Date Movie (2006)

Spoof of romantic comedies which focuses on a man, his crush, his parents, and her father.

Director:

Aaron Seltzer

Writers:

Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer

Stars:

Alyson Hannigan, Eddie Griffin, Fred Willard

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alyson Hannigan	...	Julia Jones
Adam Campbell	...	Grant Funkyerdoder
Sophie Monk	...	Andy
Eddie Griffin	...	Frank Jones
Meera Simhan	...	Linda Jones
Fred Willard	...	Bernie Funkyerdoder
Jennifer Coolidge	...	Roz Funkyerdoder
Marie Matiko	...	Betty
Judah Friedlander	...	Nicky
Carmen Electra	...	Anne
Tony Cox	...	Hitch
Mauricio Sanchez	...	Eduardo / Housekeeper
Beverly Polcyn	...	Old Cat Woman
Valery M. Ortiz	...	Jell-O (as Valery Ortiz)
Charlie Dell	...	Justice of the Peace (as Charles Dell)

Storyline

Julia Jones is unhappy. She's overweight, spends forever working at her fathers diner, and believes she will always be lonely. This is until she meets Grant Fockyerdoder. Before they can have their dream wedding, they must meet each others parents and survive the scheming Andy.

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Plot Keywords:

overweight | greek | spoof | wedding planner | falling from height | 

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Taglines:

An Unprotected Comedy

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for continuous crude and sexual humor, including language

Details

Official Sites:

20th Century Fox [fr] 20th Century Fox [us]

Country:

USA Switzerland

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 February 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Untitled Aaron Seltzer/Jason Friedberg Project

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$305,608 (Brazil) (24 March 2006)

Gross:

$48,546,578 (USA) (26 May 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Regency Pictures, Epsilon Motion Pictures, Regency Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min 85 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to the cast commentary, the woman pictured in the ad for the reality show that Julia goes onto is Alyson Hannigan's stunt double.

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Goofs

When Julia dances for the firemen, they hit her with the fire hose, knocking her back. In a few shots afterward, especially in the close-up of her swishing her hair back, her neck-fat prosthesis has come loose.

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Quotes

Julia Jones: Well, we want a traditional wedding. Something simple yet elegent.
Jell-O: Yo! I know exactly the place. Muy romantico!
[Holds up a picture of a Taco Bell]
Jell-O: Taco Butt. Think outside my buns.
Julia Jones: It's not quite what we had in mind.

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Connections

Spoofs Billy Madison (1995)

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Soundtracks

"Break It On Down"
Written by A. Burton, Amy Marie Beauchamp (as A. Beauchamp), V. St. Mary, Richmond Talauega (as R. Talauega),
Anthony Talauega (as T. Talauega) and Jose Cancela (as J. Cancela)
Performed by Fili Style & Tenashus
Courtesy of Red Ronin

User Reviews

Maybe they needed the other 4 Scary Movie writers

This has got to be one of the worst parody movies ever. No, wait - scratch that. This is one of the worst movies ever. There were so few laughs in this supposed comedy. They few chuckles I heard from the audience was a nervous laughter (as in, "I can't believe I wasted my money on this..."). The toilet humor (literally) was simply retarded, and a few jokes almost worked... if they were funny. Pretty much all of the characters were annoying, and most of the parodies themselves were just unfunny. I really don't know what could have been done to save this movie and actually make it funny. The concept was great, and "date movies" are ripe for being made fun of... yet somehow this just wasn't it.