Accidental Love

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Accidental Love is a satirical romantic comedy film, originally directed by David O. Russell and based on Kristin Gore’s novel "Sammy’s Hill," about a woman who becomes an unlikely political activist after a bizarre accident.

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instanceOf film
basedOn Sammy’s Hill
novel by Kristin Gore
castMember Bill Hader
Catherine Keener
Jake Gyllenhaal
James Marsden
Jessica Biel
Kurt Fuller
Paul Reubens
Tracy Morgan
countryOfOrigin United States
creditedDirector Stephen Greene
director David O. Russell
distributor Millennium Entertainment
genre political satire
romantic comedy
leadActor Jake Gyllenhaal
Jessica Biel
mainCharacter Alice Eckle
motif bizarre medical condition leading to political engagement
notableFact David O. Russell requested his name be removed from the final cut.
originalLanguage English
originalWorkingTitle Nailed
plotSummary A woman becomes an unlikely political activist after a bizarre accident leaves a nail lodged in her head.
productionHistory David O. Russell disowned the film and used the pseudonym Stephen Greene.
linked to: David O. Russell
productionIssues The film experienced significant production and financing problems.
protagonistOccupation waitress
releaseStatus Released after years of delay under a different title than originally planned
releaseYear 2015
runningTime approximately 100 minutes
screenwriter Dave Jeser
Kristin Gore
Matthew Silverstein
setting Washington, D.C.
theme corruption in politics
health care reform
romantic relationships

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Kristin Gore notableWork Accidental Love
Kristin Gore coWriterOf Accidental Love