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''Date Movie'' is a 2006 American
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. Ro ...
parody film A parody film or spoof film is a subgenre of comedy film that lampoons other film genres or films as pastiches, works created by imitation of the style of many different films reassembled together. Although the subgenre is often overlooked by cri ...
written by
Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer Jason Friedberg (born October 13, 1971) and Aaron Seltzer (born January 12, 1974) are American and Canadian filmmakers. They have primarily worked on parody films, which they began writing and directing during the mid-2000s. Friedberg and Seltze ...
, directed by Seltzer, and produced by Paul Schiff and Friedberg. It stars Alyson Hannigan, Adam Campbell,
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, Tony Cox, Jennifer Coolidge, Eddie Griffin, and
Fred Willard Frederick Charles Willard Jr. (September 18, 1933 May 15, 2020) was an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his work with Christopher Guest in his mockumentary films ''This Is Spinal Tap'' (1984), ''Waiting for Guffman'' (1996), ''Be ...
. It is a parody of the romantic comedy film genre, and mostly references ''
My Big Fat Greek Wedding ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding'' is a 2002 romantic comedy film directed by Joel Zwick and written by Nia Vardalos. The film stars Vardalos, John Corbett, Lainie Kazan, Michael Constantine, Gia Carides, Louis Mandylor, Andrea Martin, and Joey Faton ...
,'' ''
Meet the Fockers ''Meet the Fockers'' (sometimes known as ''Meet the Parents 2'') is a 2004 American romantic comedy film directed by Jay Roach, and the sequel to the 2000 film, '' Meet the Parents''. The film stars Robert De Niro (also one of the film's producer ...
'', '' Hitch'', '' Legally Blonde'', and '' Bridget Jones's Diary''. It was released on February 17, 2006 by
20th Century Fox 20th Century Studios, Inc., formerly 20th Century Fox, is an American film studio, film production and Film distributor, distribution company owned by the Walt Disney Studios (division), Walt Disney Studios, the film studios division of the ...
. Though reviews for it were more positive than
Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer Jason Friedberg (born October 13, 1971) and Aaron Seltzer (born January 12, 1974) are American and Canadian filmmakers. They have primarily worked on parody films, which they began writing and directing during the mid-2000s. Friedberg and Seltze ...
's later films, ''Date Movie'' was panned by critics, but was a box office success, grossing almost $85 million on a $20 million budget.


Plot

Obese Julia Jones dreams of marrying
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, but even in her dreams, she is rejected. Writing in her diary, she thinks she will never find her true love. Julia goes outside and dances to impress men on the streets, but is unsuccessful. At Julia's father Frank's Greek diner, she meets and is instantly attracted to Grant Funkyerdoder. When Frank barks an order at her, she turns to respond and accidentally hits Grant over the head with a coffee pot, knocking him to the floor. She turns around, finds his table suddenly empty, and assumes he ran away. Julia seeks help from love therapist Hitch, who initially rejects her but finally relents. He takes her to a garage, where she gets " pimped out" and made slimmer. She earns a spot on a reality television dating show called '' The Extreme Bachelor: Desperate Edition'', where the bachelor turns out to be Grant. Host Ty Andrews introduces him, who greets all the women and is asked to eliminate the losers, which he does by shooting them one by one. As the last woman standing, Julia is rewarded with dinner for two at "A Restaurant". After their meal, Julia and Grant venture to her apartment, where they have sex. Later, Grant takes Julia to Tiffany & Co., where the salespeople reveal that she may pick whatever she wants. He then declares he loves her and proposes, and she happily accepts. The couple then meets with Grant's parents, Bernie and Roz, who recommend a wedding planner, after which Roz reveals that Grant lost his virginity to the housekeeper, Eduardo. Julia and Grant visit the overzealous wedding planner,
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, and suggest to her that they would like a traditional, elegant wedding. Jell-O instead insists they pick a fast food restaurant called Taco Butt as their venue, which Julia declines. Annoyed, Jell-O angrily tells them that it's the best she can do on short notice. Grant tries to ease the awkward situation by telling them he has already chosen a best man. Jell-O's mood changes and excitedly reveals that she will also be the wedding entertainment by slamming her desk over with her massive butt and aggressively ripping off her navy blue suit to reveal a gold spandex bra and tights. The couple are shocked as she shows off her provocative dance moves, then scream in fear as she joyfully backs up towards them. Grant introduces Julia to his best man, Andy, his ex-fiancée. Andy seemingly harbors no resentment towards Julia for marrying Grant, and even helps Julia shop for her wedding dress. However, at the bridal shop, Julia hits her head on a power box and suddenly can read people's thoughts. Reading Andy's mind, she realises Andy wants to get back together with Grant and plans to split them up. The women fight each other, '' Kill Bill''-style. On her wedding day, Julia arrives late, and witnesses Grant and Andy sharing a kiss, although she is unaware that Grant tried to reject Andy. Heartbroken and unable to forgive Grant, she agrees to marry her father’s choice, Nicky. Once at the altar with Nicky, Julia is regretting her decision and having flashbacks about her and Grant. Frank objects to the union, realizing he was wrong about Grant, who liked Julia even before the makeover. He persuades her to go after Grant, who is revealed to have waited for her on top of her apartment building for 6 months. Julia hurries to meet him as he is leaving, while shoving aside Andy who was pursuing him too. Julia arrives too late and falls off the roof, but is conveniently caught by Grant. They reconcile and marry, officiated by Hitch, who is now dating Jell-O. Andy and Nicky meet at the wedding and make out. Meanwhile, Grant and Julia leave in a horse and carriage. Bernie and Roz gifts Julia a vaginal thermometer, which apparently has been in their family for generations and is regarded as good luck when kept unwashed. On their honeymoon, Grant and Julia go to Skull Island and film a woman, Anne, tied between two poles. After
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rips off her dress and gropes her, she says "I like hairy boys", before King Kong flattens her.


