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:

For people who LOVE date movies and people who HATE them.

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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

At the end when the carrige is going away. You see marks from the other takes before that.

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Quotes

Roz Fockyerdoder: [gives Julia the present after the wedding] It's a vaginal thermometer. It's been in our family for generations.
Linda Jones: It lets you know when your ovulating.
Roz Fockyerdoder: And if you wanna keep it a lucky one, don't ever wash it.

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Connections

Spoofs Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Toma"
Written by Lil' Jon (as Jonathan Smith) and Pitbull (as Armando Perez)
Performed by Pitbull featuring Lil' Jon (as Lil Jon)
Courtesy of TVT Records

User Reviews

A Complete Waste Of Time

The previews looked very promising- another funny looking parody film on the 'date movies' we've seen over the past few years. But this was anything but funny. I saw an advanced screening this evening with an entirely full theater and as the scenes trudged along, practically everyone was sitting in stunned silence. The gags are predictable, the jokes are drawn out to ridiculous lengths and the usually comedic cast are, quite frankly, wasted in this mess. This makes the Scary Movie series look like The Godfather collection in comparison. And I happened to enjoy the Scary Movie series. Perhaps if you've never actually seen a satire before you will get a few chuckles out of this, but for everyone else this is just a tired & recycled complete waste of time. The only good thing about Date Movie is its short running time so you won't have to be tortured for more than 80 minutes.