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Notting Hill
London bookstore owner William Thacker's quiet life turns upside down when a chance encounter with famous actress Anna Scott sparks an unlikely romance challenged by their vastly different worlds.
1999 · Directed by Roger Michell · 124 min · Romance · Comedy · Screenplay in the scene database · 14 frames
Tagline
Can the most famous film star in the world fall for the man on the street?
Plot
William Thacker owns a travel book store in Notting Hill, London. Divorced from his wife who left him for another man (who resembles Harrison Ford), he shares a flat with Spike, a flaky and sloppy Welshman.
One day, famous Hollywood actress Anna Scott enters the shop and buys a book. Shortly after she leaves, Will goes to buy his colleague Martin a juice, but bumps into Anna while rounding a street corner, spilling it on her. He takes her to his flat across the street so she can change. When leaving, she impulsively kisses him.
Anna later invites Will to visit her at the Ritz Hotel. There, he is mistaken for a reporter and ushered into a press event for her new film. When asked, Will says he writes for Horse & Hound magazine. Anna asks to be William's date at his sister Honey's birthday party later that evening. Though his friends and family are surprised, she gets on well with everyone and enjoys herself. Later, the two enter a private neighbourhood park, where Anna again kisses Will.
Plot summary from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
Crew
- Written by: Richard Curtis
- Cinematography: Michael Coulter
- Edited by: Nick Moore
- Music: Trevor Jones
- Production design: Stuart Craig
- Produced by: Duncan Kenworthy
Cast
- Julia Roberts as Anna Scott
- Hugh Grant as William Thacker
- Gina McKee as Bella
- Tim McInnerny as Max
- Rhys Ifans as Spike
- Emma Chambers as Honey
- Hugh Bonneville as Bernie
- Richard McCabe as Tony
- James Dreyfus as Martin
- Dylan Moran as Rufus the Thief
Production
- Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Working Title, Notting Hill Pictures, Duncan Kenworthy Productions, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
- Budget: $42,000,000
- Box office: $363,889,678
- Themes: new love, london, england, bookshop, roommates, press conference, paparazzi, interview, romcom, birthday party, fame
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