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 and Grant are talking to Jello about planning their wedding, the position of the door behind Julia keeps changing from open to closed.

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Quotes

Julia Jones: How will I ever measure up to that?
[hands Hitch a sexy photo of Andy]
Hitch: You can't. She's fine as hell! I would tear that shit up!

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Connections

Spoofs When Harry Met Sally... (1989)

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Soundtracks

"Wagner's Bridal Chorus"
Written by Richard Wagner
Arranged by James Harpham and John Gale
Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music

User Reviews

Alyson Hannigan Deserved Better

Are you short for cash, Alyson? Is that why your beautifal face had to be seen on screen in this joke of a parody movie? I went to this movie with high expectations. I mean very high. I am a sucker for the parody genre. Ever since The Naked Gun films and Airplane!, Wrongfully Accused, Spy Hard, Scary Movie.. I've been a nut for these types of movies. So why was this one so bad? I can't really explain.. I saw all the movies they parodied, and still.. it just wasn't funny. I am absolutely in love with Alyson Hannigan. She's a very beautifal and very talented actress. Eddie Griffin is one of the funniest comedians to grace the silver screen in years. And please, Lil' Jon is in the movie! What's not to like? Well, the fact that basically, a lot of the parodies were just word for word retellings of some of the movies. The dinner scene was an ENTIRE ripoff of the Meet the Parents scene to a t. This movie tries too hard to be funny, and at sometimes its okay (the Pimp My Ride scene comes to mind), but honestly.. it just tries too hard and doesn't go anywhere. I can't say I was disappointed, it was beyond that. If there's a sequel to this atrocious comedy I'll eat my hat.