(500) Days of Summer

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Director
Marc Webb
Producer
Jessica Tuchinsky
Producer
Mark Waters
Producer
Mason Novick
Producer
Steven J. Wolfe

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Synopsis

Genre: Comedy

This is a story of boy meets girl, begins the wry, probing narrator of 500 DAYS OF SUMMER, and with that the film takes off at breakneck speed into a funny, true-to-life and unique dissection of the unruly and unpredictable year-and-a-half of one young man’s no-holds-barred love affair. Tom, the boy, still believes, even in this cynical modern world, in the notion of a transforming, cosmically destined, lightning-strikes-once kind of love. Summer, the girl, doesn’t. Not at all. But that doesn’t stop Tom from going after her, again and again, like a modern Don Quixote, with all his might and courage. Suddenly, Tom is in love not just with a lovely, witty, intelligent woman – not that he minds any of that -- but with the very idea of Summer, the very idea of a love that still has the power to shock the heart and stop the world.

Latest Updates

7 New clips from '(500) Days of Summer' - In Theaters July 17th

Published on: June 30, 2009

(500) Days of Summer will be out in theaters soon, but if you want to get a feel for the movie beforehand, then check out these 7 new clips from various parts in the movie.

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Zooey Deschanel introduces never-before-seen clip from '(500) Days of Summer'

Published on: June 25, 2009

By Clark Collis
EW

Movies don’t get much more music-drenched than the romantic comedy (500) Days of Summer, out July 17. The film’s dialogue features references to The Smiths, Ringo Starr, Bruce Springsteen, and Sid Vicious. while its equally eclectic soundtrack boasts tunes from Regina Spektor, Feist, Wolfmother, Black Lips, and Carla Bruni. Music video veteran Marc Webb directs stars Zooey Deschanel -- as the eponymous Summer, who doesn't believe in true love -- and Joseph Gordon-Levitt -- as Tom, a fantasy-sequence-prone greeting-card writer and incurable romantic.

In one of the movie’s most memorable sequences, Gordon-Levitt's madly-smitten character gyrates through a full-on dance sequence to the sound of Hall & Oates’ 1980 soul-pop classic "You Make My Dreams."

Watch the clip here.

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Screenwriter Explains '500 Days' Focus on Architecture, Downtown LA

Published on: June 8, 2009

After last week's reader email about the film "500 Days of Summer" focus on a "failed architect" and downtown's buildings, Curbed LA checked in with co-writer Scott Neustadter to ask: Why architecture? Why downtown LA? In an email, Scott responds: "First off, the character isn't exactly a failed architect. He's an aspiring one who never really committed to it and instead finds himself as a copywriter for greeting cards. It's kind of the polar opposite job than the one he wants. ("why make something temporary like a building when you can make something that lasts forever like a greeting card?")

Read the full article here.

Curbed LA
By: Marissa Gluck

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