One for the Money

In Movie Theaters:	January 27, 2012
On DVD & Blu-ray:	May 15, 2012
Directed by:	Julie Anne Robinson
Starring:	Katherine Heigl ... Stephanie Plum Jason O'Mara ... Morelli Sherri Shepherd ... Lula Daniel Sunjata ... Ranger Patrick Fischler ... Vinnie Plum John Leguizamo ... Jimmy Alpha
Distributed by:	Lionsgate Films
Running Time:	106 minutes
MPAA Rating:	PG-13 for violence, sexual references and language, some drug material and partial nudity.
Genres:	Crime Action Comedy Adaptation Mystery

A proud, born-and-bred Jersey girl, Stephanie Plum's got plenty of attitude, even if she's been out of work for the last six months and just lost her car to a debt collector. Desperate for some fast cash, Stephanie turns to her last resort: convincing her sleazy cousin to give her a job at his bail bonding company...as a recovery agent. True, she doesn't even own a pair of handcuffs and her weapon of choice is pepper spray, but that doesn't stop Stephanie from taking on Vinny's biggest bail-jumper: former vice cop and murder suspect Joe Morelli - yup, the same sexy, irresistible Joe Morelli who seduced and dumped her back in high school. Nabbing Morelli would be satisfying payback - and a hefty payday - but as Stephanie learns the ins and outs of becoming a recovery agent from Ranger, a hunky colleague who's the best in the business, she also realizes the case against Morelli isn't airtight. Add to the mix her meddling family, a potentially homicidal boxer, witnesses who keep dying and the problem of all those flying sparks when she finds Morelli himself...well, suddenly Stephanie's new job isn't nearly as easy as she thought.


Notes: The film is based on the first novel in writer Janet Evanovich's bestselling Stephanie Plum series. Rumored to be the start of a film franchise. The production will shoot in Western Pennsylvania from July to early September 2010 (7/21/10). Pittsburgh will double for the book's setting of Trenton, New Jersey (7/21/10).

Janet Evanovich's Overall Thoughts: "I think the movie was very successful in translating the tone of my book. In fact, I think it enhances it. This is an action adventure film. The movie is fast paced. It is sexy, it is funny, it is Jersey. I love the movie. Even if I didn't write the book I'd love the movie (1-25-12)."

Janet Evanovich's Thoughts on Stephanie Casting: "Katherine Heigl is so talented. She's bold, she's brave. She's afraid. She's vulnerable. She's sexy. She has this wide range of emotions in this movie and she just nails them all. She walks like Plum. She talks like Plum. She absolutely is Stephanie (1-25-12)."