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| 3 | A 2004 ChickFlick romantic comedy directed by Nick Hurran and starring Creator/BrittanyMurphy, with Creator/HollyHunter, Creator/RonLivingston, Creator/KathyBates, and Creator/JulianneNicholson. |
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| 5 | Stacy Holt (Murphy) is an aspiring journalist from New Jersey. While working on a local daytime talk show hosted by Kippie Kann (Bates), Stacy discovers one of the guests is an ex-girlfriend of her boyfriend Derek (Livingston). Realizing that he has told her very little about his past relationships, and encouraged by show producer Barb (Hunter), she embarks on a journey of discovery. |
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| 8 | !! The film features examples of: |
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| 10 | * BatmanGambit: [[spoiler: Barb manipulates Stacy into running around and contacting Derek's exes, then TheReveal happens on-air.]] Deception seems to be a common way for Kippie to get her guests on the show. |
| 11 | * BigFriendlyDog: Bob, a Bull Mastiff |
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| 13 | * DisappearedDad: Stacy's dad leaves when she's young and her mother raises her. |
| 14 | * GloveSnap: Stacy, believing Dr. Rachel Keyes to be a podiatrist, realizes all too late that she is in fact [[spoiler: a gynecologist.]] As she ominously snaps on a pair of gloves, Stacy internally remarks that they “aren’t for the opera”. |
| 15 | * LargeHam: ''Creator/KathyBates'' has a great time chewing the scenery as a daytime talk show host. |
| 16 | * AMinorKidroduction: The movie starts when Stacy is 7 years old when her dad leaves the family and her love of Music/CarlySimon's music begins. |
| 17 | * ShoutOut: The protagonist and her mom are big Carly Simon fans. Her music is used several times, and ''Film/WorkingGirl'' is discussed. Leads to TheCameo from Simon at the end. |
| 18 | * StockScream: Subverted. When new guests arrive on the show, they're met with a doorbell sound effect and sometimes a scream. On Stacy's first day, Barb provides a live scream when they can't seem to find/cue up the sound effect. |
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