The Proposal (2009/I)

Movie: The Proposal (2009/I)

“For three years, Andrew Paxton has slaved as the assistant to Margaret Tate, hard-driving editor at a New York publisher. When Margaret, a Canadian, faces deportation for an expired visa, she hatches a scheme to marry Andrew – he agrees if she’ll promise a promotion. A skeptical INS agent vows to test the couple about each other the next Monday. Andrew had plans to fly home that weekend for his grandma’s 90th, so Margaret goes with him – to Sitka, Alaska – where mom, dad, and grams await. Family dynamics take over: tensions between dad and Andrew, an ex-girlfriend, Andrew’s dislike of Margaret, and her past color the next few days, with the INS ready to charge Andrew with fraud. Written by {[email protected]}”

• Director: Anne Fletcher
• Release Date:
  19 June 2009 (USA)
• Run Time:
  108 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Comedy , Drama , Romance
• MPAA:
  Rated PG-13 for sexual content, nudity and language.

Tagline: Here comes the bribe…

Trivia: Nowhere does it list Alaska as an actual film location. The film was actually filmed in Boston and on Boston’s North Shore. In one of the scenes, you can see the famous Rockport icon, “Motif No.1”, the little red shack famous for being a subject of many famous painters’ and photographers’ work. Snow-capped mountains (or any mountains, for that matter) are nowhere to be found on the North Shore. Those were added in digitally.

Goofs: Errors in geography: Early scene – bedtime – shows sun’s movement to indicate location within Arctic Circle, but the sun angle in subsequent scenes could only occur at much lower latitudes.