The Perfect Man (2005)

Teenager Holly Hamilton is tired of moving every time her single mom Jean has another personal meltdown involving yet another second-rate guy. To distract her mother from her latest bad ... See full summary »

Director:

Mark Rosman

Writers:

Michael McQuown (story), Heather Robinson (story),

Stars:

Hilary Duff, Heather Locklear, Chris Noth

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hilary Duff	...	Holly Hamilton
Heather Locklear	...	Jean Hamilton
Chris Noth	...	Ben Cooper
Mike O'Malley	...	Lenny Horton
Ben Feldman	...	Adam Forrest
Vanessa Lengies	...	Amy Pearl
Caroline Rhea	...	Gloria
Kym Whitley	...	Dolores
Aria Wallace	...	Zoe Hamilton
Carson Kressley	...	Lance
Michelle Nolden	...	Amber
Maggie Castle	...	Wichita Girl
Gerry Mendicino	...	Market Co-Worker
James McGowan	...	Jean's Suitor
Philip Akin	...	English Teacher

Storyline

Teenager Holly Hamilton is tired of moving every time her single mom Jean has another personal meltdown involving yet another second-rate guy. To distract her mother from her latest bad choice, Holly conceives the perfect plan for the perfect man.. an imaginary secret admirer who will romance Jean and boost her shaky self-esteem. When the virtual relationship takes off, Holly finds herself having to produce the suitor, borrowing her friend's charming and handsome Uncle Ben as the face behind the e-mails, notes and gifts. Holly must resort to increasingly desperate measures to keep the ruse alive and protect her mom's newfound happiness, almost missing the real perfect man when he does come along.

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Plot Keywords:

mother | perfect man | suitor | e mail | moving | 

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Taglines:

Is it all too good to be true?

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mildly suggestive content

Details

Official Sites:

Universal [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 June 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

El hombre perfecto

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$266,406 (Australia) (16 September 2005)

Gross:

$966,967 (Australia) (23 September 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Marc Platt Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The lead singer of the Styx tribute band was Styx's actual lead singer until 1999, Dennis DeYoung.

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Goofs

While taking the picture of Ben, they take the picture horizontally. When they look at the picture later, it is vertical.

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Quotes

Dolores: Look at you all grown up. Got your little speed bumps and everything.

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Connections

Spoofs Sex and the City (1998)

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Soundtracks

"Better Than This"
Written by Bridget Benenate, Steve Booker, Matthew Gerrard
Performed by Kimberley Locke
Courtesy of Curb Records

User Reviews

Must see for divorcees and their children. Puts things into perspective.

Tonight I saw a "Perfect Man". While there were a few inconsistencies such as bad Brooklyn Accents and that Holly (Hillary Duff) was 16 and driving in NYC, you must be 18 to drive within the city limits, the movie itself was great. I am the daughter of divorced parents, as so many of us in today's world. I always resented that my mother changed my sister and my lives to benefit her own. However we saw this movie together and after we both had a really good cry. She related to Jean (Heather Locklear), a single mother who moved over a man. And I related to Holly (Duff) who didn't want to move and had to leave her friends behind. Although it's not clear if the mother was divorced or never married, this movie was an amazing account of the divorcée and her daughters attempts to get things right.