The Perfect Date (2019)

To save up for college, Brooks Rattigan creates an app where anyone can pay him to play the perfect stand-in boyfriend for any occasion.

Director:

Chris Nelson

Writers:

Steve Bloom, Randall Green

Stars:

Noah Centineo, Laura Marano, Odiseas Georgiadis

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Noah Centineo	...	Brooks Rattigan
Laura Marano	...	Celia Lieberman
Odiseas Georgiadis	...	Murph
Camila Mendes	...	Shelby Pace
Matt Walsh	...	Charlie Rattigan
Joe Chrest	...	Harvey Lieberman
Carrie Lazar	...	Lillian Lieberman
Alexander Biglane	...	Tuna Melt on Seven Grain (as Alex Biglane)
Blaine Kern III	...	Franklin
Zak Steiner	...	Reece
Ty Parker	...	Cartelli
Wayne Pére	...	Mr. Newhouse (as Wayne Pere)
Rhonda Johnson Dents	...	Mrs. Milligan
Maureen Brennan	...	Marjorie Strack
Autumn Walker	...	Leah

Storyline

Brooks Rattigan (Noah Centineo) has the academic chops to get into his dream Ivy League school, but what he's missing is an outstanding extracurricular - and the money. When he seizes on an opportunity to make some extra cash by posing as the boyfriend of a self-assured, combat boot-loving girl named Celia Lieberman (Laura Marano), he finds he has a knack for being the perfect stand-in. Together with his programmer friend Murph (Odiseas Georgiadis), Brooks launches an app selling himself as a plus-one for all occasions. Along the way, he meets the girl of his dreams (Camila Mendes). But when business starts to boom, Brooks must reassess everything he was once sure of.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 April 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Perfect Date

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ace Entertainment, Awesomeness Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Blaine Kern III and Phi Vu both appeared in Happy Death Day (2017) and Happy Death 2U (2019).

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Goofs

When Harvey Lieberman (Celia's father) meets Brooks for the first time and lets him enter their house, he closes the door laughing but we can see clearly that he isn't laughing but keeps his mouth closed.

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Quotes

Lady with Brooks Walking: You want to know how you can tell if you're meant to be with someone? Just sit and have a conversation, some people when you talk to them, its like trying to listen to classical music on a radio with no antenna. You can push that dial back and forth all you want, but you only get the static. But when you're meant to be with someone, and they truly are the one, you just sit, start talking and a Beethoven sonata will begin to play

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Connections

References Napoleon Dynamite (2004)

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Soundtracks

Black Lemon
Performed by Generationals
Written by Grant Widmer and Edward Joyner
Courtesy of Polyvinyl Record Co.
Published by Rough Trade Publishing
By arrangement with Bank Robber Music

User Reviews

Enjoyable

The Perfect Date is a coming of age teen rom-com. For this demographic it's a relatable movie with a positive message.

It's predictable. You know how most of the movie will play out. However the characters are likable and this keeps you engaged. The Beverly Hills 90210 vibes is also cool.

Light watching. If you got Netflix it's worth watching.