Bridget Jones's Diary
Bridget Jones's Diary is a 2001 romantic comedy film directed by Sharon Maguire from a screenplay by Helen Fielding, Andrew Davies and Richard Curtis. It is based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Fielding. The film stars Renée Zellweger as Bridget Jones, a 32-year-old British single woman who writes a diary, which focuses on the things she wishes to happen in her life. However, her life changes when two men vie for her affection, portrayed by Colin Firth and Hugh Grant. Jim Broadbent and Gemma Jones appear in supporting roles.
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| Running time | 97 minutes
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| Budget | $26,000,000 USD
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| Box office | $72,000,000 USD
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![Bridget Jones's Diary - Tele Tydzień Magazine Pictorial [Poland] (3 May 2024)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/r/5/r5ubectrg83hchg.jpg?skj2io4l)
![Bridget Jones's Diary - Tele Tydzień Magazine Pictorial [Poland] (9 June 2023)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/v/1/v1tc67izgmcrzc61.jpg?skj2io4l)
![Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant - Stars Tv Magazine Cover [Croatia] (2 October 2009)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/m/t/mt5erznqgu0ngnz5.jpg?skj2io4l)
- When Bridget is having dinner with Shazza, Jude and Tom and asks what they would do if their employee made a "harmless little mistake like that" we are led to believe that she's referring to the F.R. Leavis incident. But in one of the scenes that were cut it shows Bridget (on the same day) pitching a marketing idea to one of their writers, the only problem is that she mistakes Michael Naughton, the author of "Teddy Knows Best", for Michael Harper, the author of "The Red Door". This is what she was referring to in the original scripted version of the film.
- Kate Winslet, Juliette Binoche, Patricia Arquette, Rosanna Arquette, Saffron Burrows, Julie Benz, Nicollette Sheridan, Selma Blair, Helena Bonham Carter, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Nicole Kidman, Rachel Griffiths, Emma Thompson, Toni Collette, Amanda Donohoe, Emily Mortimer, Claire Forlani, Tilda Swinton, Elizabeth Hurley, Lucy Lawless, Naomi Watts, Catherine McCormack, Janet McTeer, Sophie Marceau, Sally Phillips, Julia Ormond, Joely Richardson, Miranda Richardson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Emily Watson, Olivia Williams, Rachel Weisz and Alex Kingston were all considered for the role of Bridget Jones.
- To prepare for the role, Renée Zellweger gained 25 pounds, and then actually worked at a British publishing company for a month in preparation for the role. She adopted an alias as well as her posh accent and was apparently not recognized. On her desk in this office she kept a framed picture of then boyfriend Jim Carrey. Workers who did not recognize her found this to be odd, but never mentioned it to her for fear of embarrassing her.
- Salman Rushdie's cameo came about by total fluke. Old friend (the movie's author) Helen Fielding called him up and asked, "How would you like to make a fool of yourself?"
- First cinema feature of James Callis.
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