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50 First Dates
''50 First Dates'' is a 2004 American romantic comedy film directed by Peter Segal and starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, with Rob Schneider, Sean Astin, Lusia Strus, Blake Clark, and Dan Aykroyd in supporting roles. It follows the story of Henry Roth, a womanizing marine veterinarian who falls for an art teacher named Lucy Whitmore. When he discovers she has amnesia, and forgets him when she falls asleep, he resolves to win her over again each new day. Most of the film was shot on location in Oahu, Hawaii, on the Windward side and the North Shore. Sandler and Barrymore won an MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team. The film received mixed reviews but was a commercial success. It was later remade in India as ''Satyabhama'' (2007, in Telugu) and as '' Ormayundo Ee Mukham'' (2014, in Malayalam), in Japan as ''50 First Kisses'' (2018), in Iran as '' Chap dast'' (2005), and in Mexico as '' Como si fuera la primera vez'' (2019). The film marked the second collaboration b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Segal
Peter Segal (born 1962) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Segal has directed the comedic films '' Naked Gun : The Final Insult'' (1994), '' Tommy Boy'' (1995), '' My Fellow Americans'' (1996), '' The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps'' (2000), '' Anger Management'' (2003), '' 50 First Dates'' (2004), '' The Longest Yard'' (2005), ''Get Smart'' (2008), '' Grudge Match'' (2013), and '' My Spy'' (2020). Early life and education Segal grew up in New York City, where his father was head of publicity at MGM. In the 1970s, Segal and his family moved to Los Angeles. Segal attended the University of Southern California, where he double majored in Broadcast Journalism and English. Segal graduated from the USC School of Cinema and Television. Career Segal began his career writing and directing television. In 2002, he created the NBC sitcom '' Hidden Hills'' (2002–2003). In 1995, he formed his production company, Callahan Filmworks, along with long-tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romantic Comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Romantic comedy evolved from Ancient Greek comedy, Middle Ages, medieval romance, and 18th-century Restoration comedy, later developing into sub-genres like Screwball comedy, screwball comedies, career woman comedies, and 1950s Sex comedy, sex comedies in Hollywood. Over time, the genre has expanded beyond traditional structures, incorporating unconventional themes, challenging gender roles, and addressing adult topics while maintaining its core focus on romance and humor. A common convention in romantic comedies is the "Meet cute, meet-cute", a humorous or unexpected encounter that creates initial tension and sets up the romantic storyline. History Comedies, rooted in the fertility rites and satyr plays of Ancient Greek comedy, ancient ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heavy (website)
Heavy (stylized as Heavy.com and heavy.) is a sports news website based in New York City. It publishes sports news and information for an American audience, with a focus on the NFL, NBA and MLB. History Heavy was founded by Simon Assaad and David Carson in 1999 as a video-focused entertainment site aimed primarily at young men, debuting audiovisual pop culture phenomena like the '' Kung Faux'' series. Assaad and Carson said they modeled the highly interactive site on video games. Assaad continues to serve as CEO, and Aaron Nobel is the editor-in-chief. Content Heavy primarily aggregates news on sports and trending topics. ''The Wall Street Journal ''The Wall Street Journal'' (''WSJ''), also referred to simply as the ''Journal,'' is an American newspaper based in New York City. The newspaper provides extensive coverage of news, especially business and finance. It operates on a subscriptio ...''s editorial board cited Heavy in an August 2019 story on the mass shooter i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Coraci
Frank Coraci (born February 3, 1966) is an American film director, actor and screenwriter best known for his work with actor Adam Sandler. Biography Coraci was born in Shirley, New York. In 1984, he graduated from William Floyd School District, William Floyd High School, where he was on the wrestling team for several years. In 1988, he graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He has directed three successful films with Adam Sandler (''The Wedding Singer,'' ''The Waterboy'' and ''Click (2006 film), Click'') and several music videos for the actor. He worked as an actor in Sandler's video clip "The Lonesome Kicker," playing the character that gives the song its name. He directed the movie ''Around the World in 80 Days (2004 film), Around the World in 80 Days,'' starring Jackie Chan, which turned out to be a box office flop, grossing only $24 million in the U.S. (made on a budget of $110 million). Coraci also directed ''Zookeeper (film), Zookeeper,'' a romant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blended (film)
''Blended'' is a 2014 American romantic comedy film directed by Frank Coraci. Written by Ivan Menchell and Clare Sera, the film stars Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore as two single parents who went on a blind date together and never wanted to see each other again afterwards. To their surprise, they both end up at the same African safari resort with their children and are forced to stay together. The film's ensemble cast also features Kevin Nealon, Terry Crews, and Wendi McLendon-Covey. South African cricketer Dale Steyn makes a cameo appearance as himself. The film was produced by Adam Sandler, Jack Giarraputo, and Mike Karz. It was released theatrically on May 23, 2014. grossed $128 million worldwide, against a budget of $40 million, and received generally negative reviews from critics. This is the third collaboration between Sandler and Barrymore after ''The Wedding Singer'' (also directed by Coraci) and '' 50 First Dates''. Plot Divorced Lauren Reynolds goes on a blind d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wedding Singer
