Date Movie (2006)

User Rating:

2.6/10   

Director:

Aaron Seltzer

Writers (WGA):

Jason Friedberg (written by) &
Aaron Seltzer (written by)

Release Date:

17 February 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Everyone wants a happy ending.

Plot:

Spoof of romantic comedies which focuses on a man (Campbell), his crush (Hannigan), his parents (Coolidge, Willard), and her father (Griffin).

Plot Keywords:

Wedding Planner | Spoof | Greek | Overweight | Shower

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Alyson Hannigan	...	Julia Jones
Adam Campbell	...	Grant Funkyerdoder
Sophie Monk	...	Andy
Eddie Griffin	...	Frank Jones
Meera Simhan	...	Linda Jones
Fred Willard	...	Bernie Funkyerdoder
Jennifer Coolidge	...	Roz Funkyerdoder
Marie Matiko	...	Betty
Judah Friedlander	...	Nicky
Carmen Electra	...	Anne
Tony Cox	...	Hitch
Mauricio Sanchez	...	Eduardo / Housekeeper
Beverly Polcyn	...	Old Cat Woman
Valery M. Ortiz	...	Jell-O (as Valery Ortiz)
Charlie Dell	...	Justice of the Peace (as Charles Dell)

Also Known As:

Untitled Aaron Seltzer/Jason Friedberg Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for continuous crude and sexual humor, including language.

Runtime:

83 min | 85 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA | Switzerland

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Australia:M | Ireland:15A | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:12A | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Sweden:7 | Philippines:R-18 | Malaysia:18PL | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42128) | Finland:K-15 | Brazil:12 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | USA:Unrated (DVD) | Germany:12 | Hungary:16 | Norway:11 | Italy:T | Argentina:13 | UK:15 (video rating) | Iceland:14 | Germany:12 (unrated version) | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

New Regency Pictures

Trivia:

According to the cast commentary, the woman pictured in the ad for the reality show that Julia goes onto is Alyson Hannigan's stunt double.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Julia and Grant are talking to Jello about planning their wedding, the position of the door behind Julia keeps changing from open to closed.

Quotes:

Andy: Grant told me you were pretty, but he didn't mention that you were flat-chested. How cute.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs The Six Million Dollar Man (1973) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Milkshake

Wow, something crappy this way comes

This won't be a long review, as this movie doesn't warrant much more than a warning not to waste your money on it. I'm not sure how a movie so god-awful can make it to screen, but my faith in the system has been shaken. The film isn't funny, I'm not sure if it tries to be or not, but it's not. It references other movies (Meet the Parents, When Harry met Sally etc.) but doesn't really spoof them. This was the biggest problem I believe, as it doesn't have any semblance of flow or sense. Random scenes pop up, trying to get a laugh by basically reenacting the scene, not exaggerating it or making fun of it. I managed to sit through House of the Dead, but this film actually made me angry it was so unfunny. Please skip it, have one of your friends go see it instead and then ask about it. If they don't knock your teeth out for setting them up to lose money and 90 minutes of their life, then you can go see it yourself.