The Ugly Truth
The Ugly Truth is a 2009 American romantic comedy film directed by Robert Luketic, written by Nicole Eastman, Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith, and starring Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler. The film was released in North America on July 24, 2009 by Columbia Pictures, and was panned by critics, with the Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus stating that "despite the best efforts of Butler and Heigl", the film "suffers from a weak script that relies on romantic comedy formula". It was a commercial success, grossing $205 million against a budget of $38 million.
- That is a problem. - Yeah. Call Matt at Media Lab. He's got some Skycams. - Where are all my weathermen? - Right here. - Hey. - Hello. Thank you all for coming. You guys look great. Thanks for being here. Good. Is there a reason they're all overweight? If they get the forecast wrong... ...research shows people are more willing to forgive a fat guy. I hate to do this. I don't think I can work with her. It's bad enough I have to take her criticism at home. - A man can only endure so much. - Larry, you are not a man... ...you are a newsman.
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But you. You, my friend, have balls the size of Volkswagens. - Don't think I haven't noticed. - I only thought of them as blue of late. But you're right. They're quite sizable. But not disproportionately so. I think of them as aesthetically pleasing. Yeah, I think I made my point. Are you kidding me right now? Nobody in Sacramento... ...gives a crap about the extinction rate of the Brazilian slug worm. Knowing which celebutante is in rehab is of vital importance? - Your voice makes my hair... - Okay. He is trying to kill me. - He knows I can't eat crab. - It's Crab Rangoon. - Who doesn't eat Crab Rangoon? - Oh, my God. Does anybody see this? - Is that a hive? - No, looks like syphilis to me. You wouldn't even know what syphilis looks like if it weren't for my story.
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- Stand by to go to three. - Yeah, so some... Cacciatore gets mushrooms, garlic. Exactly. - Yeah. Put the mushrooms in. - All right. And whatever amount of garlic you want. - Really? - You can't have enough garlic. - Oh, you can. - I certainly can. - Do it every night. - I got a nice, big spoon for you. - Oh, excellent. Thank you. - Here you go.
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- You sure you don't want any leftovers? - When we return... ...our live Skycam traffic update. - Okay. And guess who's in rehab this week. - Stand by to roll break. - Also, how you can adopt... ... your very own slug worm, when we come back. - Roll your break. - How about salt? Salt make it better?
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It's just a matter of looking chaos right in the eye and telling it to eff off. You guys did great. Thank you. I think it's time for a new chef on this show. I do. Now, come on. Rocco's been with us... - Abby? - It's this upsetting? Hey, Stuart wants to see you. He's freaking out. Oh, he got the ratings.
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We got beat by all the network shows, including a rerun of Who's the Boss? The one where the vacuum breaks. It's just a temporary setback. Things will be better tomorrow. You know that guy with the cable-access show... ...on Channel 83 does better. If we program Jerry Springer reruns... ...we'd do a nine-share at a quarter of the price. Please don't tell me you're thinking of killing the show. We're not a family-run station anymore, Abby. I mean, I love you. You're great at what you do. But you gotta get me some numbers. I got two daughters in college and a son in beauty school. I don't know how much you know about Vidal Sassoon, but that shit ain't cheap.
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