50 First Dates (2004)

Director:

Peter Segal

Writer (WGA):

George Wing (written by)

Release Date:

13 February 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Imagine having to win over the girl of your dreams... every friggin' day.

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Short Term Memory Loss | Hawaii | Veterinarian | Dream | Love

Awards:

6 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Fifty First Dates (USA) (alternative spelling)
Fifty First Kisses (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Hawaiian | Mandarin | Turkish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Malaysia:U | India:UA | Ireland:12 | Netherlands:6 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Chile:TE | Finland:K-11 | Germany:o.Al. | Norway:7 | Peru:PT | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (re-rating on appeal) (certificate #40115) | USA:R (original rating) (2003) | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Blackstone Bay, Alaska, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Henry makes a video for Lucy to remind her of the events that have occurred since her accident. One of the items is "Red Sox win the World Series...” followed by "... Just Kidding". During the year of the film's release, the Red Sox actually broke an 86-year drought and won the World Series. 'Drew Barrymore' made the movie Fever Pitch (2005) about an avid Red Sox fan and they filmed the final scene on the Busch Stadium field while the Red Sox celebrated winning the 2004 World Series.

Goofs:

Continuity: As Lucy is driving towards Henry's jumper cable trouble, the camera shows her driving with the driver-side towards the island interior passing some parked trucks. As the shot changes, the close up shot shows the driver-side of the car facing towards the ocean.

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.

Movie Connections:

Edited into Talkin' Pidgin: Hawaiian Slang (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

Friday I'm in Love

If I could do this...

Okay, so "50 First Dates" is mostly silly, but they do a good job with it. Honolulu veterinarian Henry Roth (Adam Sandler) falls for Lucy Whitmore (Drew Barrymore), only to find out that, due to an accident, her memory only lasts one day, so she won't remember him the next day! How will Henry cope with this? The movie gravitates between goofy and sensitive, but never gets mind-numbing; Adam Sandler always has something up his sleeve, and he and Barrymore have a great time with the material. As is often the case in Adam Sandler's movies, one of the characters is an embarrassment to everyone else (in this case, it's Rob Schneider as Henry's whacked-out friend Ula). Great fun.

Oh, and one more thing: don't watch "50 First Dates" if you haven't seen "The Sixth Sense" first.