies.com. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  15. ^ Sandra Bullock takes bow at the RAZZIES® (YouTube). 2011-01-13. Event occurs at 1:45. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12.
  16. ^ "Oscar Winners" Archived 2010-03-10 at the Wayback Machine, Oscar.com. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
  17. ^ "Sandra Bullock's Oscar acceptance speech, Razzie acceptance speech". Zap2It. 2010-03-08. Archived from the original on 2010-03-11. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
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