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 #23 | 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 | looking at oneself in a mirror | 

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Taglines:

For people who LOVE date movies and people who HATE them.

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Adam Campbell, Fred Willard, Jennifer Coolidge, and Tony Cox all also appeared in Epic Movie, which was also written/produced by Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg.

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Goofs

Many small errors are probably left in deliberately to fit the absurd nature of the movie.

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Quotes

Old Cat Woman: [watching through the window] She was faking it, but I wasn't.

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Alternate Versions

The 85-minute extended, 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 & Linda are talking is much more explicit.
• Andy's introduction is longer and more suggestive.

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Connections

Featured in Nostalgia Critic: Why Do Disney Remakes Keep Making Money? (2019)

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Soundtracks

Chatter Box
Written and Performed by Jack Trombey (as Peter Milray)
Courtesy of RipTide Music

User Reviews

Not even Alyson Hannigan can pardon this turkey

I'd imagine that the main reason that people are paying to watch this is because it stars Alyson Hannigan. Well, she's in it, and she makes the most of a thoroughly unchallenging role, but unless you're a total completist, that shouldn't be enough of a reason to waste even 80 minutes of your life on this appalling waste of talent.

What the writer/directors seem to have missed is that if you're going to parody or satirise a scene from a decent movie, you actually have to add something. It's not sufficient to just throw a bunch of stolen scenes together in the hope that the conjunction will generate humour by itself. I honestly could not see one - not ONE - original thought or idea or line in the script or direction. That in itself is something of an achievement. The whole thing plays like it was scripted by teenagers, and not teenagers from the top end of the grade curve.

In fact, I have to wonder if this films is deliberately aimed at the lowest common denominator. If so, it missed by several yards to the south.

Details

Country:

USA Switzerland

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 February 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Untitled Aaron Seltzer/Jason Friedberg Project

Filming Locations:

Church of the Angels - 1100 Avenue 64, Pasadena, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$19,076,261, 19 February 2006

Gross USA:

$48,548,426

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$85,749,034

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Regency Productions, Epsilon Motion Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min 85 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1