Confessions of a Shopaholic is a 2009 romantic comedy directed by P.J. Hogan and starring Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy, Joan Cusack, John Goodman, John Lithgow, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Leslie Bibb. The film is based on the first two books in the Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella, The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic and Shopaholic Abroad (retitled Confessions of a Shopaholic and Shopaholic Takes Manhattan in the U.S., respectively).
Synopsis[]
Follows the life of Rebecca Bloomwood, a journalist and shopaholic who ends up working for a financial magazine while trying to achieve her goal of getting into fashion.
Cast[]
- Isla Fisher as Rebecca Bloomwood
- Hugh Dancy as Luke Brandon
- Joan Cusack as Jane Bloomwood
- John Goodman as Graham Bloomwood
- John Lithgow as Edgar West
- Kristin Scott Thomas as Alette Naylor
- Leslie Bibb as Alicia Billington
- Fred Armisen as Ryan Koenig
- Julie Hagerty as Hayley
- Krysten Ritter as Suze Cleath-Stuart
- Robert Stanton as Derek Smeath
- Christine Ebersole as Morning Coffee Host
- Clea Lewis as Miss Ptaszinski
- Wendie Malick as Miss Korch
- Lynn Redgrave as a Drunken Lady at Party
- Nick Cornish as Tarquin Cleath-Stuart
- Stephen Guarino as Allon
- John Salley as D. Freak
- Lennon Parham as Joyce
- Katherine Sigismund as Clare Edwards
- Michael Panes as Russell
- Kaitlin Hopkins as Event Planner
- Kelli Barrett as Bidder in Black/Talking Mannequin
- Kristen Connolly as Bidder in Pink
- Ilana Levine as Manhattanite
- Susan Blommaert as Orla
- Matt Servitto as Head Waiter
- Brandi Burkhardt as Sample Size Worker
- Renée Victor as Bag Lady
- Scott Evans as Chad
- Bea Miller as Shoe Store Girl #1
- Peyton List as Shoe Store Girl #2
- Ed Helms as Garret E. Barton
Trivia[]
- The original books were set in England, as the author was English.
- Reese Witherspoon, Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel, Anne Hathaway, Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Kirsten Dunst, Katie Holmes, Amanda Bynes, Rachel McAdams, Amanda Seyfried, and Lindsay Lohan were all considered for Rebecca Bloomwood. Witherspoon specifically turned it down because she felt it was too similar to her role in Legally Blond.
- Kristin Scott Thomas did not enjoy her time filming this movie. Ironically, in the book, Rebecca says she wishes she was someone cool like Kristin Scott Thomas.
- The technical term for "shopaholic" is "oniomania".
- Lynn Redgrave's final live-action film role. She would lend her voice to the animated film My Dog Tulip, which was her true final film, before her death.
- John Goodman and Wendie Malick both lent their voices in The Emperor's New Groove.
- John Lithgow turned down the role of Edgar West twice before accepting it. Fred Armisen was approached for the role, but when Lithgow finally accepted, the part of Ryan Koenig was written for Armisen.
Video[]
Confessions Of A Shopaholic - Official® Trailer -HD-
