Plot
Re-teaming Adam Sandler with Drew Barrymore, his co-star from The Wedding Singer, as well as Peter Segal, his director on Anger Management, Fifty First Dates finds the funnyman playing veterinarian Henry Roth. More than content with a life of one-night-stands, Henry decides to give up his noncommittal lifestyle when he meets and falls for Lucy (Barrymore). However, when he discovers that Lucy has no short term memory, Henry finds himself having to win her heart again with every new day. Sean Astin and Rob Schneider also star. ~ Matthew Tobey, RoviReview
50 First Dates pulls off a neat little trick. The opening 20 minutes are filled with familiar Adam Sandler movie bits (walrus puke, sexually ambiguous co-worker, a horny and ethnic Rob Schneider) that even he seems tired of but knows need to be there for his core audience. In a pleasant surprise, the movie manages to disengage from its autopilot setting once the film's high concept kicks in. The Memento-meets-Groundhog Day conceit is actually thought out by first-time screenwriter George Wing. The film actually takes the time to figure out how Drew Barrymore's inability to make new memories affects those who love her most, and manages to find complications and solutions that are logical and thematically resonant. Director Peter Segal and Sandler, recognizing that they have been given a charming love story, are confident enough to back away from the more pedestrian moments of outlandishness that open the film. Sandler and Barrymore made a winning duo in The Wedding Singer. That film marked the first time Sandler tried to take his film persona in a new direction -- something he attempted more boldly in Paul Thomas Anderson's underappreciated Punch-Drunk Love. Sandler obviously learned from his experience on Punch-Drunk Love how his infantile screen persona can be allowed to grow up. With 50 First Dates, he has taken the lessons from that film, and packaged them in a way that his audience can accept. ~ Perry Seibert, RoviCast
- Adam Sandler - Henry Roth
- Drew Barrymore - Lucy Whitmore
- Rob Schneider - Ula
- Sean Astin - Doug Whitmore
- Dan Aykroyd - Dr. Keats
Credit
Domenic Silvestri - Art Director, Sony Pictures Imageworks - Animator, Kevin Grady - Associate Producer, Robert C. Jackson - Boom Operator, Roger Mussenden - Casting, Pete Anthony - Conductor, Scott Bankston - Co-producer, Larry Kennar - Co-producer, Ellen Lutter - Costume Designer, Leslie Brown - Costume Designer, Michael A. Russell - Costume Designer, John Hockridge - First Assistant Director, Adam Druxman - First Assistant Director, Peter Segal - Director, Jim Bissell - Second Unit Director, Jeff Gourson - Editor, Michael Ewing - Executive Producer, M. Jay Roach - Executive Producer, Scott Bankston - Executive Producer, Daniel Lupi - Executive Producer, Jay Roach - Executive Producer, Lona Vigi - Hair Styles, Timothy Hillman - Location Manager, Jim Triplett - Location Manager, Teddy Castellucci - Composer (Music Score), Michael Dilbeck - Musical Direction/Supervision, Robin Fredriksz - Makeup, Ann Pala - Makeup, K.N.B. EFX Group - Makeup Special Effects, Joseph Urbancszyk - Camera Operator, Stephen Campanelli - Camera Operator, Alan Au - Production Designer, Jack N. Green - Cinematographer, Lila Yacoub - Production Manager, Tim Wiles - Production Manager, Max Brehme - Production Manager, William W. Weiske III - Production Manager, Steve Golin - Producer, Jack Giarraputo - Producer, Nancy Juvonen - Producer, James Bayliss - Set Designer, Martha Johnston - Set Designer, Robert Greenfield - Set Designer, Sony Pictures Imageworks - Special Effects, David Kelson - Sound/Sound Designer, Michael Adams - Stunts, Michael Brady - Stunts, Gary Guercio - Stunts, Brycen Counts - Stunts, Paul Eliopolus - Stunts, Tara Fuller - Stunts, Webster Whinery - Stunts Coordinator, Sheena Duggal - Special Effects Supervisor, Daniel Lupi - Unit Production Manager, George Wing - Screenwriter, Anthony Hoffman - Production Assistant, David Alexandre - Production Assistant, Anthony Buchanan - Production Assistant, Katherine Gourley - Production Assistant, Norman Kali - Production Assistant, Nicole Nakamoto - Production Assistant, Carrie L. Ringler - Production Assistant, Brad Robinson - Production Assistant, Nancy Senaga - Production Assistant, Rob Severin - Production Assistant, Ryan Staniec - Production Assistant, J.J. Titone - Production Assistant, Scott Berri - Production Assistant, Ed Kashiba - Production Assistant, Tom Mgrdichian - Additional Music, Carl Rydlund - Additional Music, Dave R. Bleich - Matte Artist, Josh Geisler-Amhowitz - Matte Artist, Ivo Horvat - Matte Artist, Francois Bordez - Model Effects, Spooky Stevens - Unit Publicist, Allen Ruilova - Digital Effects, Vince Truitner - Digital Effects, Carlo Volpati - Digital Effects, Bill Coe - First Assistant Camera, Peter Green - First Assistant Camera, Allan Brady - Gaffer, Steve Berens - Head Animal Trainer, Charles Saldana - Key Grip, J.J. George - Music Editor, Stuart Grusin - Music Editor, Susan M. Ehrhart - Production Coordinator, Nancy Karlin - Script Supervisor, Summer Banner - Script Supervisor, Michael L. Phillips - Second Assistant Director, Joe Kontra - Second Assistant Director, Derek Vanderhorst - Sound Effects Director, Cameron Steenhagen - Sound Effects Director, Orada Jusatayanond - Sound Effects Director, John Hartigan - Special Effects Coordinator, Darren Michaels - Still Photographer, Elmo Weber - Supervising Sound Editor, Victoria Alonso - Visual Effects Producer, Howard London - ADR Recordist, Don Woodruff - Assistant Art Director, Clare Hallworth - Assistant Costume Designer, Nina Hallworth - Assistant Costume Designer, Jeannie H. Kelly - Assistant Costume Designer, Michael K. O'Melia - Assistant Chief Lighting Technician, Martin L. Hudson - Assistant Location Manager, Justin Healy - Assistant Location Manager, Leann Emmert - Assistant Location Manager, Demelza Cronin - Assistant Production Coordinator, Lisa Lee Mitchell - Assistant Production Coordinator, Chuck Askerneese - Assistant Properties, Drake Jenevein - Assistant Sound Editor, John Powers - Best Boy Grip, Shayna Ritenour - Camera Loader, Kendra Carter - Casting Assistant, Elizabeth Torres - Casting Associate, Mark Vuille - Chief Lighting Technician, Karen D. Higgins - Construction Coordinator, Robert Q. Mathews - Costumes Supervisor, Russell Farmarco - Dialogue Editor, Robert C. Jackson - Dialogue Editor, James D. Wickman - Dolly Grip, Central Casting - Extra Casting, Margaret J. Doversola - Extra Casting, Tom Costain - First Assistant Editor, Jason Gourson - First Assistant Editor, Laura J. 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