This movie isn’t based on actual events and people, but yet, it IS based on actual events and people. The idea of the film is original, but many of the characters in the film are based on real people. The main male character, Cooper, is based on firmer child star actor Gary Goetzman who appeared in the film “Yours, Mine and Ours”. Sean Penn plays actor Jack Holden who is based on William Holden, Christine Ebersole plays actress Lucy Doolittle who is based on Lucille Ball (Ball also starred in “Yours, Mine and Ours”). There are several other characters in this movie based on real life people too.

I think another thing I liked about the film is the time period its set in, 1973. I was 12, and while I didn’t live in California, the look and feel they get across in this film replicates that time very well and brings back a lot of memories.