'' is an
American Movie released in
2003 . It is not to be confused with the unfinished
1962 film of a
Similar Title .
Harry Sanborn is a wealthy
New York businessman who has had a habit of dating women under 30 for 40 years. When he and his latest conquest, Marin Barry, drive to her mother's Hamptons
Beach House on the coast, his life turns upside down.
Expecting to be alone, Harry and Marin are surprised by Marin's mother, successful playwright Erica Barry, and her sister Zoe (
Frances McDormand ). After an awkward dinner, the night turns disastrous when — during
Foreplay with Marin — Harry has a
Heart Attack and is rushed to hospital. The handsome young doctor, Julian Mercer (
Keanu Reeves ), tells Harry to stay in the area for a few days, and so Harry ends up staying with Erica. Their differing personalities initially make for awkward living arrangements, until the two begin to get to know each other.
Soon, the two have fallen in love, they live very different lifestyles — Erica's determination to be single and independent, and Harry's constant desire for new women and experiences — combined with the fact that Harry is dating Marin and Julian has fallen for Erica, leave the two struggling to deal with their current relationships with others, but also work on their own. Marin soon breaks up with Harry after she suspects that he's in love with her mother. The break up is not out of anger, but rather she wants her mother to be able to have a relationship with him and for her own life to move on. Harry and Erica spend more time together and the relationship they have with each other gets even more serious. Harry's improving health means that he no longer has to stay with Erica, and in a very awkward decision, he heads home.
Meanwhile, Marin receives news that her father, Erica's ex-husband who she still allows to direct her plays, is getting remarried. Although Erica is unaffected by the news, Marin is devastated, exhibiting self-centered behavior which implies that she is the only one this concerns. She pressures her mother into going to dinner with Marin to see her ex-husband and his new fiancée. At dinner, Erica is the life of the party until she sees Harry at another table with another woman, and is crushed, because she realizes that she still loves him. Harry spots Erica and tries to convince her that the woman was just a friend and that they weren't in a relationship. In the argument that follows, Harry suffers from what he believes is another heart attack and is rushed to the hospital where he is told that it is only a panic attack but he must rest if he doesn't want to end up in the hospital every week. The female doctor tells him that if he was her 'Dad' she would not want him out alone so soon after a heart attack, clearly emphasizing his age. Harry goes home in an attempt to get some rest.
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