Director: Peter Segal
Writer: George Wing
Writer: George Wing
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, Drew Barrymore, Sean Astin, Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider, Kristin Bauer, Jessica Bowman, Peter Chen, Glen Chin, Esmond Chung and others
Genres: Romance, Comedy
Release Date: February 13th, 2004
Director Peter Segal (Get Smart 2008) manages to corral a lot of talent in his 2004 comedy film ‘50 First Dates’. Starring Adam Sandler (Henry Roth), Drew Barrymore (Lucy Whitmore), Sean Astin (Doug Whitmore), Rob Schneider (Ula), Blake Clark (Marlin Whitmore) , and Dan Aykroyd (Dr.Keats). The setting is modern day Hawaii, and Henry (Sandler) is a swinging single working at the islands ocean sea life park, and enjoying it greatly. His life is right on track, until he meets Lucy (Barrymore), then things go off track in ways he would of never imagined.
Upon their first meeting, Henry is unaware that Lucy has a brain disorder, but they hit it off and sparks fly for them both. Henry is now facing a lot of hurddles, but he is willing to endure them, and does have help along the way. Ula (Schneider) is his trusted friend on the island, and although a little strange (and hilarious), he helps Henry as much as he can. Winning over Lucy’s father Marlin (Clark) and brother Doug (Astin) is no small feat, but he manages it in true Sandler style. Sandler has managed to incorporate his band of usual suspects (you will see plenty of familiar Sandler movie regulars), and they make the film even better!
The scenes shot of Hawaii are just amazing! I fell in love with Hawaii years ago, and plan to go back to stay one day. I just had to run out and buy the soundtrack as well, plenty of excellent remakes on there to put you in the island mood (very calming). If you get a chance, rent the DVD and watch the outtake/blooper reel, it’s awesome. I am a bit of a film geek who loves watching the ‘making of ‘ , and I even watch with commentary on(explains my being single). I have always been a big Drew Barrymore fan, and this is probably one of my fav Drew films (catch her in ‘Riding in Cars with Boys’) , and she proves herself more that versitile in this role. Her character ‘Lucy’ in this film demands that she show an avalanche of emotions: Anger, shock, happiness, warmth, sadness, and many others (but I’m not gonna give away anything).
My thanks and congratulations to writer George Wing for this film. Love stories are written everyday, and I am a fan of them, but this is very different (in a good way). When I see someone who can put together the age old situation of ‘boy meets girl’ , and make it into something like this, it gives me hope that maybe we are not doomed to a future of just ‘remakes’. I just simply love this film, from beginning to end.
Upon their first meeting, Henry is unaware that Lucy has a brain disorder, but they hit it off and sparks fly for them both. Henry is now facing a lot of hurddles, but he is willing to endure them, and does have help along the way. Ula (Schneider) is his trusted friend on the island, and although a little strange (and hilarious), he helps Henry as much as he can. Winning over Lucy’s father Marlin (Clark) and brother Doug (Astin) is no small feat, but he manages it in true Sandler style. Sandler has managed to incorporate his band of usual suspects (you will see plenty of familiar Sandler movie regulars), and they make the film even better!
The scenes shot of Hawaii are just amazing! I fell in love with Hawaii years ago, and plan to go back to stay one day. I just had to run out and buy the soundtrack as well, plenty of excellent remakes on there to put you in the island mood (very calming). If you get a chance, rent the DVD and watch the outtake/blooper reel, it’s awesome. I am a bit of a film geek who loves watching the ‘making of ‘ , and I even watch with commentary on(explains my being single). I have always been a big Drew Barrymore fan, and this is probably one of my fav Drew films (catch her in ‘Riding in Cars with Boys’) , and she proves herself more that versitile in this role. Her character ‘Lucy’ in this film demands that she show an avalanche of emotions: Anger, shock, happiness, warmth, sadness, and many others (but I’m not gonna give away anything).
My thanks and congratulations to writer George Wing for this film. Love stories are written everyday, and I am a fan of them, but this is very different (in a good way). When I see someone who can put together the age old situation of ‘boy meets girl’ , and make it into something like this, it gives me hope that maybe we are not doomed to a future of just ‘remakes’. I just simply love this film, from beginning to end.