Mary Horowitz may be a little ‘quirky’, but Sandra Bullock is playing up to her characters ‘go get em attitude’ in All About Steve which hits cinemas nationwide 15th January 2010.
Alongside Oscar® nominee Thomas Haden Church, and "The Hangover's" Bradley Cooper, Sandra Bullock stars in a hilarious tale of a woman who, after falling hard for a guy, thinks they're an item; unfortunately, he thinks she's stalking him!
To celebrate the release of this season’s hottest new comedy starring Sandra Bullock and Bradley Cooper, we’ve decided to take a look back at the top female movie characters that have stopped at nothing to get the main of their dreams. From Bridget Jones to Vivian Ward in Pretty Woman, follow our countdown as we enlighten you on some of the amazing, weird and wonderful journeys these woman have taken.
 | 10: Jerry Maguire
Dorothy Boyd – Renée Zelwegger
In the cut throat world of sports agent’s one man decides to speak out against the dishonest practices of his counterparts at the cost of job. He starts his own agency with his soon to be love interest colleague – Dorothy Boyd (Renée Zelwegger). Through the ups and downs of their professional and personal relationship forget "show me the money”. The line we remember? "You complete me”. Dorothy sticks by her mans side to prove to him that her love for him can conquer all. |
 | 9: Sixteen Candles
Samantha Baker – Molly Ringwald
Samantha Baker is the typical American high school wannabe. She wants to be popular, tries to fit in and has an outrageous crush on popular boy Jake Ryan. With stealing glances and a conspiracy with a teen geek to help get her noticed, finally her dreams come true on her sixteenth birthday when Jake Ryan shows up at her door with a surprise cake and a birthday kiss. |
 | 8: Hairspray
Tracy Turnbladd – Nikki Blonsky
Over weight, unpopular and mis -understood doesn’t make it easy for Tracy (Nikki Blonskly) to get the attention of the hottest guy in school and the best dancer on the Corney Collins Show – Link Larkin (Zac Effron). However with a tonne of hairspray in her hair and bags of rhythm to help her get noticed, Tracy soon finds her way on to the 1950’s dance show which she helps to integrate with the assistance of some new friends and her new man Link on her arm. |
 | 7: Sleepless in Seattle
Annie Reed – Meg Ryan
Trying to find someone new on the New York dating scene is hard, but it is even harder when you are recently widowed and have a young son. The young son tries helping his dad by phoning in to a radio chat show in the hope of finding a new mum and a new partner for his dad, to which, a beautiful woman (Meg Ryan), although living across the country in New York, falls in love with him whilst listening to the radio. Annie flys to and from New to Seattle with the hope of meeting the father and Son with grand illusions of a happy ever after. However unbeknownst to Annie Sam’s (Tom Hanks) young son decides that the two should be together, and with the classic romance movie An Affair to Remember as inspiration, tries to get them to meet on the top of the Empire State Building. |
 | 6: All About Steve
Mary Horowicz – Sandra Bullock
For Mary, nothing in life is typical, especially relationships. When she is set up on a blind date by her parents with handsome cable-news cameraman Steve (Bradley Cooper), Mary thinks the chemistry is undeniable – that Steve is "the one." Steve, on the other hand, thinks Mary is crazy. Mary, who just knows she's found her soul mate, decides to do anything and go anywhere to be with him and, begins to pursue Steve relentlessly as he crisscrosses the country, covering breaking news stories. But when Mary becomes embroiled in the news story of the year, Steve begins to see her differently and starts to regret his callous behaviour. |
 | 5: Pretty Woman
Vivian Ward – Julia Roberts
The beloved rags to riches movie where a down on a her luck prostitute meets her knight in shining armour, who plucks her off the street corner to staying in the penthouse suite of a plush hotel and mixing with high society. Vivian (Julia Roberts) may not go out of her way to pursue Edward (Richard Gere), but her charm and integrity opens his eyes to the things that he didn't even know were missing and an unlikely romance develops. |
 | 4: Twilight
Bella Swan – Kristin Stewart
There’s not many girls that would choose an eternity of immortality, but that is exactly what Bella Swan (Kristin Stewart) is asking of ‘good’ vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) in Twilight. Through a multitude of shared adventures, disasters and soul searching, only time will tell if Bella gets her wish to be with Edward forever, or if Edward can resist his natural Vampire instincts. |
 | 3: The Little Mermaid
Ariel – Jodi Benson
Perhaps one of movies all time classic ‘go getters’, Ariel (aka) The Little Mermaid, sure doesn’t o things by halves in order to get the man on her dreams who unfortunately is a human Prince living on land.
