My Date with Drew (2004)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Directors:

Jon Gunn
Brian Herzlinger

Release Date:

30 September 2005 (Norway)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

30 days, $1100, For an Ordinary Guy to Get a Date with Drew Barrymore

Plot:

"If you don't take risks, you'll have a wasted soul." - Drew Barrymore. Ever since the second grade when he first saw her in E.T...

Plot Keywords:

Date | Video Camera | Crush | Obsession | Fan

Awards:

13 wins

Cast

Drew Barrymore	...	Herself
John August	...	Himself
Stephanie Bedell	...	Herself
Allison Burnett	...	Himself
Bill D'Elia	...	Himself
Kerry David	...	Herself
Sonya Dakar	...	Herself
George DelHoyo	...	Himself - Voice Trailer Guy
Dylan	...	Himself - Limo Driver
Corey Feldman	...	Himself
Ross Forooghi	...	Himself
Jon Gunn	...	Himself
Lisa Furst	...	Herself (as Lisa Gunn)
Lauren Hays	...	Herself
Brian Herzlinger	...	Himself

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild thematic elements and language.

Runtime:

USA:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Brazil:14 | Finland:K-3 | Sweden:Btl | Iceland:L | Hong Kong:I | Singapore:PG | Portugal:M/6 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Lucky Crow Films

Trivia:

The film was shot in a month because 'Brian Herlzinger' wanted to return the video camera to Circuit City under their 30-Day Return Policy to save the cost of renting a camera. As a result of the widely publicized move, Circuit City introduced a 'restocking fee' to be deducted from any future customer refunds.

Quotes:

Brian Herzlinger: [refering to his friends warning him about waxing and plucking a few of his hairs] It's funny but after that night, I realized being a swarthy guy, is REALLY not that bad.

Movie Connections:

References Charlie's Angels (2000)

Soundtrack:

Possibilities

If you like Louis Theroux, you'll like this (and vice versa)

I'm not a great fan of reality TV but here is a film that shows you how it should be done. I have no idea whether this is a genuine documentary or an original film script, and frankly I don't care. This film is positive, warm, witty, and fun. Camera work and sound quality are convincingly amateur, and the telephone conversations especially are a bit unclear. There's something about Brian that makes him likable - he's naive, harmless, up-beat. Anyone who likes this should look out some of the TV documentaries made by Louis Theroux - they have a similar style. Theroux tends to tackle more risky subjects, but he has a similar open honesty and humor in his approach.