Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004)

A small-town girl wins a date with a male celebrity through a contest. When the date goes better than expected, a love triangle forms between the girl, the male celebrity, and the girl's best friend.

Director:

Robert Luketic

Writer:

Victor Levin

Stars:

Kate Bosworth, Josh Duhamel, Topher Grace

8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kate Bosworth	...	Rosalee Futch
Topher Grace	...	Pete Monash
Josh Duhamel	...	Tad Hamilton
Nathan Lane	...	Richard Levy the Driven
Sean Hayes	...	Richard Levy the Shameless
Gary Cole	...	Henry Futch
Ginnifer Goodwin	...	Cathy Feely
Kathryn Hahn	...	Angelica
Octavia Spencer	...	Janine
Amy Smart	...	Nurse Betty
Ren Trostle	...	Porsche Woman
Wendy Worthington	...	Customer
Stephen Tobolowsky	...	George Ruddy
Moon Bloodgood	...	Gorgeous Woman
Mary Jo Smith	...	Sonja

Storyline

Rosalee Futch is a grocery clerk living in rural West Virginia. But even a small-town girl can have big dreams, and Rosalee's is to someday--somehow--meet her big-screen idol Tad Hamilton. The somehow arrives in the form of a contest--the grand prize: a date with Tad Hamilton--and the someday is now. Rosalee wins, much to the chagrin of her best friend and co-worker Pete, who is deeply, hopelessly--and secretly--in love with Rosalee. The Win a Date contest was cooked up by Tad's agent, Richard Levy, and his manager, also named Richard Levy, to clean up Tad's bad-boy image. Someone should have told them to be careful what you wish for. When Tad meets Rosalee and gets a taste of what he's been missing in the real world, he decides he wants seconds and moves to West Virginia, turning Rosalee's dream come true into a nightmare for Richard Levy, Richard Levy and, most of all, Pete.

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Plot Keywords:

fictional celebrity | date | best friend | west virginia | contest | 

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Taglines:

In every love story, there's only room for one leading man.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, some drug references and language

Details

Official Sites:

DreamWorks

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 January 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Total verknallt in Tad Hamilton

Filming Locations:

The Lot Studios, West Hollywood, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$24,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,320,066, 23 January 2004, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$17,071,962, 2 April 2004

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$20,866,170, 2 April 2004

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks, Red Wagon Entertainment, The Lot

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

While Pete (Topher Grace) is talking to Angelica (Kathryn Hahn) in the bar, she talks about something called Big Love. Ginnifer Goodwin (Cathy) later starred in Big Love (2006).

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Goofs

When Tad is getting dressed to go on his first date with Rosalee his shirt is fully opened in one shot and is closed in the next. When we cut to him again he is buttoning his shirt.

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Quotes

Rosalee: I can't go with you Tad, because you don't love me, you maybe want to love me. But I think what you love right now is the idea of me. You can't love someone for what they stand for or seem to be. You have to love them for their details, for the little things that are true of them and only them.

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Connections

Referenced in Miracle in Manhattan (2010)

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Soundtracks

Going Back to Cali
Written by James todd Smith & Rick Rubin
Performed by Anti-Matter
By Arrangement with Matter Music

User Reviews

Schlockville

Unfortunately, my best friend dragged me to this sneak preview. Josh

Duhamel (from NBC's surprise hit "Las Vegas" and an ex-"All My Children" star) steals this picture with his matinee idol looks and hipster' charm, while

surprisingly Kate Bosworth (star of "Blue Crush" and ex-WB TV star) sinks the boat with her soul-less, calculated perkiness. Perhaps a great movie to watch on cable, but disappointing to those expecting another Luketic blonde to live up to the greatness of Reese Witherspoon in "Legally Blonde." Don't watch this film unless you are willing to succumb to utter cheese and a leading lady who in

more logical times would be the third receptionist to the right.