Ugly Truth

Theatrical Release Date: 2008 (USA) / 2009 04 03 (USA) / 2009 07 24 (USA)

UPC: 043396275232

Studio: Sony Pictures

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Adult Humor, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Scatological Humor]

Summary: Katherine Heigl stars as a lovelorn television producer who's made to run a gauntlet of romantic exploits by a pig-headed morning-show host (played by Gerard Butler) as a way to prove whose romantic methods are more accurate. Legally Blonde's Robert Luketic directs from a script by Karen McCullah Lutz, Kirsten Smith, and Nicole Eastman. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi

Category: Comedy

Features: cc
Deleted and extended scenes
Gag reel

Ugly Truth

Format: Digital Video Disc (DVD)

Release Date: 11/10/2009

Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 2.40:1

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 96 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French

Subtitles: English,French

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- The Ugly Truth
1. Chapter 1 [3:13]
2. Chapter 2 [3:10]
3. Chapter 3 [1:40]
4. Chapter 4 [4:26]
5. Chapter 5 [3:23]
6. Chapter 6 [4:15]
7. Chapter 7 [2:38]
8. Chapter 8 [3:13]
9. Chapter 9 [3:17]
10. Chapter 10 [2:39]
11. Chapter 11 [4:45]
12. Chapter 12 [2:09]
13. Chapter 13 [2:47]
14. Chapter 14 [2:30]
15. Chapter 15 [5:07]
16. Chapter 16 [2:49]
17. Chapter 17 [4:28]
18. Chapter 18 [1:58]
19. Chapter 19 [3:51]
20. Chapter 20 [2:21]
21. Chapter 21 [3:06]
22. Chapter 22 [2:54]
23. Chapter 23 [1:55]
24. Chapter 24 [3:10]
25. Chapter 25 [2:46]
26. Chapter 26 [2:36]
27. Chapter 27 [1:37]
28. Chapter 28 [12:50]

Alaina O'Connor

Trying to reinvent the romantic comedy is like trying to reinvent the wheel -- highly ambitious, but nearly impossible to execute. Such is the case with The Ugly Truth, the latest Katherine Heigl vehicle, which falls back on an all too familiar story: Type-A career woman meets crass, rough-around-the-edges man-child, they do the love-hate tango, and in the end realize they're perfect for each other. In The Ugly Truth, Abby Richter (Katherine Heigl) is a control-freak producer of a morning show who approaches her love life -- or lack thereof -- much like a job interview, complete with background check. She longs for Mr. Perfect, a man who possesses all of the qualities on her infamous ten-point checklist, yet lacks the ability to mask her tightly wound personality long enough to hook him. Faced with dwindling ratings for her Sacramento-based show, Abby is stuck with ratings-booster Mike Chadway (Gerard Butler), a chauvinistic public-access TV show host whose idea of romance involves two bikini-clad bimbos and a vat of Jell-O. Abby finds Mike's caveman antics abhorrent and Mike finds Abby's prudish demeanor pathetic. Eventually, Abby and Mike make a pact where he promises to help unleash her inner sex goddess and snag Colin (Eric Winter), the bachelor doctor next door, or quit the show if he's unsuccessful. What happens next is the obligatory makeover sequence, complete with shopping spree and hair extensions, followed by a ballgame date at which Mike, like Cyrano, instructs Abby on what to do and say to Colin, with a myriad of comedic results. Later, a late-night romp at a salsa club and an elevator smooch-fest lead Mike and Abby to fall for each other, but who will Abby choose? The film explores the truth of who comes out on top in a battle-of-the-sexes scenario, but by the end it's clear that the real truth lies somewhere in the middle. Though writers Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith of Legally Blonde fame (along with newcomer Nicole Eastman) inject enough raunchy humor into The Ugly Truth to keep it from tilting too far into snooze-worthy territory, they fail to give the romantic duo depth. Even the supporting cast members, who are entirely underused, seem like caricatures. Still, there are moments in the film that make it entertaining; one, in particular, involves Abby wearing vibrating undies to a corporate dinner party, with the outcome being something reminiscent of When Harry Met Sally, but not as iconic. These moments are few and far between, though, and the rest is easily forgettable. Nevertheless, at the end of the day, people who want to see this movie aren't looking for something original. There's a certain familiarity that makes the romantic comedy a perennial favorite among audiences. We buy into the fantasy. The audience knows when to laugh, when to cry, when to swoon, and when to cheer, and by the end they're comforted by the unwavering notion that the leading lady always gets her Mr. Perfect. ~ Alaina O'Connor, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Katherine Heigl  Executive Producer 
Andre Lamal  Executive Producer 
Steven E. Reuther  Producer 
Tom Rosenberg  Producer 
Deborah Jelin Newmyer  Producer 
Gary Lucchesi  Producer 
Karen McCullah Lutz  Executive Producer 
Karen McCullah Lutz  Screenwriter 
Kirsten Smith  Executive Producer 
Kirsten Smith  Screenwriter 
Robert Luketic  Director 
Aaron Zigman  Composer (Music Score) 
Ryan Kavanaugh  Executive Producer 
Eric Reid  Executive Producer 
Nicole Eastman  Screenwriter 
Nancy Heigl  Executive Producer 
Kimberly Di Bonaventura  Producer 
Katherine Heigl  Actor 
Gerard Butler  Actor 
Bree Turner  Actor 
Eric Winter  Actor 
Nick Searcy  Actor 
Jesse D. Goins  Actor 
Cheryl Hines  Actor 
John Michael Higgins  Actor 
Noah Matthews  Actor 
Bonnie Somerville  Actor 
John Sloman  Actor 
Yvette Nicole Brown  Actor 
Nathan Corddry  Actor 
Allen Maldonado  Actor 
Steve Little  Actor 
Dan Callahan  Actor 
Tess Parker  Actor 
Arielle Vandenberg  Actor 
Kevin Connolly  Actor 
Rocco DiSpirito  Actor 
Valente Rodriguez  Actor 
Jamison Yang  Actor 
Blake Robbins  Actor 
Austin Winsberg  Actor 
Tom Virtue  Actor 

Country: USA