The Sweetest Thing is a 2002 American film farce directed by Roger Kumble and written by Nancy Pimental, who based the characters on herself and friend Kate Walsh. It starred Cameron Diaz, Selma Blair, Christina Applegate, Thomas Jane, and Jason Bateman. In an opening scene, a group of men are interviewed regarding Christina Walters who introduce her as a player and a user of men in the swinging singles market. The men include: The scene shifts back to the sexist man whose claims of Christina's lesbianism causes an entire crowd of women to attack him with baseball bats and the movie moves... along, introducing Christina Walters, a successful interior designer and Courtney Rockcliffe who is a divorce lawyer as they console their friend and roommate Jane who had recently broken up with her boyfriend Kevin by taking her out to a dance club and cancel their plans to stay in for pizza. At the club, Jane feels out of place and Christina grabs a man passing by to set Jane up with. She meets Peter Donahue who confronts Christina for her methods before disappearing for the night.
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| Release date: | April 12, 2002 |
| Directed by: | Roger Kumble |
| Runtime: | 88 Minutes |
| Producer: | Cathy Konrad |
| Editor: | David Rennie, Wendy Greene Bricmont |
| Music by: | Edward Shearmur |
| Cinematography: | Anthony B. Richmond |
| Screenplay by: | Nancy Pimental |
| Estimated budget: | $43,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy |