500 Days of Summer is a 2009 American romantic comedy-drama film by first-time director Marc Webb from a screenplay written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, and produced by Mark Waters. The film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel, and employs a nonlinear narrative structure, with the story based upon its male protagonist and his memories of a failed relationship. As an independent production, the film was picked up for distribution by Fox Searchlight Pictures and premiered at the 25th Sundance Film Festival. It garnered favorable reviews and became a successful "sleeper hit", earning over $60 million in worldwide returns, far exceeding its $7.5 million budget. Many critics lauded the film as one of the best from 2009 and drew comparisons to other acclaimed films such as Annie Hall and High Fidelity.
| Director | Marc Webb |
| Produced by | Mason Novick, Jessica Tuchinsky, Mark Waters, Steven J. Wolfe |
| Writer(s) | Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber |
| Starring | Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel |
| Music | Mychael Danna, Rob Simonsen |
| Cinematography | Eric Steelberg |
| Edited by | Alan Edward Bell |
| Production, company | Dune Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| Released | January 17, 2009 (Sundance), August 7, 2009 (United States) |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $7.5 million |
| Box office | $60.7 million |
| Netflix ID | 70112492 |
About 500 Days of Summer
A hopeless romantic falls for a woman who doesn't believe in true love. The film follows their relationship of 500 days.
Achievement of 500 Days of Summer
The film is Marc Webb's feature directorial debut. Scott Neustadter, who co-wrote the film, says that many of the parts in the movie are based off of his real-life experiences with romance.
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