WORLD PREMIERE OF
AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS
Photos and Text by ALBERT L. ORTEGA
July 17, 2001, Mann's Village/Bruin Theaters, Westwood, CA.
Director Joe Roth the former head of Disney Studios, assembles an award wining cast for his Revolution Studios in association with Columbia Pictures. Heading up the cast and trotting down the red carpet was Academy Award winner Julia Roberts, Catherine Zeta Jones, John Cusack, Billy Crystal, Hank Azaria, Stanley Tucci, Seth Green and director Joe Roth. Joining this ensemble was soundtrack artist Kelly Levesque, songwriter Diane Warren, Jerry O'Connell, Patrick Dempsey, Thomas Jane, Jennifer Love Hewitt, David Paymer, Garcelle Beauvais, Nancy O'Dell, D.B Sweeney, Robert Davi, Jo Champa, Gabrielle Reese, Rob Schneider, Adam Sandler and Eddie Van Halen with Valerie Bertinelli.
Julia Roberts is Kiki Harrison, a personal assistant to a self centered, narcissistic movie star (Catherine Zeta Jones) that just so happens to be her sister, Gwen Harrison. Kiki's job becomes harder as she has to orchestrate the ultimate public relations stunt by reuniting her sister and her estranged husband actor Eddie Thomas (John Cusack) to promote their latest film. Meanwhile Gwen has fallen for hunky Latin actor Hector (Hank Azaria) while the film's director Hal Wiedmann (Christopher Walken) has taken the only print of the film with the concession that the film be shown to the press first. Not even studio boss Dave Kingman (Stanley Tucci) is invited to the junket, enter recently fired publicist Lee Phillips (Billy Crystal) that has to divert the attention of the press to the reunion of Gwen Harrison and Eddie Thomas. With the help of Kiki, Lee has to pull off the scam of Tinsletown while keeping his competition Danny Wax (Seth Green) at bay.
An evasive Adam Sandler makes good his escape from the media |
Billy Crystal begging everyone to go see his new movie |
Coming over to plant a big sloppy one on your truly was star Catherine Zeta Jones |
Actor David Paymer brought along his wife to see the performance of his MR. SATURDAY NITE costar Billy Crystal |
Expecting a fresh bun from the oven is the wife of actress D.B Sweeney |
Grammy award winner and songwriter Diane Warren |
Rock virtuoso Eddie Van Halen drags his wife former sitcom actress Valerie Bertinelli into the screening |
Professional volleyball babe Gabrielle Reece shows off her great gams and her hubby athlete, Laird Hamilton |
NYPD BLUE's new district attorney Garcelle Beauvais |
Hank Azaria is the suave Latin lover Hector |
Be still my heart, Jennifer Love Hewitt commands the red carpet! |
Jerry O'Connell asks for forgiveness for his last film, TOMCATS |
Actress Jo Champa is radiant in her silver silk dress, you can see her next in THE MESMERIST |
Director Joe Roth is happy to be behind the camera instead of behind the desk |
John Cusack proves that he is a "sweetheart" by signing for the ensembled masses |
America's box office "sweetheart" Julia Roberts plays the second banana to Welsh sensation Catherine Zeta Jones' Gwen Harrison |
Just in time for a brisk stroll down the red carpet was star Catherine Zeta Jones and hubby Michael Douglas |
Nancy O'Dell of NBC's ACCESS HOLLYWOOD is my kind of "sweetheart." |
Playing it cool was former teen heart throb Patrick Dempsy |
Playing an array of Hollywood heavies is veteran baddie Robert Davi |
Ok so nobody went out to see Rob Schneider's THE ANIMAL no reason for him to get so testy! |
Hot shot agent played by Seth Green brings along his steady actress Chad Morgan |
Brilliant actor Stanley Tucci is the studio boss in charge of the big film |
Thomas Jane gave up hunting sharks for a Baseball glove and bat in the HBO film 61 |
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