50 First Dates (2004)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Peter Segal

Writer (WGA):

George Wing (written by)

Release Date:

13 February 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Imagine having to win over the girl of your dreams... every friggin' day.

Plot:

Henry Roth is a man afraid of commitment up until he meets the beautiful Lucy. They hit it off and Henry think he's finally found the girl of his dreams, until he discovers she has short-term memory loss and forgets him the very next day.

Plot Keywords:

Short Term Memory Loss | Hawaii | Veterinarian | Dream | Love

Awards:

6 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Adam Sandler	...	Henry Roth
Drew Barrymore	...	Lucy Whitmore
Rob Schneider	...	Ula
Sean Astin	...	Doug Whitmore
Lusia Strus	...	Alexa
Dan Aykroyd	...	Dr. Keats
Amy Hill	...	Sue
Allen Covert	...	Ten Second Tom
Blake Clark	...	Marlin Whitmore
Maya Rudolph	...	Stacy
Pomaika'i Brown	...	Nick (as Nephi Pomaikai Brown)
Joe Nakashima	...	Old Hawaiian Man
Peter Dante	...	Security Guard
Dom Magwili	...	Security Guard
Jonathan Loughran	...	Jennifer

Also Known As:

Fifty First Dates (USA) (alternative spelling)
Fifty First Kisses (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 on appeal for crude sexual humor and drug references.

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Hawaiian | Mandarin | Turkish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Malaysia:U | India:UA | Ireland:12 | Netherlands:6 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Chile:TE | Finland:K-11 | Germany:o.Al. | Norway:7 | Peru:PT | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (re-rating on appeal) (certificate #40115) | USA:R (original rating) (2003) | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Blackstone Bay, Alaska, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

When Henry and Lucy are first at his place they see two dolphins that Henry calls Mary-Kate and Ashley after the Olsen twins.

Goofs:

Plot holes: Lucy wears the same outfit every day, and her dad washes the outfit as part of the routine. However, there is no reason for Lucy to wear the same outfit as she changes her mind doing other tasks such as what she makes her waffles into and what she paints on the wall of the garage.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Young Woman: So tell me. How was Hawaii?
Tan Friend: It was unbelievable.
Young Woman: Oh yeah? What happened?
Tan Friend: I met this guy.
Red Head: [on the phone] It was the best week of my life.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Getaway: Golden Getaway: Getaway Goes to the Movies (#16.13)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Lips Like Sugar

A very entertaining film

When "50 First Dates) came to theaters, I really wasn't interested enough to go see it. When it came out on video, I waited about 2 months to see it until it came down to the $1.99 rental price.

Was I surprised! This movie was so entertaining to me, that I wound up buying it. I only buy about 5 or 6 videos a year, so you can see that I really must have enjoyed it. It won't win any Oscars, but it will make you feel good when you watch it.

I am familiar with the condition that Lucy has here having a cousin who has a similar problem and has had it for several years. I was really concerned with how a production company can play a condition like that for laughs, but, somehow, they pulled it off. They treated the subject matter with dignity showing that the people who have this terrible condition can (and do) have somewhat normal lives. My cousin does it the diary way. She doesn't lose her memory everyday, but at different times. She has gone as long as 3 months in retaining her memory and has lost it on other occasions after 4 hours.

I am not a big Adam Sandler fan, having always thought he was a bit "over the top" in his other films. I thought he was going to do this in this film as well after the first few minutes of the movie. However, when he is shown in the diner with Lucy, he shows that he is really a nice guy who, deep down, wants to find a relationship that is fulfilling with a pretty girl.

Drew Berrymore is another actress that I don't particularly care for most of the time, but she is really a sweetheart playing Lucy. She is just so lovable in this role, it's hard to believe that she has the Demons in her past.

Rob Schneider is very good in his supporting role as is Sean Astin as Doug, the 'roid raging brother of Lucy.

Again, not an Oscar winner, but well worth the $15 or so to purchase it at WalMart.

Marty