Comedy

Comedy Cinema – This Week – Music And Lyrics

Welcome to the sister article to Comedy Clicks! Each week, we will be taking an in depth look at some of the best comedy films that the world of cinema can offer! Today we will be looking at Music And Lyrics


About the Film

Summary of Plot

A washed up singer is given a couple days to compose a chart-topping hit for an aspiring teen sensation. Though he’s never written a decent lyric in his life, he sparks with an offbeat younger woman with a flair for words.

– iMDB

Year Of Release

2007

Running Time

1 Hour 44 Minutes

Director

Marc Lawrence

Tagline

Share the music with someone you love.

Opening Weekend US & Canada

$13,623,630


Trailer


Starring

Hugh Grant – Alex Fletcher
Drew Barrymore – Sophie Fisher
Scott Porter – Colin Thompson
Brad Garrett – Chris Riley
Aasif Mandvi – Khan
Matthew Morrison – Ray


Song From the OST


Trivia

  • As a child, Hugh Grant took piano lessons from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s mother.
  • Martin Fry, lead singer of 1980’s pop band ABC, coached Hugh Grant with his singing and dancing.
  • During production, the working title of the movie was “Music and Lyrics By…”
  • The film’s British band, Pop!, is a mashup of two 1980’s music groups also from the U.K., Duran Duran and Wham!.

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