The Notebook
The Notebook is a 2004 American romantic drama film directed by Nick Cassavetes, written by Jeremy Leven and Jan Sardi, based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks. The film stars Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams as a young couple who fall in love in the 1940s. Their story is read from a notebook in the present day by an elderly man (played by James Garner), telling the tale to a fellow nursing home resident (played by Gena Rowlands, who is Cassavetes's mother).
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| Production company | Gran Via |
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| Running time | 124 minutes
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| Country | United States
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| Language | English
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| Budget | $29 million
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| Box office | $116.1 million
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![Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams - Stars Tv Magazine Cover [Croatia] (12 February 2010)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/p/n/pn73lh7lrajmhr7m.jpg?skj2io4l)
- The "after 7 years Allie and Noah" scenes were shot first and then the crew/cast went on a Christmas break. Ryan Gosling had to lose the beard and 20lbs he'd had as the older Noah and come back to play the young Noah. Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling were rather shy and unsure around each other in the "after 7 years" scenes but were more comfortable together in the young Allie and Noah scenes.
- Ryan Gosling was the director's (Nick Cassavetes) first and only choice for the role of Noah. Before Cassavetes, Steven Spielberg, Tom Cruise and Justin Timberlake were also once attached to the project but backed out.
- According to Nick Cassavetes, Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams did not get along at first and that Gosling tried to have McAdams replaced.
- Ryan Gosling (Young Noah) wore brown eye contacts because James Garner (Old Noah) has brown eyes, and Gosling has blue.
- Gena Rowlands, who played older Allie in the movie, is the director's (Nick Cassavetes) mother.
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