Love at First Hiccup (2009)

A high school romantic comedy about freshman Victor who has contracted a case of Anya-itis, (acute and incurable love passion for high school senior Anja.) And why shouldn't he?

Director:

Barbara Topsøe-Rothenborg

Writers:

Barbara Topsøe-Rothenborg, Søren Frellesen,

Stars:

Scout Taylor-Compton, Devon Werkheiser, Tania Verafield

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Scout Taylor-Compton	...	Anya
Devon Werkheiser	...	Victor
Tania Verafield	...	Marisa
Ken Luckey	...	Peter
Adam J. Bernstein	...	Brian (as Adam Joshua Bernstein)
Nicholas Braun	...	Ernie
Daniel Polo	...	Zack
Sean Marquette	...	Nick
Ray Wise	...	Roger
Rebecca Staab	...	Constance
Ann Cusack	...	Beatrice
James Eckhouse	...	Christian
Andrew 'A.C.' Slmet	...	Boy
Josh Blaylock	...	Guy
Brie Gabrielle	...	Lisa

Storyline

LOVE AT FIRST HICCUP is a charming, innocent, and intelligent romantic comedy about the freshman Victor who has contracted a case of Anya-itis (acute and incurable love-passion for high school senior Anya). And why shouldn't he? She is beautiful and popular. Rich but incredibly sweet with a rare innocence. In other words: Way out of Victor's league. Unfortunately Anya also dates a rich guy, Peter, who drives a fancy lotus and has a stuffed Gucci wallet. However chance meetings riddled with awkward hiccups soon makes sparks fly between Anya and Victor. Maybe Victor's shy and goofy charm can beat out Peters arrogance?

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Plot Keywords:

high school | hiccup | buying condom | youth | first love | 

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Taglines:

It was Love at First Hiccup.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for crude sexual content and language

Details

Country:

USA Denmark

Language:

English

Release Date:

2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

The First Time

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hiccup, Regner Grasten International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

A remake of the Danish movie Love at First Hiccough. Producer Regner Grasten is also acting as executing producer in this remake.

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Connections

Remake of Love at First Hiccough (1999)

User Reviews

Sweet story; actually a decent Hollywood version for once.

Alright, another Hollywoodnized version of something that was famous abroad. But honestly, this time Hollywood actually managed to pull it off well enough. Usually I am not keen on the Hollywood attempts to cash in on famous movies from outside the US; like they did on "Ringu" (The Ring), "Rec" (Quarantine), "Infernal Affairs" (The Departed), and the list goes on and on.

I grew up with the actual book by Dennis Jürgensen (titled: "Kærlighed Ved Første Hik"), yeah I am from Denmark. And the book also spawned a Danish version, and five sequels as well, which I now wonder if Hollywood will covert into American version as well. Regardless, this Hollywood version of the book/Danish film was actually good, and it had all the essentials from the former.

The story is a sweet love story with teens, and there is a good amount of embarrassing moments in it and at times you will be laughing out loud. I especially love the doorbell scene, it is awesome. And Scout Taylor-Compton, playing Anya (though her name is Anja in the Danish versions), actually looked a lot like the woman playing her part in the Danish version, so that was kind of cool. And Devon Werkheiser, playing Victor, actually looks a lot like a friend of mine back from my teen years, so that was hilarious.

The cast in "The First Time" (or "Love at First Hicup", if you will) was actually good and put on good performances. However, I found the guy who played Anya's dad to come off a bit like he wasn't in it with his heart. I forgot his name, sorry about that.

Having seen this American version actually made me want to pick up the Danish book and read it again. Always cool when you get to relive your early years, and this movie made me want to go back in time. So, I think this movie is worth checking out, because it has a sweet, romantic story to tell, and you will be thoroughly amused and entertained throughout the entire movie.