One for the Money is a 2012 American crime comedy film based on Janet Evanovichs 1994 novel of the same name. Directed by Julie Anne Robinson, the screenplay was written by Liz Brixius, Karen McCullah Lutz, and Kirsten Smith. It stars Katherine Heigl, Jason OMara, Debbie Reynolds, Daniel Sunjata and Sherri Shepherd.
In the midst of the chase, Stephanie has to deal with her meddling family, a problematic tendency of witnesses who die when she gets too close, and lessons in bounty hunting from the mysterious Ranger. When she finally catches up to Morelli, she realizes that the case against him doesnt add up and that the old flame from their school days may just be rekindling.In an October 2010 interview, author Janet Evanovich stated that TriStar Pictures had purchased the rights to her novel thirteen years previously, and the film had been in development hell since that time. When asked about the status of the film, Evanovich commented, Hard to believe theyve been sitting on this multimillion dollar franchise for all these years but go figure. In February 2010, Variety announced that Katherine Heigl had been cast to play Stephanie Plum. In April 2010, Lionsgate announced that they had acquired distribution rights, would coproduce with Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Lakeshore Entertainment which had acquired the rights from Columbia, and Julie Anne Robinson The Last Song would direct. ........
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