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 both Richard Levys are talking to Tad about his drinking/driving photo, and Shameless (Sean Hayes) says, "...to remind Jimmy Ing and America that you...", you can see his mouth moving too early before he says "and Armerica."

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Quotes

Pete: [about Tad] I bet you in his life he's slept with like what, 15, 20 women?
Rosalee: No way. That's not even physically possible.

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Connections

Referenced in Miracle in Manhattan (2010)

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Soundtracks

Telling You Now
Written by Jessica Moss & Richard Hahn
Performed by Jessy Moss
Courtesy of DreamWorks Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Chick Flick, but don't completely scrap it

This movie is definitely a "chick flick." Both male leads are played pretty well. Josh Duhamel portrays the self-absorbed actor well, but has difficulty being believable when he is supposedly being sincere. Of course, maybe that's the point. Topher Grace, on the other hand, is able to portray an emotion in very subtle ways, and is therefore perfect as the inwardly-tortured old friend.

Kate Bosworth's character seems to be quite one-dimensional, and not always consistently. She is overly naive, even for a small town hick. I get the impression that the Hollywood types who wrote her part have never been to a small town, or at least, not since the 50s. There are sweet, wholesome people in this world, but they are more realistic than this girl. It is difficult to ascertain who the protagonist is. Is it Topher or Kate? His character has more depth than hers, but it appears that the story revolves around her.

Nathan Lane and Sean Hayes provide much-needed comedy and interest to the story. I found myself looking forward to their appearances on-screen. Funny moments and a few good performances make it worthwhile, but I definitely believe it will appeal more to us women than the men.