Blind Date
When bachelor Walter Davis agrees to a setup with his sister-in-law's pretty cousin, Nadia Gates, a seemingly routine blind date spirals into a tumultuous night on the town. Walter's brother, Ted, cautions him not to let Nadia drink alcohol, but Walter ignores the warning, and Nadia's behavior grows increasingly unruly. The duo's string of misadventures is amplified as Nadia's former lover David doggedly pursues them through the city.
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Blake Edwards
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John Chard
Split right down the middle when allowing for nostalgia factor. Bruce Willis made this film in the middle of his stint in the hugely popular TV Show, Moonlighting, and it's very much in keeping with the fun side of that particular show. I remember watching this at the cinema many years ago with my then new girlfriend, and I remember laughing heartily as Bruce prats about falling over things and being thrust into ridiculous situations caused by the (then) luscious Kim Basinger. Viewing it now 20 years later I still have a soft spot for it, but it plays out more as a time capsule oddity in view of Willis's subsequent career. He was not very far away from making action genre template Die Hard, and that is the context in which to view this early comedic effort. The plot revolves around Walter Davis (Willis), who needs a date for a very important business dinner, his brother sets him up on a blind date with his wife's cousin Nadia (Basinger) with the express warning of not getting her drunk as she goes wild when taking in too much booze. Naturally things go from chaos to bigger chaos as Nadia promptly gets drunk and tears Walter's world to shreds. Some fun set pieces and tidy humour dialogue keep the proceedings jovial enough, but a running gag with one of Nadia's ex boyfriends turning up quickly becomes annoying, while the standard plot gag of Nadia ruining everything also becomes very tiresome. It's has its moments but just not enough to lift the film above average, the two leads do well enough to keep the mood going, but ultimately the film for me is straight down the middle with a rating of 5/10.
Rob
It might be dated now but it's still a great little movie. Back before Bruce Willis was BRUCE WILLIS!
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Blind Date FAQs
Blake Edwards is the director of Blind Date.
The cast of Blind Date includes Bruce Willis as Walter Davis, William Daniels as Harold Bedford, Jack Gwillim as Artist, Kim Basinger as Nadia Gates, Sab Shimono as Mr. Yakamoto, Armin Shimerman as French Waiter, Graham Stark as Jordan the Butler, John Larroquette as David Bedford, Phil Hartman as Ted Davis, Susan Lentini as Muggette #3, Diana Bellamy as Maid, Herb Tanney as Minister, and more.
The duration of Blind Date is 1h 35 mins.
Yes. You can watch the Blind Date trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
Blind Date was released on 27 Mar 1987.
Blind Date is listed under Comedy and Romance on Fanbiz.
Blind Date has 2 reviews on Fanziz, with an average rating of 6.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "Split right down the middle when allowing for nostalgia factor. Bruce Willis made this film in the middle of his stint in the hugely popular TV Show, Moonlighting, and it's..."
