Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Grew Up... heartbroken. Around age 13, Rob had his first heartbreak when Alison Ashworth started sitting with Rob’s best friend after kissing Rob for a few nights. Rob learned at that time that relationships can be horrible, devilish things, and he never grew out of that fear.
Living… alone, after a recent breakup with Laura, who was supposed to be the love of his life. Rob's only "friends" are his employees, Dick and Barry, though he hates them with a passion, and refers to as the “musical moron twins.” The only thing Rob really has in common with them is that they all love great records and hate bad records, and by association they hate the idiots who like bad records.
Profession… owner of his own record store. Rob doesn’t seem to be too concerned with actually selling records, though. When Barry runs dumb customers out of the store, Rob occasionally gives him props, while other times he berates Barry for ruining their customer base. You might say Rob is an inconsistent store owner.
Interests… Barry White, punk, rock, making lists, and ruining his relationships. Rob is more interested in hobbies than in people, saying, “I agreed that what really matters is what you like, not what you are like... Books, records, films – these things matter. Call me shallow but it's the f-ing truth.”
Relationship Status… single, again. He had thought he might marry Laura, but after a long time just thinking about it and not really doing it, the two of them drifted apart. And now Laura is staying with this wormy guy named Ian. Rob can’t help but stalk her, even though she tells him to stop talking to her.
Challenge… solving his woman problems. This task isn’t easy, and will require Rob to delve into his past. He’s recounting his top five heart-breaks, and even attempting to reconnect with them in order to find out what exactly went wrong.
Personality… depressive, sarcastic, and careless. Rob doesn’t usually take things very seriously, and as a result, his life ends up not being very serious. But he’s usually allright with that, mostly because he doesn’t take failure very seriously. Mainly, he’s just lazy, and tired of trying too hard in life and love. Or maybe he hasn't been trying hard enough. Whatever he's been doing, it hasn't been working.
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When record store owner Rob Gordon gets dumped by his girlfriend, Laura, because he hasn't changed since they met, he revisits his top five breakups of all time in an attempt to figure out what went wrong. As Rob seeks out his former lovers to find out why they left, he keeps up his efforts to win Laura back.
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Rob is a pop music junkie who runs his own semi-failing record store. His girlfriend, Laura, has just left him for the guy upstairs, and Rob is both miserable and relieved. After all, could he have spent his life with someone who has a bad record collection? Rob seeks refuge in the company of the offbeat clerks at his store, who endlessly review their top five films; top five Elvis Costello songs; top five episodes of Cheers. Rob tries dating a singer, but maybe it's just that he's always wanted to sleep with someone who has a record contract. Then he sees Laura again. And Rob begins to think that life with kids, marriage, barbecues, and soft rock CDs might not be so bad.
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Cleopatra, the famed Egyptian Queen born in 69 B.C., is shown to have been brought by Roman ruler Julius Caesar at age 18. Caesar becomes sexually obsessed by the 18 year old queen, beds her, and eventually has a son by her. However, his Roman followers and his wife are not pleased by the union. In fact, as Caesar has only a daughter by his wife, he had picked Octavian as his successor.
