Comfort watch: Something’s Gotta Give (2003)

Life and Art from FT Weekend

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🗓️ 12 January 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

This week, as we enter the depths of January, we return to an old comfort classic: the 2003 Nancy Meyers romcom Something’s Gotta Give, starring Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson. In it, two middle-aged people fall in love, but only after one heart attack, two younger lovers, some unexpected midnight pancakes and ample bickering. Does the movie still work today? How has the way we depict aging in film changed? And do we miss Nancy Meyers movies? Joining Lilah is comedian Negin Farsad, host of the podcast Fake the Nation, and FT senior corporate finance correspondent Eric Platt. This is one of his favourite movies.

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Links (all FT links get you past the paywall):

– Something’s Gotta Give (2003) is available to rent on streaming services

– You can find Negin’s podcast Fake the Nation wherever you listen, or here: https://headgum.com/fake-the-nation

– Here’s a recent piece she wrote about a magic mushroom retreat in Jamaica: https://www.afar.com/magazine/what-a-mycomeditations-magic-mushroom-retreat-is-really-like

– Eric writes about corporate finance for the FT. You can find his most recent piece here: https://on.ft.com/4220z12

– Negin is on X at @NeginFarsad.

– You might also like our conversation with the author Curtis Sittenfeld about romcoms and her novel Romantic Comedy: https://on.ft.com/48RggtW

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0:00.0	Welcome to Life and Art from FT Weekend. I'm Lila Raptopoulos, and this is our Friday chat show.
0:07.7	It's winter, the season of cold weather, dark days, and very few new releases. So today we're
0:14.3	going to do something a little different and bring a classic film into the studio. And not just any
0:19.3	classic. We have chosen a rom-com, a cinematic masterpiece.
0:23.8	The 2003 Nancy Myers original, Something's Got to Give. So Something's Got to Give, you probably remember it.
0:30.4	It stars Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson. She is Erica, a successful divorced playwright. He is
0:36.7	Harry, also known as Old, Old Hair, a successful divorced playwright. He is Harry, also known as old, old, old hair, a successful
0:40.8	record exec. And the twist of the film, which you may remember, is that he's not young and
0:46.2	neither is she. It's a movie about a romance between a man in his 60s and a woman in her 50s.
0:51.5	When the film starts, Harry's actually dating Erica's daughter,
0:54.5	played by Amanda Pete, who is in her 20s. And then, of course, drama and self-discovery ensue.
0:59.8	So let's get into it. I am here with two wonderful guests in the New York studio. I, of course,
1:04.4	am Lila, old, old, old lie. With me is comedian and actress Nigeen Fad. Nguin is our very first guest on the chat show
1:14.4	from outside the FT universe. She is the host of the Fake the Nation podcast, which is really
1:19.4	an excellent fun, very interesting show. And in the words of the film, she is a woman to love.
1:26.8	Hello, thanks so much for having me. and I have a pair of scissors here.
1:30.9	If at any point, I need to rip off my own clothes.
1:34.6	We have no turtlenecks in the room today, but we did not come prepared.
1:39.7	Welcome.
1:40.6	To my right is the great Eric Platt, the F.T.'s Senior Corporate Finance Correspondent,
1:45.2	and I have to say Eric was an inspiration for this episode because he is a huge fan of this
1:50.3	film and the Nancy Myers universe. So kind to say in here. Welcome, Eric. I watch it once a
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