Lars and the Real Girl(2007)

Name: Lars and the Real Girl
Director: Craig Gillespie
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: Oct 12, 2007
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider, R.D. Reid, Kelli Garner

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

PG-13
Rated PG-13 for some sex-related content
1h 46m

Release Date: Oct 12, 2007

A delusional young man strikes up an unconventional relationship with a doll he finds on the Internet.

Release Details

Original Release | Oct 12, 2007 | Limited

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Box Office Results

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$90,418
Total US & Canada:
$5,972,884
Total International
$5,320,779
Total Worldwide:
$11,294,067

Current Showtimes

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Director & Top Cast

Craig Gillespie
Director

Ryan Gosling
Actor

Emily Mortimer
Actor

Paul Schneider
Actor

R.D. Reid
Actor

Kelli Garner
Actor

Nancy Beatty

Actor

Doug Lennox

Actor

Joe Bostick

Actor

Liz Gordon

Actor

Nicky Guadagni

Actor

Patricia Clarkson

Actor

Karen Robinson

Actor

Maxwell McCabe-Lokos

Actor

Billy Parrott

Actor

Sally Cahill

Actor

Angela Vint

Actor

Liisa Repo-Martell

Actor

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: SDDS,Dolby Digital,DTS

Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: Canada, United States

Language: English,Spanish

Summaries

Plot Summary

Lars Lindstrom lives in a room adjacent to the garage behind the house he and his brother Gus inherited from their father. His pregnant sister-in-law Karin's persistent attempts to lure him into the house for a family meal are usually rebuffed, and on the rare occasions he accepts, their conversation is stilted and he seems eager to leave as soon as he can. The young man finds it difficult to interact with or relate to his family, co-workers, or fellow parishioners in the church he regularly attends.One day Lars happily announces to Gus and Karin he has a visitor he met via the Internet, a wheelchair-bound missionary of Brazilian and Danish descent named Bianca. The two are startled to discover Bianca is in fact a lifelike doll Lars ordered from an adult website. Concerned about his mental health, they convince Lars to take Bianca to Dagmar, the family doctor who is also a psychologist. Dagmar diagnoses Bianca with low blood pressure and advises Lars he needs to bring her in for weekly treatments, during which she will attempt to analyze him and get to the root of his behavior. She urges Gus and Karin to assist with Lars' therapy by treating Bianca as if she were a real woman.As time passes, Lars begins to introduce Bianca as his girlfriend to his co-workers and various townspeople. Aware of the situation, everyone reacts to the doll as if she were real, and Bianca soon finds herself involved in volunteer programs, getting a makeover from the local beautician, and working part-time as a model in a clothing store. Due to their acceptance of Bianca, Lars soon finds himself interacting more with people. At work, he takes notice of Margo, and when she reveals she has broken up with her boyfriend, Lars agrees to go bowling with her while Bianca attends a school board meeting. The two spend a pleasant evening, although Lars is quick to remind Margo he could never cheat on Bianca. She replies she would never expect that of him and tells him she hopes one day to find a man as faithful as he.One morning, Lars discovers Bianca is unresponsive, and she's rushed to the hospital by ambulance. Her prognosis isn't good, and Lars announces Bianca would like to be brought home. News of her illness spreads through town, and everyone whose life has been touched by Bianca brings flowers or food to the Lindstrom home. Gus and Karin suggest Lars and Bianca join them for a visit to the lake. While the couple is hiking, Lars kisses Bianca for the first time, just before she dies.Bianca is given a funeral all the townspeople attend. After Bianca is buried, Lars and Margo linger at the gravesite and, having come to terms with past traumas, ready to accept adult responsibilities, and filled with newfound self-confidence, he asks her if she would like to take a walk with him, an invitation she happily accepts.

Storyline

In this comedy, Lars Lindstrom is an awkwardly shy young man in a small northern town who finally brings home the girl of his dreams to his brother and sister-in-law's home. The only problem is that she's not real - she's a sex doll Lars ordered off the Internet. But sex is not what Lars has in mind, but rather a deep, meaningful relationship. His sister-in-law is worried for him, his brother thinks he's nuts, but eventually the entire town goes along with his delusion in support of this sweet natured boy that they've always loved. — Orange