50 First Dates (2004)

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

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Dec. 6	6:30 PM	USA
Mon. Dec. 7	2:00 AM	USA

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:

The Cafe that they keep meeting at is actually a house they fixed up for the movie. It is located on a macademia nut farm on the eastern side of Oahu. The same house was used in Tears of the Sun (2003). And they also filmed scenes from Jurassic Park (1993) in the open fields nearby.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Ula is swinging at the golf ball, there is no scar or cut on his stomach from the shark. Afterwards, you see that there is one after they notice the stitches open.

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:

Referenced in The Holiday (2006)

Soundtrack:

Ula's Luau Song

This is what you call a 'feel-good' film

The basic storyline of 50 First Dates: Henry Roth lives in Hawaii and spend his time wooing women who are visiting the island, simply because there is little chance of commitment. Then he meets Lucy Whitmore. One day they hit it off, and the next she doesn't even recognise him. It turns out that she suffers from short-term memory loss, and every day he tries to win her over once more. Firstly, I have to say that 50 First Dates is a really funny film. It isn't overly stupid, but it's not subtle either. But underneath the humour is where I believe this film's true beauty lies. It shows love in a way that I have never seen in another film before. From the way that her family sacrifices everything to keep her happy, and blissfully unaware of her condition, to Henry who, despite the fact that he could have just about any woman that he wanted, decides that he wants to be with Lucy, regardless of the fact that he has to meet her for the first time every day. Henry's character undergoes somewhat of a transformation in front of our eyes. The film starts off with him coming across as somewhat of a pig (well, to us women anyway :)), and by the end of the film, we truly admire him. He even sacrifices his dream so that he can be with Lucy, and help her to move on with her life. The film isn't really predictable, either. For example, I spent the entire films assuming that the ending would be somewhat different. Although romcoms almost always have happy endings, this one damn near had me in tears. And it wasn't even sad. I never knew what a feel-good film was until I saw this...highly recommended.