Blind Date (1987)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Blake Edwards

Writer:

Dale Launer (writer)

Release Date:

27 March 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

"Do you recognize me? I used to be a respectable citizen. I had a good job and a promising future. I made only one mistake - I went on a blind date. ...Anyone got $10,000 for bail?"

Plot:

Walter Davis is a workaholic. His attention is all to his work and very little to his personal life or appearance...

Plot Keywords:

Butler | Slapstick | Yuppie | Blind Date | Lawyer

Cast

Kim Basinger	...	Nadia Gates
Bruce Willis	...	Walter Davis
John Larroquette	...	David Bedford
William Daniels	...	Judge Harold Bedford
George Coe	...	Harry Gruen
Mark Blum	...	Denny Gordon
Phil Hartman	...	Ted Davis
Stephanie Faracy	...	Susie Davis
Alice Hirson	...	Muriel Bedford
Graham Stark	...	Jordan the Butler
Joyce Van Patten	...	Nadia's Mother
Jeannie Elias	...	Walter's Secretary
Herb Tanney	...	Minister (as Sacerdo Tanney)
Georgann Johnson	...	Mrs. Gruen
Sab Shimono	...	Mr. Yakamoto

Also Known As:

Blake Edwards' Blind Date (USA) (complete title)

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Finland:K-12 | Netherlands:MG6 | Peru:14 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:12 (w) | Iceland:L | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Culver City, California, USA

Company:

TriStar Pictures

Trivia:

Madonna and Sean Penn were approached to star together in this movie, but Blake Edwards wanted to cast Bruce Willis in the male lead and Melanie Griffith or Kim Basinger in the female lead, so Madonna backed out. Eventually Basinger would be chosen for the female lead.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the disco fight scene, the paint on David's face alternates between being spotty and smeared between shots.

Quotes:

[Nadia accepts attorney David Bedford's marriage proposal on the condition that he defend her true love in court]
Nadia Gates: You mean we have to have sex? All right, but no kissing!

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "The Adam and Joe Show: (#1.4)" (1996)

Soundtrack:

Let You Get Away

I never understood why this film was criticised so much

I saw this film when it first came out and I laughed out loud at quite a few scenes and thoroughly enjoyed it. Both Bruce Willis and Kim Basinger are excellent and there was obvious comic chemistry between them. There also plenty of great lines and performances from the supporting cast too, especially from John Larroquette (Basinger's psychotically obsessed erstwhile boyfriend). It was a complete mystery to me why it was so panned on release, but reading some of the comments here I am glad to see that this minor gem is finally getting the recognition it deserves. All I'll add is: dobermans, golf balls, moonwalking and an abject lesson in why you should never get your new girlfriend drunk.