''The Wedding Singer'' is a 1998 American romantic comedy film directed by Frank Coraci, written by Tim Herlihy, and produced by Robert Simonds and Jack Giarraputo. The film stars Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, and Christine Taylor, and tells the story of a wedding singer in 1985 who falls in love with a waitress. The film was released on February 13, 1998. Produced on a budget of million, it grossed $123million worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics. It is often ranked as one of Sandler's best comedies. The film was later adapted into a stage musical of the The Wedding Singer (musical), same name, debuting on Broadway theatre, Broadway in April 2006 and closing on New Year's Eve of that same year. Jon Lovitz would reprise his role as Jimmie Moore in the The Goldbergs (season 6)#ep128, episode of the same name of ''The Goldbergs (2013 TV series), The Goldbergs'', set during the events of ''The Wedding Singer'', with Sandler, Barrymore and Billy Idol appea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Como Si Fuera La Primera Vez
''Como si fuera la primera vez'' () is a 2019 Mexican comedy film directed by Mauricio T. Valle. It is a remake of the 2004 film ''50 First Dates'', directed by Peter Segal, and starring Adam Sandler, and Drew Barrymore. The remake stars Vadhir Derbez, and Ximena Romo as the main protagonists of the story. The film, like the original version, retained its title translated into Spanish in Latin America. The film premiered on 30 August 2019 in Mexico. Cast * Vadhir Derbez as Diego * Ximena Romo Ximena Romo Mercado (born April 14, 1990) is a Mexican actress and model best known for her role as Nora Gaxiola in the Televisa telenovela '' El color de la pasión''. Romo is the daughter of Mexican politician Patricia Mercado and former head ... as Luci * Francisco Rueda * Alejandro Camacho References Remakes of American films Mexican comedy films 2019 comedy films 2019 films 2010s Mexican films 2010s Spanish-language films Spanish-language comedy films {{201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ormayundo Ee Mukham
''Ormayundo Ee Mukham'' () is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language romantic musical film written and directed by Anvar Sadik, starring Vineeth Sreenivasan and Namitha Pramod. The film features musical score by Shaan Rahman. The film was released on 14 November 2014. It is inspired by the 2004 American film ''50 First Dates''. Plot The story first shows Nithya, a sand artist doing her program. When she is on her way home, she gets into an accident, which leads to memory loss that can only allow her to remember anything for just 24 hours. She keeps a diary where she jots down all her memories. Then we meet Gautham, a young businessman, who also suffers from temporary memory problems. His mother gets annoyed with him and asks him to marry a girl, Hema, whom he doesn't like. Angry with his mother, he and his grandmother make a plan. The plan is that he will say that he is in love with another girl, and the next day they are going to have a date. The next morning he goes for a walk ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satyabhama (2007 Film)
''Satyabhama'' is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Srihari Nanu. The film stars Sivaji and Bhumika Chawla. The film is based on the 2004 American film ''50 First Dates''. The film won two Nandi Awards. Plot The film follows a sand sculptor (Sivaji) who meets a woman (Bhumika Chawla) with memory loss. Cast * Sivaji as Krishna * Bhumika Chawla as Satyabhama * Nimisha * Chandra Mohan * Krishna as the psychiatrist (special appearance) * Brahmanandam * Sunil * M. S. Narayana as Padi Secondla Padmanabham * Raghu Babu * Siva Prasad * Melkote * Devi Charan * Chitram Seenu * Allari Subhashini as the restaurant manager * Babloo * Apoorva * Master Siva Varma * Baby Satyapriya Production Sivaji's character was inspired by Sudarshan Patnaik. The film was shot in Goa. Soundtrack The music is composed by Chakri. Reception ''Sify'' praised the performance of the cast and opined that "On the whole, this film will only appeal to family audiences". ''Idlebrain' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 MTV Movie Awards
The 2004 MTV Movie Awards were held on June 5, 2004, hosted by Lindsay Lohan, featured performances by Beastie Boys, D12 and Yeah Yeah Yeahs. The most nominations, six, went to '' Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'', '' X2: X-Men United'' and ''50 First Dates'' followed with four each. Performers * Beastie Boys — " Ch-Check It Out" * Yeah Yeah Yeahs — "Maps" * D12 — " My Band" Presenters * Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx — presented Best Female Performance * Vin Diesel and Thandie Newton — presented Best On-Screen Team * Snoop Dogg and Paris Hilton — presented Best Kiss * Kate Beckinsale and Mark Ruffalo— presented Best Villain * Ashton Kutcher — introduced Beastie Boys * The Rock and Jessica Biel — presented Best Action Sequence * Jimmy Fallon and Queen Latifah — presented Best Dance Sequence * Kate Hudson and Matthew Perry — presented Breakthrough Male * Scarlett Johansson and Jake Gyllenhaal — introduced Yeah Yeah Yeahs * Ice Cube and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; ) is an island U.S. state, state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two Non-contiguous United States, non-contiguous U.S. states (along with Alaska), it is the only state not on the North American mainland, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state in the tropics. Hawaii consists of 137 volcanic islands that comprise almost the entire Hawaiian Islands, Hawaiian archipelago (the exception, which is outside the state, is Midway Atoll). Spanning , the state is Physical geography, physiographically and Ethnology, ethnologically part of the Polynesian subregion of Oceania. Hawaii's ocean coastline is consequently the List of U.S. states and territories by coastline, fourth-longest in the U.S., at about . The eight main islands, from northwest to southeast, are Niihau, Niihau, Kauai, Kauai, Oahu, Oahu, Molokai, Molokai, Lanai, Lānai, Kahoʻolawe, Kahoolawe, Maui, and Hawaii (island), Hawaii, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
