Blind Date (1987)

A workaholic needs a date for a dinner with new important clientele, but who his brother sets him up with could lead to disaster.

Director:

Blake Edwards

Writer:

Dale Launer

Stars:

Kim Basinger, Bruce Willis, John Larroquette

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kim Basinger	...	Nadia Gates
Bruce Willis	...	Walter Davis
John Larroquette	...	David Bedford
William Daniels	...	Judge Harold Bedford
George Coe	...	Harry Gruen
Mark Blum	...	Denny Gordon
Phil Hartman	...	Ted Davis
Stephanie Faracy	...	Susie Davis
Alice Hirson	...	Muriel Bedford
Graham Stark	...	Jordan the Butler
Joyce Van Patten	...	Nadia's Mother
Jeannie Elias	...	Walter's Secretary
Herb Tanney	...	Minister (as Sacerdo Tanney)
Georgann Johnson	...	Mrs. Gruen
Sab Shimono	...	Mr. Yakamoto

Storyline

Walter Davis is a workaholic. His attention is all to his work and very little to his personal life or appearance. Now he needs a date to take to his company's business dinner with a new important Japanese client. His brother sets him up with his wife's cousin Nadia, who is new in town and wants to socialize, but he was warned that if she gets drunk, she loses control and becomes wild. How will the date turn out - especially when they encounter Nadia's ex-boyfriend David?

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Plot Keywords:

husband wife relationship | slapstick comedy | vomiting | japanese | male female relationship | 

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Taglines:

"Do you recognize me? I used to be a respectable citizen. I had a good job and a promising future. I made only one mistake - I went on a blind date. ...Anyone got $10,000 for bail?"

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Official Sites:

Sony Movie Channel [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 March 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Blake Edwards' Blind Date

Filming Locations:

Marina del Rey, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$18,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,500,000, 29 March 1987

Gross USA:

$39,321,715

Company Credits

Production Co:

TriStar Pictures, Blake Edwards Entertainment, Delphi V Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Bruce Willis' character's first name in this movie is Walter. Walter is also Bruce Willis' actual first name, Bruce being his middle name.

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Goofs

While Walter is being booked at the police station, there is a long blood stain visible running down his shirt. By the time he's released, the blood is gone.

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Quotes

Nadia Gates: [inspects painting] Oh! This looks Japanese. "Master and Concubines"?
Walter Davis: It's Yakamoto!
Nadia Gates: What is?
Walter Davis: No, no, the reason for this big business dinner tonight is this Japanese industrialist new client of ours. He's old world Japanese and he's got a wife that's more like a slave and he keeps concubines!
Nadia Gates: You gotta be kidding me.
Walter Davis: No, no, his wife knows all about it. It's "traditional" or something.
Nadia Gates: Tell me something, Walter: Are you into those kind of "traditions"?
[chuckles]
Walter Davis: [chuckles] No, I'm actually a ...

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Connections

Referenced in Tanguy (2001)

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Soundtracks

Oh, What a Nite
Written by Billy Vera
Performed by Billy Vera and The Beaters

User Reviews

Good Fun

One of my favorite 80's comedies. Many very funny and memorable scenes. It's a fun, light-hearted film about a blind date gone awry. Of course, everything that can happen DOES happen on this particular date, and many laughs are the result. The best scene is when Walter and Nadia go to a restaurant after Nadia has had too much to drink. Apparently, she has some sort of chemical imbalance to liquor, and things go haywire in front of Walter's business associates.