BRIDGET JONES' DIARY -

2001 MOVIE

Renee Zellwegger is Bridget Jones, superb acting and a very sexy lady who finally gets her man

 

Bridget Jones's Diary is a 2001 film, based on the novel, also called Bridget Jones's Diary, by Helen Fielding. The adaptation starred Renée Zellweger as Bridget, Hugh Grant as the caddish Daniel Cleaver and Colin Firth as Bridget's 'true love' Mark Darcy. A sequel, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, was released in 2004.

 

Before the film came out a considerable amount of controversy surrounded the casting of the American Zellweger as what some saw as a quintessentially British heroine. However, her performance is widely considered to be of a high standard.

 

 

Bridget Jones's Diary DVD cover

 

 Bridget Jone's Diary DVD cover

 

 

Helen Fielding has stated in many interviews that her novel was based upon both Jane Austen's work Pride and Prejudice and the popular 1995 BBC adaptation, Pride and Prejudice. This was also reflected in the decision to cast Colin Firth as Darcy, since he played the 'real' Mr Darcy in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. This is not the film's only connection to that serial – the screenplay was co-written by Andrew Davies, who had written the adaptation of Austen's novel for the BBC.

 

The film includes cameos by Salman Rushdie and Jeffrey Archer.

 

The director of the film, Sharon Maguire, is one of Fielding's friends whom the character of "Shazzer" was reportedly based on. In the film "Shazzer" was played by Sally Phillips, who originally auditioned for the role of Bridget but was not considered a big enough name for the part. Kate Winslet also auditioned for the part and was almost considered for it, but eventually was dismissed since she was too young (25 at the time the auditions took place) to play Bridget.

 

 

Soundtrack

 

The movie's soundtrack features two hit songs which were released as singles, "Out of Reach" by Gabrielle and "It's Raining Men" by Geri Halliwell. Robbie Williams contributed two songs to the soundtrack and Sheryl Crow contributed one.

 

  1. "Killin' Kind" by Shelby Lynne

  2. "Kiss That Girl" by Sheryl Crow

  3. "Love" by Rosey

  4. "Have You Met Miss Jones?" by Robbie Williams

  5. "All by Myself" by Jamie O'Neal

  6. "Just Perfect" by Tracy Bonham

  7. "Dreamsome" by Shelby Lynne

  8. "Not Of This Earth" by Robbie Williams

  9. "Out of Reach" by Gabrielle

  10. "Someone Like You" by Dina Carroll

  11. "It's Raining Men" by Geri Halliwell

  12. "Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)" by Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye

  13. "I'm Every Woman" by Chaka Khan

  14. "Pretender Got My Heart" by Alisha's Attic

  15. "It's Only A Diary" by Patrick Doyle

 

Other songs

 

Other songs in the movie not listed on the soundtrack include:

  • "Magic Moments" by Perry Como

  • "Can't Take My Eyes off You" by Andy Williams

  • "Respect" by Aretha Franklin

  • "Without You" by Renée Zellweger

  • "Ring Ring Ring" by Aaron Soul

  • "Don't Get Me Wrong" by The Pretenders

  • "Peter Gunn" by Art of Noise

  • "Up, Up and Away" by The Fifth Dimension

  • "Every Bossa"

  • "Me and Mrs. Jones" by The Dramatics

  • "Fly Me to the Moon" by Julie London

  • "Woman Trouble" by The Artful Dodger

  • "Christmas Green"

  • "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Diana Ross

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Cast

 

Renée Zellweger

Bridget Jones

Gemma Jones

Bridget's Mum

Celia Imrie

Una Alconbury

James Faulkner

Uncle Geoffrey

Jim Broadbent

Bridget's Dad

Colin Firth

Mark Darcy

Charmian May

Mrs. Darcy

Hugh Grant

Daniel Cleaver

Paul Brooke

Mr. Fitzherbert

Felicity Montagu

Perpetua

Shirley Henderson

Jude

Sally Phillips

Shazza

James Callis

Tom

Charlie Caine

Handsome Stranger

Gareth Marks

Simon in Marketing

 

 

Trivia

  • In Germany, the title is: Bridget Jones – Schokolade zum Frühstück, meaning "Bridget Jones - Chocolate for Breakfast"

  • In the United Kingdom the film grossed a very impressive £41,692,598.

  • In the United States the film made $71,500,556.

  • Controversial author Salman Rushdie makes a cameo apperance as himself, with both Bridget and Daniel asking him for directions to the toilet.

 

LINKS and REFERENCE

 

 

 

 

 The Edge of Reason  - Youtube

 

 

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Wikipedia

 

 

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