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A lonely landscape architect falls for the spirit of the beautiful woman who used to live in his new apartment.A lonely landscape architect falls for the spirit of the beautiful woman who used to live in his new apartment.A lonely landscape architect falls for the spirit of the beautiful woman who used to live in his new apartment.
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- 1 win & 1 nomination
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- (as Dina Waters)
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- TriviaDuring some scenes and rehearsals, director Mark Waters had Mark Ruffalo wear an earpiece to receive his lines from Reese Witherspoon, who was not on the set, replicating the situation depicted in the film where David has to relay Elizabeth's messages to the others who can neither see nor hear her.
- GoofsElizabeth is a transparent spirit, but she gives off shadows in the early scenes on the roof and in the street.
- Quotes
Elizabeth Masterson: David?
David Abbott: What?
Elizabeth Masterson: Tell him thank you.
David Abbott: We're really grateful, Jack.
Jack Houriskey: I'm not doin' it for you.
David Abbott: Oh. Then why are you doing it?
Jack Houriskey: Because someday, trust me, I'm gonna need help movin' a body, and when that day comes, I don't wanna hear any shit from you.
- Crazy creditsThe camera pans down from the DreamWorks logo to Dr. Elizabeth Masterson sitting in a foggy flower garden.
- ConnectionsFeatured in HBO First Look: Just Like Heaven (2005)
- SoundtracksJust Like Heaven
Written by Robert Smith, Boris Williams, Simon Gallup, Porl Thompson (as Paul Thompson) & Laurence Tolhurst
Performed by Katie Melua
Produced by Ralph Sall and Mike Batt
Courtesy of Dramatico Records
Featured review
Earthly and heavenly love collide, bringing hope to two lonely people.
In a day of love = sex, along comes supernatural love at its finest. Just Like Heaven features Reese Witherspoon as Elizabeth, a well known but lonely doctor comatose from an accident. Mark Ruffalo is David, the widower renting the apartment Elizabeth lived in and now haunts.
Both are in different places in their love lives, David who is suffering from the loss of his wife to a stroke, Elizabeth suffering from the lack of love in her life. They are forced into a heavenly-type relationship where love prevails through daily interaction between the two. At first, this 'person that will not go away' drives David mad but it doesn't take long to see the power of love in each of their actions.
Elizabeth, who is there every time David turns around, shows her jealousy when a flirty apartment neighbor invites herself in to visit David. David tracks down the identity of his mysterious house-guest, which leads him to being chased by a knife and breaking into Elizabeth's hospital room to steal her body.
This supernatural love also affects the people closest to David and Elizabeth. Abby, Elizabeth's sister, decides to give Elizabeth her last wish to show her love for her sister and Jack, David's friend, agrees to break into the hospital with David to help him save Elizabeth, both attempting to do things not normal for them.
Just as Sam and Molly's supernatural love caused them to do unlikely things for each other in Ghost (1990), David does many unimaginable things to try to save Elizabeth's life and find love again. In the end, the never physical love takes shape as David allows his feelings to be expressed in his actions.
Photography is used wonderfully in the movie as shots of the San Francisco skyline and the Golden Gate Bridge are highlighted throughout the film, giving you a sense of looking down from heaven on the growing love between David and Elizabeth, through the earthly and spiritual realm.
This far-fetched romantic comedy shows the power of love in its most ideal form.
Both are in different places in their love lives, David who is suffering from the loss of his wife to a stroke, Elizabeth suffering from the lack of love in her life. They are forced into a heavenly-type relationship where love prevails through daily interaction between the two. At first, this 'person that will not go away' drives David mad but it doesn't take long to see the power of love in each of their actions.
Elizabeth, who is there every time David turns around, shows her jealousy when a flirty apartment neighbor invites herself in to visit David. David tracks down the identity of his mysterious house-guest, which leads him to being chased by a knife and breaking into Elizabeth's hospital room to steal her body.
This supernatural love also affects the people closest to David and Elizabeth. Abby, Elizabeth's sister, decides to give Elizabeth her last wish to show her love for her sister and Jack, David's friend, agrees to break into the hospital with David to help him save Elizabeth, both attempting to do things not normal for them.
Just as Sam and Molly's supernatural love caused them to do unlikely things for each other in Ghost (1990), David does many unimaginable things to try to save Elizabeth's life and find love again. In the end, the never physical love takes shape as David allows his feelings to be expressed in his actions.
Photography is used wonderfully in the movie as shots of the San Francisco skyline and the Golden Gate Bridge are highlighted throughout the film, giving you a sense of looking down from heaven on the growing love between David and Elizabeth, through the earthly and spiritual realm.
This far-fetched romantic comedy shows the power of love in its most ideal form.
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- Nov 30, 2006
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- If Only It Were True
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- Budget
- $58,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $48,318,130
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $16,408,718
- Sep 18, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $102,854,431
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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