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Cake (2005): Cast, Box Office & Plot

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Cake is a 2005 romantic comedy directed by Nisha Ganatra, starring Heather Graham as Pippa McGee, Bruce Gray and David Sutcliffe. It runs 1 hour 35 minutes and earned $285,406 worldwide.

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Cake (2005) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 35m (95 min)
Director
Nisha Ganatra
Genres
Comedy , Romance
Original language
English
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Cake About?

The premise of Cake without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

Have your life and eat it too. A travel writer improves her love life when she becomes an editor for her father’s wedding magazine.

Cake Themes & Keywords

· 12 tags
  • interracial romance
  • dysfunctional family
  • male nudity
  • scene during end credits
  • implied sex
  • passionate kiss
  • two men one woman
  • father daughter estrangement
  • writer
  • f rated
  • father daughter relationship
  • employer employee relationship
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Cast & crew

Cake Cast & Characters

Heather Graham leads the cast as Pippa McGee, with Bruce Gray as Malcolm McGee and David Sutcliffe as Ian. Directed by Nisha Ganatra; 19 actors are credited in all.

Plot

Cake Plot Summary

What happens in Cake from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

Pippa McGee (Heather Graham) stands at a milestone, toes hovering between youth and responsibility as she nears 30, and the film follows her journey into adulthood, commitment, and the search for true love. After enjoying holidays in a Mexicanized Pamplona, Spain, she returns home for a friend’s wedding and unexpectedly finds herself at the helm of her father’s wedding magazine, Wedding Bells, while he recovers from a heart attack. The magazine’s survival hangs in the balance as hungry rivals circle, ready to snap up the family empire and leave Pippa’s name on the cutting room floor.

Full summary

The whole story of Cake, scene by scene

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Box office

Cake Box Office

Cake grossed $285,406 worldwide.

2005 box office

Worldwide gross

$285.4K

International
$285.4K
Videos

Cake Trailers & Videos

The trailer of Cake.

Cake - Trailer
Cars

Cars in Cake

13 cars on screen, including the 1998 Ford Windstar and the 1995 Ford Crown Victoria.

All 13 cars
  • 1998 Ford Windstar in Cake 1998 Ford Windstar Important role
  • 1995 Ford Crown Victoria in Cake 1995 Ford Crown Victoria Minor role
  • Land-Rover 109'' Series III in Cake Land-Rover 109'' Series III Minor role
  • 2003 Lincoln Town Car in Cake 2003 Lincoln Town Car Minor role
Details

Cake Also Known As

16 alternative titles, including “Mariage et piece montee” and “Bodas por encargo, zboznuju svatby”.

Also known as
  • Mariage et piece montee
  • Bodas por encargo, zboznuju svatby
  • Cake - Ti amo, ti mollo... ti sposo
  • Mariage et pièce montée
  • Wedding Bells
  • Ciasteczko
  • Zbožňuju svatby
  • Habostorta
  • כלה להשגה
  • Лакомый кусочек
  • 까칠한 그녀의 달콤한 연애비법
  • Cake: A Receita do Amor
+4 more
  • Cake - hääunelmia
  • Ласий шматочок
  • Casaments per encàrrec
  • เค๊ก สะดุดรัก ปิ๊งผิดแผน

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FAQ

Cake FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime

Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office and post-credit scenes of Cake, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Cake?

Cake runs 1 hour 35 minutes (95 minutes).

When was Cake released?

Cake was released on May 12, 2005.

Who directed Cake?

Cake was directed by Nisha Ganatra.

More films by Nisha Ganatra

Who is in the cast of Cake?

Cake stars Heather Graham as Pippa McGee, Bruce Gray as Malcolm McGee and David Sutcliffe as Ian, among 19 credited actors.

How much did Cake make at the box office?

Cake grossed $285,406 worldwide.

Does Cake have a post-credit scene?

No. Cake has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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