50 First Dates (2004)

Henry Roth is a man afraid of commitment up until he meets the beautiful Lucy. They hit it off and Henry think he's finally found the girl of his dreams, until he discovers she has short-term memory loss and forgets him the very next day.

Director:

Peter Segal

Writer:

George Wing

Stars:

Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Rob Schneider

6 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adam Sandler	...	Henry Roth
Drew Barrymore	...	Lucy Whitmore
Rob Schneider	...	Ula
Sean Astin	...	Doug Whitmore
Lusia Strus	...	Alexa
Dan Aykroyd	...	Dr. Keats
Amy Hill	...	Sue
Allen Covert	...	Ten Second Tom
Blake Clark	...	Marlin Whitmore
Maya Rudolph	...	Stacy
Pomaika'i Brown	...	Nick (as Nephi Pomaikai Brown)
Joe Nakashima	...	Old Hawaiian Man
Peter Dante	...	Security Guard
Dom Magwili	...	Security Guard
Jonathan Loughran	...	Jennifer

Storyline

Henry Roth lives in a Hawaiian paradise with the company of endless women with no strings attached. This is until he meets Lucy Whitmore. Both Henry and Lucy enjoy the company of each other and feel the start of a serious relationship occurring. Approaching Lucy the next day, Henry is confused when Lucy fails to recognize him. This is the moment Henry discovers that Lucy actually suffers from short term memory loss and can't remember each individual day. Henry won't let this stop him and is prepared to make her fall in love with him all over again, each and every day.

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Plot Keywords:

short term memory loss | dream | love | veterinarian | hawaii | 

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Taglines:

The ultimate bachelor will face the ultimate challenge.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 on appeal for crude sexual humor and drug references

Details

Official Sites:

Sony Pictures

Country:

USA

Language:

English Hawaiian Mandarin Turkish

Release Date:

13 February 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fifty First Kisses

Filming Locations:

Blackstone Bay, Alaska, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$75,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$429,145 (France) (2 July 2004)

Gross:

$1,127,941 (South Africa) (23 July 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation, Happy Madison Productions, Anonymous Content

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"Jocko" was played by Sivuqaq, one of four walruses living at Six Flags Marine World in Vallejo, CA. The three female walruses featured in the film are named Siku, Uquq and Qiluk.

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Goofs

When Henry is taking the dingy to shore after his sailing mishap at the beginning of the film, he leaves the sailboat anchored but with the sails still up.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Young Woman: So tell me. How was Hawaii?
Tan Friend: It was unbelievable.
Young Woman: Oh yeah? What happened?
Tan Friend: I met this guy.
Red Head: [on the phone] It was the best week of my life.

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Crazy Credits

Lucy's first video update includes "Red Sox win series!" followed by "Just kidding." The credits include "Red Sox win...just kidding joke dedicated to" followed by a list of names.

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Connections

Features The Sixth Sense (1999)

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Soundtracks

"Your Love (L.O.V.E. Reggae Mix)"
Written by John Frederick Spinks
Produced by Wyclef Jean & Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis
Performed by Wyclef Jean (featuring Eve)
Additional vocals by Carl Restivo
Wyclef Jean appears courtesy of Clef Records LLC/J Records
Eve appears courtesy of Aftermath/Interscope Records

User Reviews

A Movie For All Seasons

Lets face it, when Adam Sandler needs a hit movie, who is he going to call, Drew Barrymore of course, and indeed why not, after the sentimental success of The Wedding Singer, anything these two bright young things appeared in together would be nothing short of pure gold.

A perfect case in point is 50 First Dates. Now as a rule i would never break out in a fever to go see anything with Adam Sandler's name attached to it, however i broke the rule when i first went to see The Wedding Singer, which contained many charming and heartfelt moments, as well as the comedic, aside from that one the only other film of note on Sandler's resume for me anyway has been Billy Madison.

Like all good things that come to pass, in between the misses more than hits, along comes the last to date pairing of Sandler and Barrymore. A movie i missed on it's theatre run but more than made up for it by viewing on DVD then subsequently purchasing it.

A lighthearted take on the notion of amnesia, with the emphasis clearly billed around a love story. We watch as local Hawaiian vet, Henry Roth, played by Sandler stumbles through existence, dating and dumping female holidaymakers, all the while searching for that perfect one. Into his life comes Lucy played rather charmingly by Drew Barrymore.

Of course loves young dream could never run smoothly, remember we have 95 minutes running time on this movie, So as soon as they have met and broke bread, the dawning of a new day arrives, but not without it's hitch. Without giving too much away, just in case their might be someone out there who hasn't seen this film, regardless of the hiccups that ensue throughout.

We are party to many highlights, which include Rob Schneider as Henry Roth's less than able sidekick Ula, Jocko the Sea lion and many many more. I personally never tire of watching it, not to the extent of reaching fifty times but i do regard it as a breath of fresh air, even if Adam Sandler parlays his usual bag of comedic tricks, but hey the late great Chris Farley did the same and it worked.

Truly a movie for all seasons, and a must if you are in a relationship. A resounding 10 out of 10 and that is saying something for a movie with Adam Sandler in it!