In order to change her body so that she can be with her prince Eric, Ariel deceives her family and visits the sea witch to trade her voice and fins into legs for 3 days to help make the prince fall in love with her.
Although Ariel wins the prince’s friendship through her innocence and virtue, the sea which deceived our heroine and goes after the price herself. Only with the help of her friends and devotion for Eric will Ariel be able to stop the witch and make sure she’s in time to save Eric from the dark facade that surrounds them all. |
 | 2: Sex and the City
Carrie Bradshaw – Sarah Jessica Parker
Carrie Bradshaw was one of our favourite singletons and, her escapades with men, friends and fashion is what made us fall in love with the SATC. Throughout the 6 seasons of the TV series, we watched Carrie date numerous men, but she was always stuck on one – Mr Big. No matter how many times he disappointed her with his lack of commitment, moving to Paris or his wedding to a twenty something, Carrie always went back and after 10 years of will they, won’t they, Carrie and Big finally tied the knot in the 2008 Sex and the City movie. |
 | 1: Bridget Jones Diary
Bridget Jones – Renée Zelwegger
Bridget Jones is the ultimate neurotic spinster, stuck in a dead end job and fretting over her alcohol, cigarette and calorie intake. However, she decides to turn her life around with a series of new year’s resolutions that will help her find Mr Right and tracks her progress good or bad throughout the year in her diary. |
"The Proposal's" Sandra Bullock, Oscar® nominee Thomas Haden Church, and "The Hangover's" Bradley Cooper star in a hilarious tale of a woman who, after falling hard for a guy, thinks they're an item. Unfortunately, he thinks she's stalking him!
Bullock's Mary Horowitz is a cruciverbalist – a crossword puzzle constructor. Her brain spins at warp speed with an endless stream of arcane information. She can come up with the perfect word – and dozens with the same meaning – at a moment's notice, but "normal" behavior eludes her. Take, for example, the fact that she lives with eccentric parents. Or her inability to engage in social intercourse without dropping a litany of twenty-dollar words and unleashing a tsunami of trivia. Then, there's the matter of her omnipresent fire-engine-red go-go boots. For Mary, nothing is typical, especially relationships. When she is set up on a blind date with handsome cable-news cameraman Steve, Mary thinks the chemistry is undeniable – that Steve is "the one." Steve, on the other hand, thinks Mary is crazy. Mary, who just knows she's found her soul mate, decides to do anything and go anywhere to be with him. She begins to pursue Steve relentlessly as he crisscrosses the country, covering breaking news stories. Mary's escalating infatuation with Steve is encouraged by the self-serving actions of news reporter Hartman Hughes (Thomas Haden Church), who enjoys torturing his insolent cameraman at every opportunity. With Mary never far behind and Hartman urging her on, Steve becomes increasingly unhinged. But when Mary becomes embroiled in the news story of the year, Steve and Hartman begin to see her differently. Hartman is plagued by guilt, knowing his game of one-upmanship with Steve has placed her squarely in harms way, while Steve is feeling his own pangs of remorse at his callous behavior. Despite the media storm surrounding her, Mary with her upbeat, unaffected manner brings together a small community of new friends. All who encounter Mary soon realize that sometimes the ones who don't fit in are the ones who really stand out."
All About Steve releases nationwide from 15 January 2009
