Hp mom turns book into local movie dailynorthshore. Born to parents myra wolfe and leonard kipnis, she was raised in evanston, il, graduated from evanston township high school in 1977, and was a journalism major at indiana university. The good doctor, a party planner with a phobia of commitment who, when she meets the perfect man, begins to realise her true feelings for her friend danny jonathan bennet. Danny would be perfect for her but she keeps him in the friend zone. A new romantic comedy based on the novel by nancy goodman manhattan film festival. While definitely a comedy, surprise me still deals with how closely our emotions are linked with food. Surprise me trailer 1 1 of 1 surprise me trailer 1 surprise me. Aug 17, 2017 were chatting with writer and director nancy goodman and actress robyn coffin about the new movie about love, relationships and selfacceptance shot right here in chicago. View nancy goodmans profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community.
Unfortunately, the only thing that is surprising about this film is the sheer amount of tropes that they were able to fit into the story. Jonathan bennett, fiona gubelmann, sean faris, nicole sullivan, lashawn banks. Meet writer, director, and producer nancy goodman at two special showings of surprise me. A surprise party planner hates surprises in her own life. Surprise me view trailer get tickets a bingeeating party planner gets the shock of her life when she joins a quirky therapist to tackle her love issues while planning the most elaborate surprise party of her career. She paints just enough of a picture to put you right there, but doesnt bog down with description. Nancy goodman writing credits in alphabetical order nancy goodman cast nicole sullivan. Nancy goodman director fiona gubelmann genie burns jonathan bennett danny.
Oct 03, 2019 i had the chance to talk with writer and director of the new romcom surprise me. Snappy, clever dialogue and i learned a lot without her preaching at mei only had to follow the characters and it was an entertaining, fun lesson in life. What you learn is that lifes unpredictable moments will not only surprise you, but also draw you in deeply. Nancy goodman is an author, food guru, awardwinning director and screenwriter. Kind of slow in some spots, but it ended up being a. Genie is a surprise party planner who hates surprises. Her partner steven, who hilariously calls her out on every issue she owns, is gay which makes him safe. I won this book in a goodreads giveaway and i thought it was good. What you learn is that lifes unpredictable moments will not only surprise you, but also draw you in. Nancy goodman is the writerdirector of the feature film, surprise me. Were chatting with writer and director nancy goodman and actress robyn coffin about the new movie about love, relationships and selfacceptance shot right here in chicago. Nobody else does, and that smothers the movie, surprise or no surprise.
Chicagoan on a mission releases romantic comedy with a. Nancy goodman director, screenwriter nancy goodman director, screenwriter. Surprise me the movie by late night health radio on friday, august 24, 2018 inspired by her fictional novel, surprise me, about a surprise party planner who hates surprises, goodman describes her award winning film of the same name as a romantic comedy diet. Genie burns fiona gubelmann is the successful owner of surprise enterprise, an event planning company specializing in the ultimate surprise party. Need to surprise your parents for their anniversary. What if pain was merely a set up for the ultimate surprise party.
Fiona gubelmann, jonathan bennett, sean faris, and lashawn banks surprise me. Genie must get her down the aisle without telling her shes the bride. What if pain was merely a set up for the ultimate surprise. This wonderful romcom by writerdirector nancy goodman is filled with eccentric characters i actually fell in love with the wacky therapist, and the setting is a gorgeous chicago backdrop. Her partner steven calls her out on every issue she owns. The movie is directed by nancy goodman and will feature sean faris, jonathan bennett, fiona gubelmann and melissa carlson as lead characters. Cookies and cereal summon genie every night with a vengeance. Jonathan bennett, fiona gubelmann, sean faris directed by. Diversion books 2012, explores the connection between food and feelings, especially emotional eating. I had the chance to talk with writer and director of the new romcom surprise me. Highland park woman, firsttime filmmaker, shines light on. Genie burns, owner of surprise enterprise, masterminds off the wall surprise parties in nobody. It speaks out against emotional eating, eating disorders, obesity, childhood obesity, and the.
Genie must get the bride down the aisle without knowing shes the bride. See others named nancy goodman learn the skills nancy has. Apr 27, 2017 a surprise party planner hates surprises in her own life. After all the books ive come across on the subject of dieting, i was surprised to find that nancy goodmans surprise me.
Directed and written by nancy goodman and starring jonathan bennett cake wars, mean girls, fiona gubelmann one day at a time, daytime. Apr 27, 2017 nancy goodman what if pain was merely a set up for the ultimate surprise party. A bingeeating party planner gets the shock of her life when she joins a quirky therapist to tackle her love issues while planning the most elaborate surprise party of her career. Nancy goodman is revolutionizing the stigma around this nations obsession with food. Based on the bestselling novel, surprise me, this heartwarming and hilarious romantic comedy, follows genie finona guubelmann. She gets the shock of her life when she joins a quirky therapist to tackle her love issues while. Nancy goodman born april 9, 1959 is an american author, screenwriter and director.
Nancy goodman what if pain was merely a set up for the ultimate surprise party. She cant seem to find the right guy, even though he may be right under her nose. Based on the novel by nancy goodman, who is the films writerdirector, the movie gets much of its humor from those parties and from some comical parodies i. Watch the trailer, find showtimes, and get tickets at bit. Snappy, clever dialogue and i learned a lot without her preaching at me i only had to follow the characters and it was an entertaining, fun lesson in life. The film, based on her novel of the same name, is about genie, a party planner who deals with her emotions and past traumas with an eating disorder. Her plan is to have him pretend hes filming a movie with a wedding at the end, giving his girlfriend a role. Nancy goodman writing credits in alphabetical order. Nancy goodman has a way with wordsi felt like i was watching a movie. A great job, terrific friends, a loving mom and stepfather, her health, and the perfect man.
Meanwhile, surprise enterprise is hired by an anonymous hollywood producer to throw a surprise wedding for his girlfriend. Genie burns, owner of surprise enterprise, masterminds off the wall surprise parties in nobody wouldsuspectit locations. In the book goodman speaks directly to readers and shares her inspiring story and lessons for beating bingeeating. She recently released of her first film, surprise me. Danny would be perfect for her but she keeps him in. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing surprise me. Jun 22, 2019 which brings us to nancy goodmans surprise me. Meanwhile, surprise enterprise is hired by an anonymous hollywood producer to throw a surprise wedding for his intended bride. Fiona gubelmann, lashawn banks, nicole sullivan, jonathan bennett, sean faris. View nancy goodman s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. With nicole sullivan, fiona gubelmann, sean faris, jonathan bennett. Highland park woman, firsttime filmmaker, shines light on binge. Here she takes crazy risks but in her love life, she plays it safe.