Cast


Parodies


Films and TV shows

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My Big Fat Greek Wedding ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding'' is a 2002 romantic comedy film directed by Joel Zwick and written by Nia Vardalos. The film stars Vardalos, John Corbett, Lainie Kazan, Michael Constantine, Gia Carides, Louis Mandylor, Andrea Martin, and Joey Faton ...
'' (2002) (main parody) * ''
Meet the Parents ''Meet the Parents'' is a 2000 American comedy film written by Jim Herzfeld and John Hamburg and directed by Jay Roach. It stars Ben Stiller as Greg Focker, a nurse who suffers a series of unfortunate events while visiting his girlfriend's paren ...
'' (2000) and ''
Meet the Fockers ''Meet the Fockers'' (sometimes known as ''Meet the Parents 2'') is a 2004 American romantic comedy film directed by Jay Roach, and the sequel to the 2000 film, '' Meet the Parents''. The film stars Robert De Niro (also one of the film's producer ...
'' (2004) (main parody) * '' Bridget Jones's Diary'' (2001) * '' Hitch'' (2005) * '' The Wedding Planner'' (2001) * '' Kill Bill'' (2003) * ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy (2001–2003) * '' Mr. & Mrs. Smith'' (2005) * '' When Harry Met Sally...'' (1989) * '' Along Came Polly'' (2004) * ''
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'' (2005) * ''
Pimp My Ride ''Pimp My Ride'' is a staged American television series produced by MTV and hosted by rapper Xzibit, which ran for six seasons on MTV from 2004 to 2007. In each episode, a car in poor condition is both restored and customized. The work on th ...
'' (2004-2006) * ''
The 40-Year-Old Virgin ''The 40-Year-Old Virgin'' is a 2005 American romantic comedy film directed by Judd Apatow (in his feature directorial debut), who produced the film with Clayton Townsend and Shauna Robertson. It features Steve Carell as the titular 40-y ...
'' (2005) * ''
Sleepless in Seattle ''Sleepless in Seattle'' is a 1993 American romantic comedy film directed by Nora Ephron, from a screenplay she wrote with David S. Ward and Jeff Arch. Starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, the film follows a journalist (Ryan) who becomes enamored ...
'' (1993) * '' My Best Friend's Wedding'' (1997) * ''
Bend It Like Beckham ''Bend It Like Beckham'' is a 2002 Sports film, sports comedy-drama film directed by Gurinder Chadha from a screenplay by Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges, and Guljit Bindra. The film stars Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anu ...
'' (2002) * ''
Napoleon Dynamite ''Napoleon Dynamite'' is a 2004 American Independent film, independent Coming-of-age story, coming-of-age comedy film produced by Jeremy Coon, Chris Wyatt (producer), Chris Wyatt and Sean C. Covel (producer), Sean Covel, written by Jared and J ...
'' (2004) * '' Sweet Home Alabama'' (2002) * ''
Pretty Woman ''Pretty Woman'' is a 1990 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall and written by J. F. Lawton. The film stars Richard Gere and Julia Roberts, and features Héctor Elizondo, Ralph Bellamy (in his final performance), ...
'' (1990) * '' Say Anything...'' (1989) * '' Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story'' (2004) * '' Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith'' (2005) * '' The Bachelor'' (2002–present) * '' What Women Want'' (2000) * '' How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days'' (2003) * '' Legally Blonde'' (2001)


