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Mead, Connor and Paul's uncle and legal guardian, is based on Ebenezer Scrooge's business partner Jacob Marley depicted as a not-so-thinly-veiled caricature of famed Hollywood Producer Robert Evans.

Jennifer Garner as Jenny Perotti is based on Ebenezer Scrooge's ex-fiancée Belle.

Matthew McConaughey as Connor 'Dutch' Mead, a ladies man, is based on Ebenezer Scrooge.

His work complete, Uncle Wayne strikes out with the Ghost of Girlfriends Future, tries to hit on Melanie before her corporeally-present counterpart dances with Brad, and is finally rejected by Allison, the Ghost of Girlfriends Past, who still appears 16. They kiss and dance in the snow to the same song Connor once hesitated to ask her to dance to. At the restored festivities-where he serves as wedding photographer-Connor reconciles with Jenny by showing her the picture he still carries of her. Intercepting her car, Connor convinces her to forgive Paul, saying that the pain of heartbreak is outweighed by the regret of never risking one's heart in the first place. Waking up in bed, Connor is relieved to find it is early on the day of the wedding, but discovers that Sandra has called it off and departed. Wayne appears and tells Connor that this is his fate if he continues on the same path, pushing him into the grave to be buried by his many ex-girlfriends. Further in the future, Paul is the only mourner at Connor's funeral. He is visited by the 'Ghost of Girlfriends Future', who takes him forward in time to see that Jenny marries Brad while Paul remains alone. A returned Connor attempts to mend the situation, but Paul tells him to leave. Sandra hears of Connor's accidental revelation that Paul slept with one of her bridesmaids early in their relationship, and furiously confronts Paul. Melanie and his newly-jilted trio of lovers discuss his lack of empathy. Paul expresses hope that he will someday improve, while Jenny is being comforted by Brad, which upsets Connor. He is confronted by the 'Ghost of Girlfriends Present' in the form of his assistant Melanie, who shows him the other members of the wedding party making fun of his shallow lifestyle. After spending the night together, Connor realized that he was falling in love and panicked, leaving Jenny to wake up alone and broken-hearted.īack in the present, Connor accidentally destroys the wedding cake and fails to reconcile with Jenny. Several years later, Connor and Jenny met again and rekindled their romance.

When he next saw Jenny, he ignored her in favor of Allison. Wayne advised a heartbroken Connor to avoid romance at all costs in order not to feel such pain again, and began to teach him his techniques as a pickup artist. By middle school, they were on the verge of romance, but Connor's hesitation at a dance caused Jenny to dance with and kiss another boy. She and Connor were very close at school she gave him his first instant camera which he used to take her picture, promising to keep it forever. They revisit scenes from his past, focusing on his relationship with Jenny. The first is the 'Ghost of Girlfriends Past' in the form of Allison, his first lover. After delivering a drunken speech at the rehearsal dinner, Connor is visited by the ghost of the inveterate playboy Wayne, who warns Connor that he will be visited by three ghosts who will lead him through his romantic past, present, and future. There, he becomes reacquainted with Jenny Perotti, the only girl who captured his heart. After breaking up with three women simultaneously on a conference call to save time, he travels to his late uncle Wayne's estate to attend the wedding of his brother Paul to Sandra. The three ghosts share similar appearances with the original descriptions, and the film shares the traditional plot points from the book.Ĭonnor Mead is a famous photographer and womanizer.

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past features a wedding day and the day before, rather than the familiar Christmas and Christmas Eve from A Christmas Carol. Filming spanned Februto July 2008 in Rhode Island with stars Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Lacey Chabert, Emma Stone, and Michael Douglas. The script was written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, based on Charles Dickens' 1843 novella A Christmas Carol. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past is a 2009 American romantic comedy film directed by Mark Waters.

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