The Perfect Man (2005)

A lonely mother begins receiving romantic e-mails from a secret admirer, unaware that this perfect man is really a creation of her daughter who is trying to cheer her up.

Director:

Mark Rosman

Writers:

Michael McQuown (story), Heather Robinson (story)

Stars:

Hilary Duff, Heather Locklear, Aria Wallace

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hilary Duff	...	Holly Hamilton
Heather Locklear	...	Jean Hamilton
Chris Noth	...	Ben Cooper
Mike O'Malley	...	Lenny Horton
Ben Feldman	...	Adam Forrest
Vanessa Lengies	...	Amy Pearl
Caroline Rhea	...	Gloria
Kym Whitley	...	Dolores
Aria Wallace	...	Zoe Hamilton
Carson Kressley	...	Lance
Michelle Nolden	...	Amber
Maggie Castle	...	Wichita Girl
Gerry Mendicino	...	Market Co-Worker
James McGowan	...	Jean's Suitor
Philip Akin	...	English Teacher

Storyline

Teenager Holly Hamilton is tired of moving every time her single mom Jean has another personal meltdown involving yet another second-rate guy. To distract her mother from her latest bad choice, Holly conceives the perfect plan for the perfect man.. an imaginary secret admirer who will romance Jean and boost her shaky self-esteem. When the virtual relationship takes off, Holly finds herself having to produce the suitor, borrowing her friend's charming and handsome Uncle Ben as the face behind the e-mails, notes and gifts. Holly must resort to increasingly desperate measures to keep the ruse alive and protect her mom's newfound happiness, almost missing the real perfect man when he does come along.

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Plot Keywords:

actress | actresses | new york | brooklyn new york | manhattan | 

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Taglines:

Is it all too good to be true?

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mildly suggestive content

Details

Official Sites:

Universal [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 August 2005 (Portugal)

Also Known As:

El hombre perfecto

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,300,980, 19 June 2005, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$16,247,775, 7 August 2005

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures,Marc Platt Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

DTS (DTS HD Master Audio 5.1) (5.1 Surround Sound) (5.1) Dolby Digital (Dolby Digital 5.1) (5.1 Surround Sound) (5.1) SDDS (8 channels) (5.1 Surround Sound) (5.1) D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1 (D-Cinema prints) (5.1 Surround Sound) (5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie was based on Heather Robinson's life as a teenager in Tucson, AZ.

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Goofs

When Holly is pretending to be Ben and instant messaging her mother, she presses the letter 'j' even though there is no 'j' in the sentence she is typing.

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Quotes

Lenny: That's on account that you never had your world rocked by Lenny "The World-Rocker" Horton.

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Connections

Featured in Mom & Me (2005)

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Soundtracks

If You Got What You Came For
Written by Beth Thornley and Rob Cairns
Performed by Beth Thornley
Courtesy of Position Music

User Reviews

remakes, remakes and more remakes

Skip the movie, and rent Mermaids from Netflix instead. I'm so sick of production companies recycling good movies to make them vehicles for their new "It Girls". They wonder why theater attendance is down...all they have to do is realize people aren't going to pay $8.50 to see a movie that was made and released 15 years ago, remade with a different cast. Get some original screenplays, hire some real actors and show me something I haven't seen before. Come on Sheeple!! What the heck are they doing here. I love going to the movies, but they seriously need to start competing with themselves. I mean, they might as well just dust off the old black and white westerns and colorize them.