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:

David Bedford's office window looks out onto the unfinished Fox building, which was soon to star as "Nakatomi Plaza" in Die Hard (1988). The structure still lacks windows and stone facade on the upper stories and at ground level.

Goofs:

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

Quotes:

Walter Davis: New car?
Ted Davis: [very smug from behind his sunglasses] Yes...
Walter Davis: [leans forward and vomits in car] Uuuuugggghhhhhh!

Movie Connections:

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

Soundtrack:

Treasures

Bruce and Kim make a couple to remember

Bruce Willis plays a workaholic Walter Davis, whose brother Ted (Phil Hartman) sets him up with this gorgeous woman Nadia Gates (Kim Basinger).There's one thing about Nadia you should know, though.If she has even a little bit of alcohol, she loses control and becomes wild. The legendary director Blake Edwards directed Blind Date in 1987.It has a brilliant cast.Bruce and Kim shine together at the time they were both oh so young.Bruce turned 50 on Saturday and you could say he now has the legend value.In this movie he takes the lead for the first time. The next year, in 1988, he had an action classic called Die Hard coming. Next year there should be coming Die Hard 4.0, so can't wait to see that.Other actors do a great job too.There are John Larroquette as David Bedford, Nadia's ex, who's doing an excellent job and William Daniels, who's known as the voice of KITT in Knight Rider and George Feeny in Boy Meets World is marvelous.Phil Hartman, who is sadly gone now after his wife shot him in 1998, is wonderful.There certainly is a cast to remember.I remember the first time I saw this movie back in 1994.I was the biggest Bruce Willis fan at the time and I enjoyed this movie very much.These days it doesn't work quite as good, but it's still pretty enjoyable flick.It offers some great comedic moments that bring a grin on your face.