Guide Note

How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days is a 2003 romantic comedy film about a journalist who tries to lose a guy within ten days by doing all the "wrong things" in a relationship.

Andie (Kate Hudson) works for Composure magazine writing "How To" articles. She bets her boss that she can date a man and make him break up with her in ten days. Meanwhile, Ben (Matthew McConaughey), an advertising executive, bets his boss that he can make any woman fall in love with him in ten days. Soon after, Andie and Ben meet in a bar, unknowingly trying to win their bets while manipulating each other.

Fast Facts

1. Release Date: February 23, 2003
2. Rated: PG-13
3. Runtime: 116 min.
4. Director: Donald Petrie
5. Screenplay: Kristen Buckley, Brian Regan, Burr Steers
6. Producers: Robert Evans, Christine Forsyth-Peters, Lynda Obst, Richard Vane
7. Starring: Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey, Bebe Neuwirth, Kathryn Hahn, Adam Goldberg, Michael Michele
8. The soundtrack was composed by the Gin Blossoms
9. Based on a cartoon short story by Michele Alexander
10. Tagline: "One of them is lying. So is the other."

Trivia

1. Andie was originally to be played by Gwyneth Paltrow
2. The Conde Nast office building was used for the Composure Magazine office building.
3. A lot of the scenes were improvised.
4. $14,200,000 worth of jewels were lent to the film.