In a bar, Pete corners Tad in the men's room. Despite all of Pete's efforts, Rosalee and Tad grow close over the next few days. He tries to convince Rosalee that Tad is using her. Pete tries to stop their date by reporting them for illegally parking. When he gathers Rosalee for a date, he leaves a positive impression on Rosalee's father, who had studied hard for the encounter. On a phone call with his agent, Tad insists that he wants to turn over a new leaf and won't return to Los Angeles for a while. Although she is still cynical, when he admits to not having "his priorities straight," she is convinced of his good intentions. Pete is about to tell Rosalee about moving to Richmond when she is surprised by Tad's sudden arrival. After seeing Tad's house, Rosalee requests to return to the hotel and soon returns home, leaving Tad thoughtful. The date does not go well Rosalee vomits in the limousine, and when Tad mentions his love of animals, which Pete had warned was a signal of sexual intentions, her suspicions are raised. Awed by Los Angeles, Rosalee becomes tongue-tied in Tad's presence. A despondent Pete accompanies her to the airport. With the help of the Piggly Wiggly customers and a reluctant Pete, Cathy and Rosalee raise the $100 entrance fee as Pete tells his superior that he will leave for college in Richmond after he talks "with someone about going to Richmond with me."Ī news crew arrives outside Rosalee's home because she has won the date with Tad. Rosalee finds an online advertisement for the competition. To improve his image and convince a film director to cast him, his agents establish a competition to win a date with Tad, with proceeds benefiting the charity Save the Children. The agent tells Tad that his hedonism is damaging his reputation and career opportunities. Rosalee, Cathy, and Pete, Piggly Wiggly store workers in Fraziers Bottom, West Virginia are watching the filming, and as the nurse asks for forgiveness and the soldier agrees, the women in the audience are moved to tears as Pete is clearly unimpressed.Īs the ladies wonder what the film's star Tad Hamilton is doing at that moment, Tad is described by his agent as "drinking, driving, smoking, leering, and groping all at the same time." As the nurse runs up to the soldier, the camera switches, revealing that this is a film scene. The film received mixed reviews from critics and earned $17.1 million in the United States and $4.2 million overseas for a worldwide total of $21.3 million, making it a commercial failure against a $22 million budget.Ī soldier and nurse emerge from two 1940s-style cars in the middle of the night. The character's name of Tad Hamilton has been seen as a cross between the names of screen idols Tab Hunter and George Hamilton. The film follows a small-town girl (Bosworth) who wins a contest for a date with a male celebrity (Duhamel) and a love triangle forms between the girl, the star and the girl's best friend (Grace). There is a lot to look at in this movie for both men and women, but beyond that, it's really not worth your time.Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! is a 2004 American romantic comedy film directed by Robert Luketic, written by Victor Levin and starring Kate Bosworth, Topher Grace, Josh Duhamel, Gary Cole, Ginnifer Goodwin, Sean Hayes and Nathan Lane. It lacks all the subtle, intelligent humor of a Woody Allen film, not to mention the plot is kind of cheesy. This film just tries too hard and gets to a point where it isn't funny. Win A Date With Tad Hamilton seemed like someones attempt at making a Woody Allen film and ultimately they failed. As for Topher Grace, he plays this whiny, love struck, jealous friend of Kate Bosworth, and he wasn't really that funny either. He may have been terrific in the show Las Vegas, but he just isn't believable in a comedic role. Josh Duhamel stars and really shouldn't do comedy. To fix this, his people come up with the idea of a contest, where the winner get a date with Hamilton and hence the name of the film. Hamilton has the looks, but his reputation isn't so good. They are big movie fans and the girls love Tad Hamilton (Josh Duhamel), the hottest new star in Hollywood. The film centers around three friends working in the grocery store of a small town. I'm not one for romantic comedies, but I was a huge fan of That 70s show, and wanted to see if Topher Grace's movie roles were really worth leaving the show for, and needless to say, I was unimpressed.
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