Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Robert Luketic

Writer (WGA):

Victor Levin (written by)

Release Date:

23 January 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

In every love story, there's only room for one leading man.

Plot:

A small-town girl wins a date with a male celebrity through a contest. When the date goes better than expected, a love triangle forms between the girl, the male celebrity, and the girl's best friend.

Plot Keywords:

Date | West Virginia | Best Friend | Contest | Small Town Girl

Awards:

8 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 11

8:30 AM

TBS

Cast

Kate Bosworth	...	Rosalee Futch
Topher Grace	...	Pete Monash
Josh Duhamel	...	Tad Hamilton
Nathan Lane	...	Richard Levy the Driven
Sean Hayes	...	Richard Levy the Shameless
Gary Cole	...	Henry Futch
Ginnifer Goodwin	...	Cathy Feely
Kathryn Hahn	...	Angelica
Octavia Spencer	...	Janine
Amy Smart	...	Nurse Betty
Ren Trostle	...	Porsche Woman
Wendy Worthington	...	Customer
Stephen Tobolowsky	...	George Ruddy
Moon Bloodgood	...	Gorgeous Woman
Mary Jo Smith	...	Sonja

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, some drug references and language.

Runtime:

USA:95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Finland:K-3 | South Korea:12 | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Australia:PG | Argentina:13 | Canada:PG | Germany:o.Al. | Netherlands:AL | Singapore:PG | UK:PG | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40480)

Filming Locations:

Charleston, West Virginia, USA

Company:

DreamWorks SKG

Trivia:

David Daskal from TV's _"Average Joe - Hawaii" (2004)_ features as an extra in two scenes of the movie - when Rosie returns from her lunch time date with Tad Hamilton and in the bar when Peter gets a bullseye playing darts.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The characters work at a Piggly Wiggly and the film is set in West Virginia. However, there are no Piggly Wiggly stores in West Virginia.

Quotes:

Pete: There's innocent, there's childlike and then there's asking for it!

Movie Connections:

References The Road to El Dorado (2000)

Soundtrack:

Going Back to Cali

Never Judge a Book By Its Cover

The title of this movie makes it sound like the movie will be an annoying chick flick geared toward teeny-boppers, and I did have some hesitation in going to see it. My fears were dispelled, however, in the first scene by Topher Grace's witty character (Pete). I wouldn't say that the plot is exactly original, but it wasn't 100% predictable. Angelica the bartender is a great character, and, as usual, Topher Grace rocked my socks off. The ending left a little to be desired, but there were quite a few quotable lines throughout the movie. Definitely two thumbs up!