Eight Days a Week (1997)

Peter loves his next door neighbour Erica and, on the advice of his grandfather, decides to camp out on her front lawn for the entire summer, or until she agrees to go out with him. His ... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Davis

Writer:

Michael Davis

Stars:

Joshua Schaefer, Keri Russell, R.D. Robb

3 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joshua Schaefer	...	Peter
Keri Russell	...	Erica
R.D. Robb	...	Matt
Mark L. Taylor	...	Peter's Father (as Mark Taylor)
Marcia Moran	...	Marge, Peter's Mother (as Marcia Shapiro)
Johnny Green	...	Nick
Buck Kartalian	...	Nonno, Marge's Dad
Catherine Hicks	...	Ms. Lewis
Patrick Thomas O'Brien	...	Erica's Father (as Patrick O'Brien)
Darleen Carr	...	Erica's mother
Biff Manard	...	The Sad Man
Annie O'Donnell	...	Sad Man's Wife
Ernestine Mercer	...	Crazy Lady
Bill Hollis	...	Mr. Hatfield
Jean St. James	...	Ms. McCoy (as Jean Pflieger)

Storyline

Peter loves his next door neighbour Erica and, on the advice of his grandfather, decides to camp out on her front lawn for the entire summer, or until she agrees to go out with him. His father is none too happy about the idea and refuses to let his son back in the house, even to get a change of clothes. Peter's friend, Matt, thinks Peter should give up on women (like he has) and just have sex with fruit, and have a total devotion to masterbation.

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Plot Keywords:

sex | friend | female nudity | girl next door | bra less teen | 

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Taglines:

He came. He sat. He conquered.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexual content and related dialogue

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 February 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mein Traummädchen von Nebenan

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$9,090 (USA) (26 February 1999)

Gross:

$26,347 (USA) (14 May 1999)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Underdog Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film gets its name from the Beatle song "Eight Days A Week".

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Goofs

Erica douses Peter with water from the sprinkler, but in the very next shot, he is completely dry.

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Quotes

[last lines]
Peter: My grandfather was right. I now know in my heart of hearts that people are supposed to make love. It is their main purpose in life. All those other activities - playing the violin, washing dishes, reading novels, drinking wine - are just ways of passing time, until you can make love again.

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Crazy Credits

This film is dedicated to Andrea, whose balcony I would stand under eight days a week.

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Connections

References The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

User Reviews

Teen angst is funny

A film that I'd never heard of and chanced upon by accident, Eight Days a Week deserves to be a mainstay of teen cinema in the same way that John Hughes' eighties work is.

Joshua Schaeffer has just the right balance of geek and cool individualism to pull off a character that could very easily fall into stalker territory and R.D. Robb is excellent as his sex-obsessed sidekick; keeping what could very easily become a caricature grounded in reality. The supporting cast of oddballs never overshadow the main story, but equally don't feel like padding as we learn more about their slightly kooky lives.

It's a shame that films like this go unnoticed in a world where much more crass attempts at summing up teenage life (complete with thirty year old actors) can become box office hits.