15 years ago, we saw the first on-screen pairing of two stars who could have been referred to at the time as the King AND Queen of romantic comedies…

Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore.  

Grant stars as Alex Fletcher, former co-lead singer of the fictional ‘80’s pop group known as “Pop.”  He’s a former pop star that is now a "has-been" and who now has a shot at his first big break in years as he was recruited to write a new song for CORA, the biggest pop star and who is kinda, sorta loosely based on Britney Spears at the time (mid ‘2000’s). 

Alex is still a gifted musician but humorously bad at writing lyrics….and that’s where Barrymore’s Sofie comes in as she’s a former writer who surprisingly has a gift for writing song lyrics.  Together, they collaborate on a new love song….and just GUESS what happens along the way?  Marc Lawrence directed this very charming rom-com which also features its' share of catchy music.

Host: Geoff Gershon
Producer: Marlene Gershon

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