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Alex & Emma

Alex & Emma (2003)

Directed by Rob Reiner. With Luke Wilson, Chino XL, Lobo Sebastian. A writer must turn out a novel in thirty days or face the wrath of loan sharks.

The story :

A romantic comedy: Alex is an author whose writer's block and gambling debts have landed him in a jam. In order get loan sharks off his back, he must finish his novel in 30 days or wind up dead. To help him complete his manuscript he hires stenographer Emma. As Alex begins to dictate his tale of a romantic love triangle to the charming yet somewhat opinionated stenographer, Emma challenges his ideas at every turn. Her unsolicited yet intriguing input begins to inadvertently influence Alex and his story and soon real life begins to imitate art. Written by Anonymous

Alex Sheldon is a aspiring novelist who has two things: Writer's Block and a gambling problem. But then two Cuban gentlemen from a mafia comes by his residence and gives him a choice: Finish his next book in 30 days or less and collect $100,000 to pay off the debt, or be killed. It is then that Alex hires Emma Dinsmore , a court stenographer to be his dictator. His novel, set in the roaring 1920's is about a man named Adam Shipley, a writer who has personal problems and is shy to be in love with women. At first things get off to a rocky start, but with Alex telling the story and Emma with her thoughts, comments, and her point of view, they tend to form a relationship similar to the novel. Written by Christopher Howell .

Cast


Alex Sheldon
Luke Wilson
21 September 1971
Dallas, Texas, USA

Emma Dinsmore
Kate Hudson
19 April 1979
Los Angeles, California, USA


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