Shopgirl
By: Touchstone Pictures and Hyde Park Entertainment present an Ashok Amritraj production ; executive producer, Andrew Sugerman ; produced by Ashok Amritraj, Jon Jashni, Steve Martin ; screenplay by Steve Martin ; directed by Anand Tucker
Contributors: Suschitzky, Peter, cinematographer; Danes, Claire, 1979- actor; Schwartzman, Jason, 1980- actor; Wilson, Bridgette, actor; Bottoms, Sam, 1955-2008, actor; Conroy, Frances, actor; Pidgeon, Rebecca, actor; Doctor, Gina, actor; Kusatsu, Clyde, actor; Shelton, Samantha, 1978- actor; Viscidi, Marcus, producer; Pheloung, Barrington, composer; Steiner, Nancy, costume designer; Gamble, David (Film editor); Arnold, William (William David), designer; Touchstone Pictures; Hyde Park Entertainment (Firm); Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm); Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
Publisher: Touchstone Home Entertainment; Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Burbank, CA
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 106
Subjects: Drama; Man-woman relationships; Sales personnel; Loneliness; May-December romances; Teatro; Relaciones humanas; French language materials; Triangles (Interpersonal relations); Empleados de comercio; Spanish language materials; Clerks (Retail trade)
Work titles: Shopgirl (Motion picture)
Description: Ray Porter is a buttoned-down 50-something executive who reaches out to a much younger woman as his Los Angeles playmate. Mirabelle, a 20-something with a pile of promises, debt, and depression, fades away in a slow corner of Saks, while trying to sell unneeded formal gloves. She's a wisp of a person, with a cat who doesn't love her, and when she finds a suitor, it's Jeremy, a scruffy artist who babbles on about speakers. When the gentlemanly Porter calls, his appearance in her life begins to make her whole. It also immediately sets her up for sadness, because Ray thinks of Mirabella as a precious outlet for sex, while Mirabelle, very mistakenly, sees Ray as a potential lifelong mate.
Notes: Based on the novella by Steve Martin.

Originally released as motion picture in 2005.

Spectial features: "Evolution of a novella: the making of Shopgirl" (22 min.); deleted scenes (6 min.); audio commentary by director Anand Tucker.

Co-producer, Marcus A. Viscidi ; director of photography, Peter Suschitzky ; music by Barrington Pheloung ; costume designer, Nancy Steiner ; film editor, David Gamble ; production designer, William Arnold.

Steve Martin, Claire Danes, Jason Schwartzman, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Sam Bottoms, Frances Conroy, Rebecca Pidgeon, Gina Doctor, Clyde Kusatsu, Samantha Shelton.

MPAA rating: R; for some sexual content and brief language.

DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue with optional English SDH, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Table of contents: title: Special features: Widescreen version enhanced for 16x9 televisions; title: "Evolution of a novella: The making of Shopgirl"; title: Deleted scenes; title: Audio commentary by director Anand Tucker; title: Language: English Dolby digital 5.1 surround ; French Dolby digital 5.1 surround ; Spanish Dolby digital 5.1 surround; title: Subtitles: English, French, Spanish.