Flirting with Forty (TV 2008)

A divorced mother approaching her 40th birthday falls for a younger man while on vacation.

Director:

Mikael Salomon

Writers:

Julia Dahl (teleplay), Jane Porter (based on the book by)

Stars:

Heather Locklear, Robert Buckley, Vanessa Williams

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Heather Locklear	...	Jackie Laurens
Robert Buckley	...	Kyle Hamilton
Vanessa Williams	...	Kristine
Cameron Bancroft	...	Daniel Laurens
Sam Duke	...	Will Laurens
Anne Hawthorne	...	Clare
Chelah Horsdal	...	Anne
Stefanie von Pfetten	...	Nicole
Jamie Bloch	...	Jessica
Ted Whittall	...	Dr. Sonnet
Christy Greene	...	Melinda
Tracy Trueman	...	Sabrina
Katie Westman	...	Lisa
James Brennan	...	Michael
Thomas Meharey	...	Andrew (as Tommy Meharey)

Storyline

Jackie Laurens (Heather Locklear) is a recently divorced, 40-year-old and mother of two pre-teen kids who takes a vacation alone to Hawaii where, against her better judgment, she meets and hooks up with a hunky, much younger resident surf instructor named Kyle Hamilton (Robert Buckley). But what began as a one-night stand turns into love as when her vacation is done, she flies to Hawaii every chance she gets to meet with her latest love interest, which soon gets disapproval from her ex-husband, her teenage kids, and even her close friends. As time and the pressure from everyone around her to break it off with Kyle pushes Jackie to her breaking point, it will only take her beau Kyle to teach her how to cope before life passes her by.

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Plot Keywords:

surfing | bloopers during credits | hawaii | older woman | cougar | 

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Taglines:

Boy. Oh boy.....

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

6 December 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Amor a los cuarenta

Filming Locations:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

PeaceOut Productions, Von Zerneck Sertner Films, Nomadic Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Based on the true life story of author Jane Porter (IV).

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Goofs

When Jackie is having her first surf lesson, Kyle attaches the surfboard cord to her right ankle, but the scenes of her attempting to surf have some shots of the cord on her right ankle and at other times the cord is on her left ankle.

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Crazy Credits

Several bloopers are shown during the closing credits

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Soundtracks

"Rafe Samba"
Written by Peter Rafelson
Performed by Peter Rafelson
Courtesy of RM Records

User Reviews

A story about love and age differences

I thought this was a sweet and contemporary story.

A woman is divorced and lives the hard life as a single mom of two. When she turns 40 she reaches a turning point of her life and realizes that she really can enjoy all the aspects of her life, she meets a much younger attractive surfer and her friends begin to worry about her choice and think that she's reached a midlife crisis. She is happy and in love, could life be any better?

I thought this movie was very romantic and sweet, and it raises some good points about age differences and love. I liked it because I felt like I could very easily relate to the story. I also must mention that Heather Locklear looks as great as ever.