Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Robert Luketic

Writer (WGA):

Victor Levin (written by)

Release Date:

23 January 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

In every love story, there's only room for one leading man.

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Date | West Virginia | Best Friend | Contest | Small Town Girl

Awards:

8 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Nov. 21	11:25 AM	TBS
Sun. Nov. 22	4:00 AM	TBS

Cast

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

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, some drug references and language.

Runtime:

USA:95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Finland:K-3 | South Korea:12 | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Australia:PG | Argentina:13 | Canada:PG | Germany:o.Al. | Netherlands:AL | Singapore:PG | UK:PG | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40480)

Filming Locations:

Charleston, West Virginia, USA

Company:

DreamWorks SKG

Trivia:

Jordana Brewster was featured in a scene where she is shown as Tad's costar in one of his movies, but the scene was cut from the finished film.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Spelling error in opening credits: "We will wisk you away..."

Quotes:

Tad: Yeah, Pete told me if I ever hurt you; that he would tear me to pieces with his bare hands or with his rhetoric.
Rosalee: Pete told you if you hurt me, he would tear you to pieces with his bare hands or with his rhetoric? That is so... adorable.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Reel Thing (2008)

Soundtrack:

Waiting

Much funnier than the typical chick flick!!

This movie had much more going for it than I had anticipated. Nathan Lane and Sean Hayes as the agent and manager Richard Levy (both of them had the same name!) were hilarious, as was the hotel clerk - a small part played by Sam Pancake who I at first mistook for Martin Short. Topher Grace had tons of great one-liners, and Ginnifer Goodwin and Kathryn Hahn also really good in supporting roles. I liked Josh Duhamel too, and was interested to find that he really wasn't the stereotypical movie star trying to manipulate Kate Bosworth. His character was really sincere, giving you no one to really dislike and making the plot much more interesting. Overall, I was laughing out loud through a good deal of this movie when I had expected it to be a little lame - a really nice surprise!