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 & 10 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 | hawaii | veterinarian | woman | 

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Taglines:

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

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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 Dates

Filming Locations:

Blackstone Bay, Alaska, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$75,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$45,107,871 (USA) (16 February 2004)

Gross:

$120,908,074 (USA)

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

The Minnesota Vikings football game Marlin and Doug watch was the Vikings playing against the Detroit Lions on October 13, 2002. The Vikings beat the Lions 31-24.

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Goofs

We see an Epson Stylus inkjet printer but hear the sound of a dot-matrix printer.

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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

This Movie is dedicated to Stanley Sandler. My father, my mentor, my teacher, my coach, my idol, my hero, my family's leader, my mom's best friend, and by far the coolest guy I will have ever known. We will miss you every day, but we will always try to make you proud.

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Connections

Featured in Getaway: Episode #14.44 (2005)

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Soundtracks

Baby
Written by Wyclef Jean, Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis (as Jerry Duplessis), and Sheldon Harris
Performed by Wyclef Jean
Courtesy of Clef Records LLC/J Records

User Reviews

The fish doctor

Not being an Adam Sandler fan, we avoided this film when it was released earlier last year. The premise sounded too much like "Groundhog Day". We took a chance the other night when it was shown on cable, and frankly, we found the movie entertaining. There are more laughs in this than in another, perhaps more pretentious picture, "Punch Drunk Love".

Drew Barrymore and Mr. Sandler had worked together before to surprisingly good results. They show an easy chemistry between them that serves the movie well. The idea of making Adam Sandler an aquarium doctor offers a lot of possibilities; his scenes with the walrus are hilarious.

The supporting cast plays well together. A surprise was Rob Schneider, not one of my favorite actors, either, but in here, under the direction of Peter Segal, he delivers. Sean Astin, as the lisping brother on steroids is quite effective, as well as Blake Clark, as Lucy's father. Dan Aykroyd puts an appearance as the doctor who treats the young woman who has lost her long term memory.

Watch it without any preconceptions, as probably it will surprise you.