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Overview

User Rating:
5.5/10   7,710 votes
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Director:
Blake Edwards
Writer:
Dale Launer (writer)
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Release Date:
27 March 1987 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance more
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?" more
Plot:
Walter Davis is a workaholic. His attention is all to his work and very little to his personal life or appearance... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
I never understood why this film was criticised so much more (40 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Blake Edwards' Blind Date (USA) (complete title)
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Runtime:
95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby

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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. more
Goofs:
Continuity: During the disco fight scene, the paint on David's face alternates between being spotty and smeared between shots. more
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!
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "The Adam and Joe Show: (#1.4)" (1996) more
Soundtrack:
Let You Get Away more

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6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
I never understood why this film was criticised so much, 26 November 2005
8/10
Author: gtbarker

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.

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