Blind Dating (2006)

A blind young man (Pine) thinks he finds love with an Indian woman (Jay), though their relationship is fraught with cultural differences.

Director:

James Keach

Writer:

Christopher Theo

Stars:

Jennifer Alden, Chris Pine, Eddie Kaye Thomas

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jennifer Alden	...	Jasmine (as Jenny Alden)
Chris Pine	...	Danny
Eddie Kaye Thomas	...	Larry
Steve Wellington	...	Young Danny (as Steven Wellington)
Anjali Jay	...	Leeza Raja
Jane Seymour	...	Dr. Evans
Austin Rogers	...	Young Larry
Stephen Tobolowsky	...	Dr. Perkins
Ashlyn Yates	...	Young Marie
Pooch Hall	...	Jay
Megan Umberger	...	Girl in Park #1
Olivia Garvey	...	Girl in Park #2
Frank Gerrish	...	Angelo
Gabriella Helmstetler	...	Girl in Park #3
Dee Macaluso	...	Lucia

Storyline

U.S.-based Leeza works in Dr. Perkins Medical Research Facility. Her mother, originally from India, was single when she arrived in America, and fell in with a Caucasian male as he looked like a movie star. Her dreams were shattered when he married a prettier Caucasian, leaving her to marry an East Indian. Leeza, now engaged to a boy of her father's choice, namely U.S.-based Arvind, meets with Danny, a Caucasian who is blind since his premature birth. He has enrolled himself at Dr. Perkins facility to try out a new procedure that will result in surgery to a part of his brain to restore his visual cortex, enabling him see in fuzzy black and white images. She is attracted to him, but is aware of her commitment to marry Arvind and feels it would be against the Hindu culture (where love is measured with loyalty, trust, respect, and commitment) to break off her engagement - especially when it seems that Danny may be able to see, reject her, and get involved with a much more attractive ...

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Plot Keywords:

surgery | love | blind man | barbecue | restoration of sight | 

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Taglines:

Date at your own risk.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and language

Details

Official Sites:

Samuel Goldwyn Films LLC [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 April 2007 (Malaysia)

Also Known As:

Blind Guy Dating

Filming Locations:

Ogden, Utah, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$61,877 (USA) (11 May 2007)

Gross:

$87,416 (USA) (18 May 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Samuel Goldwyn Films, Milcoz Films, Catfish Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

The vision center of the brain is located in the occipital lobe at the back of the head. Danny's operation was done on the temporal lobe behind the ear, which is closer to the memory and language section of the brain.

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Quotes

Leeza Raja: Why doesn't he use his cane?
Dr. Evans: Because he doesn't think of himself as blind.

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Connections

References The Sopranos (1999)

User Reviews

Humour, pathos and depth - what more do you want?

OK, I guess if you like action, horror or sci-fi you are right out of luck - but this is a really enjoyable movie. The start was a bit off-target for me and I thought it was going to be very slap-stick but actually it turned out it was making a few points about how kids deal with differences (I think). From then if started to contrast the way adults deal with disabilities like blindness, but not in a heavy way, always using humour - until it came to love - then it changed the approach again. I would perhaps have liked a bit more of the "contrasting cultures" difficulties but that might have been a bit too much to ask. At the end of the day I do think it is a movie I'll watch again.