Date Movie (2006)

Spoof of romantic comedies which focuses on a man, his crush, his parents, and her father.

Directors:

Aaron Seltzer, Jason Friedberg (co-director) (uncredited)

Writers:

Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer

Stars:

Alyson Hannigan, Adam Campbell, Fred Willard

Bottom Rated Movies #24 | 4 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alyson Hannigan	...	Julia Jones
Adam Campbell	...	Grant Funkyerdoder
Sophie Monk	...	Andy
Eddie Griffin	...	Frank Jones
Meera Simhan	...	Linda Jones
Fred Willard	...	Bernie Funkyerdoder
Jennifer Coolidge	...	Roz Funkyerdoder
Marie Matiko	...	Betty
Judah Friedlander	...	Nicky
Carmen Electra	...	Anne
Tony Cox	...	Hitch
Mauricio Sanchez	...	Eduardo / Housekeeper
Beverly Polcyn	...	Old Cat Woman
Valery M. Ortiz	...	Jell-O (as Valery Ortiz)
Charlie Dell	...	Justice of the Peace (as Charles Dell)

Storyline

Julia Jones is unhappy. She's overweight, spends forever working at her fathers diner, and believes she will always be lonely. This is until she meets Grant Fockyerdoder. Before they can have their dream wedding, they must meet each others parents and survive the scheming Andy.

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Plot Keywords:

frodo baggins character | michael jackson character | gandalf character | britney spears character | female butt jiggle | 

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Taglines:

From Two Of The Six Writers Of Scary Movie!

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for continuous crude and sexual humor, including language

Details

Official Sites:

20th Century Fox [France] 20th Century Fox [United States]

Country:

USA Switzerland

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 February 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Untitled Aaron Seltzer/Jason Friedberg Project

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$21,812,384, 19 February 2006, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$48,548,426, 1 June 2006

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$84,795,656, 26 February 2007

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Regency Pictures, Epsilon Motion Pictures, Regency Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min 85 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

At the start of the film Alysson Hannigan opens her diary and writes in her weight, how many cigarettes she smoked and how many alcohol units shes had that day. She lists her alcohol units as : Tara Reid status. Alysson Hannigan has worked with Tara Reid in the popular series of films American Pie.

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Goofs

When Julia and Grant are talking to Jello about planning their wedding, the position of the door behind Julia keeps changing from open to closed.

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Quotes

Julia Jones: Well, we want a traditional wedding. Something simple yet elegent.
Jell-O: Yo! I know exactly the place. Muy romantico!
[Holds up a picture of a Taco Bell]
Jell-O: Taco Butt. Think outside my buns.
Julia Jones: It's not quite what we had in mind.

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Alternate Versions

The 85-minute unrated version is only about 2 minutes longer and there are some changes: -In the scene spoofing The Bachelor, the dialogue introducing Grant is different. -The scene with the cat on the toilet is longer. -There is some extra dialogue after the wizard gets kicked in the crotch. -Grant's last name is "Fockyerdoder" instead of "Funkyerdoder". -Julia shows Jack two extra cards. -When Nicky is thinking about the honeymoon, the dialogue is different. -The scene where Roz and Linda are talking is much more explicit. -Andy's introduction is longer and more suggestive.

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Connections

References I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)

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Soundtracks

Do You Believe in Magic?
Written by John Sebastian (as John Benson Sebastien)
Performed by The Lovin' Spoonful
Courtesy of Buddah Records / BMG Strategic Marketing Group
By Arrangement with SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

User Reviews

Just when you thought Hollywood has reached an all time low, you get "Date Movie."

"Date Movie" is a movie that spoofs romantic comedies. The movie follows Julia Jones (Alyson Hannigan) as she goes through all the events that take place in order to marry her prince Grant (Adam Campbell). This process involves meeting the parents, breaking up, meeting the ex-girlfriend, planning the wedding and everything else that the romantic comedy genre has thrown our way. Laughs are supposed to ensue…

Just when you thought Hollywood has reached an all time low comes "Date Movie," a movie that proves that anything can be made into a film in Hollywood and no matter how bad something is people will dish out their hard earned money to see it. "Date Movie" is by far the worst pile of crap I have seen in several years and can possibly go down in the history of film as being one of the worst movies ever made.

This movie contained zero laughs, none of the spoofs were even remotely funny. It was an insult to anyone who dished out any kind of money to see this film. The saddest part about all of this is that I knew before seeing this movie that it was going to be bad but I didn't think it could ever be as bad as it actually was. All the jokes fell flat and half way through its groundbreaking 75 minute running time I wanted to find a way to end my life so I wouldn't have to sit through another second of this horrid movie.

There really isn't a positive thing I can say about this movie. The first question that comes to mind though is who the hell came up with the idea. Why spoof comedies? Comedies are already funny so why spoof them? This is a question I wondered when I first heard about the movie and now after seeing "Date Movie" I know it can't be done and shouldn't even be attempted. While "Date Movie" only runs 75 minutes they try to spoof everything they can including Bridget Jones's Diary, Kill Bill, Say Anything, My Best Friend's Wedding, Napoleon Dynamite, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Hitch, The Bachelor, Meet the Parents, Sleepless in Seattle, Rize, King Kong, Wedding Planner and so many more. You would think that one joke would work but in all honesty not a single one did. You just sit there staring at the screen, losing your brain cells, and wondering how on earth someone got money to produce this pile of garbage.

I guess you should know that a movie is really bad when it's not screened for critics and the trailer tries to sell you a movie by saying "from 2 of the 6 writers of Scary Movie" but there is always that small part of me that says it can't be as bad as it looks but in this case it's worse than it looks. It's a train wreck and if anyone finds this movie funny I am sorry but there must be something seriously wrong with you or you are just so incredibly immature.

This movie took 2 people to write and two people to direct. If I ever meet Jason Friedberg or Aaron Seltzer the writers and directors behind this crap I will demand that they give me my $6.75 back for paying to see this movie. These guys have no right what so ever to make a movie when they put out a movie like "Date Movie." There should be a law in Hollywood that if your movie is hated by both critics and audiences alike that you should be placed in a cell and beaten until you write everyone who watched your film a huge letter of apology. I really wonder what crap can come out of Hollywood next that can be worse than this film.

So to sum it up, "Date Movie" sucks, plain and simple. Even if you see it with little or no expectations you will be disappointed. I despise everyone who was involved with this movie from the entire cast who somehow read this script and said this is going to be good to the interns who didn't walk off the set after the first day of shooting. Why is it that we have to suffer through movies that are this bad? And Hollywood wonders why ticket sales are going down because when you pay $6-$10 to see a movie like "Date Movie" I can totally understand why people aren't going and would be leery of what Hollywood puts out. This is the worst film to come out of Hollywood in years even worse than "Gigli," "Batman and Robin" and "You Got Served."

MovieManMenzel's final rating for "Date Movie" is a 0 out of ten. This movie doesn't even deserve a 1 because nothing worked at all and people shouldn't have to be tortured like this when they see a movie.