Real-life people

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Paris Hilton Paris Whitney Hilton (born February 17, 1981) is an American media personality, businesswoman, and socialite. Hilton was born in New York City and raised there partially; shuttling between Los Angeles and New York City; she is a great-grandda ...
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Britney Spears Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer. Often referred to as the "Princess of Pop", she has sold over 150 million records worldwide, making her one of the world's best-selling music artists. Cultural impact of Brit ...
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Barbra Streisand Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand ( ; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress, songwriter, producer, and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success across multiple fields of entertainment, being the ...
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Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Michael Jackson, one of the most culturally significan ...


Production

Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg sold an untitled romantic comedy pitch to Regency Enterprises and became attached to helm it. In June 2005, it was announced Alyson Hannigan and Adam Campbell were to star in the film.


Release


Box office

The film grossed $48,548,426 in the United States and $36,247,230 internationally, adding up to a worldwide gross of $84,795,656.


Critical response

The film did not have advance press screenings. The site ranked the film 77th in the 100 worst reviewed films of the 2000s. Audiences surveyed by
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gave the film a grade C+ on scale of A to F.
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of ''
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'' awarded the film a B− grade, and compared it to fast food, suggesting that if audiences are "hungry for comedy that's salty and loud," this film might be just what audiences are craving. ''Variety'' praised Jennifer Coolidge for providing a few bright moments with a spot-on spoof of
Barbra Streisand Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand ( ; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress, songwriter, producer, and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success across multiple fields of entertainment, being the ...
, but was otherwise unimpressed describing the film as "padded and repetitious". Critic Scott Tobias of ''
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'' was amazed that a "joke-a-second comedy" failed to contain a single laugh. Pete Vonder Haar of ''Film Threat'' described the film as a contender for the worst of 2006. He walked out of the film after 29 minutes without a single laugh and said he did not feel any guilt about it. He described the laughter of others in the audience as "inexplicable" and wondered if U.S. cinema-going audiences were made up of "deranged howler monkeys".


Accolades

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won the
Golden Raspberry Award The Golden Raspberry Awards (also known as the Razzies and Razzie Awards) is a parody award show honoring the worst of cinematic failures. Co-founded by University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA film graduates and film industry veterans John ...
for Worst Supporting Actress for her performance in this film and '' Scary Movie 4''. At the 2006 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards, Jennifer Coolidge was nominated for Most Annoying Fake Female Accent but lost to Cindy Cheung for '' Lady in the Water''. However, the film won the awards for Worst Screenplay and Most Painfully Unfunny Comedy.


Home media

The film was released on
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on May 30, 2006 in rated (83 minutes) and unrated (84 minutes) versions and 1,051,878 units were sold, bringing in $18,777,508 in revenue.


Soundtrack

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# "Party Hard" – The Perceptionists # "You’re the First, the Last, My Everything" –
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# "Toma" – Pitbull feat.
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# "Funhop" – Todd Schietroma # " Do You Believe in Magic" –
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# "Too Much Booty (In da Pants)" – Soundmaster T # "Break it on Down" – Flii Stylz & Tenashus # " Baby Come Back" –
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(Edit) # " The Price Is Right (Theme)" – David Kitay # "Break It Down" – Alana D. # "Come on Shake" – Classic # "What Will You Do?" – Sparklemotion # "
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" – Pussycat Dolls


See also

*
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. Ro ...
, the concept being "spoofed" in this film.


References


External links

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