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Allison Burnett, Bill D'Elia, Brian Herzlinger

Mesmerized by actress Drew Barrymore, 27-year-old filmmaker Brian Herzlinger sets out to ask her for a date in this chronicle of his quest to meet the girl of his dreams. Ordinary-guy Herzlinger and h...( read more  read more... )is crew tackle the task of getting face time with the busy star, but it's not easy. Before he can ask the object of his desire on a date, Herzlinger must get through Barrymore's entourage of publicists, agents, producers and assistants.

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PG, 90 min.

Directed by: Brett Winn, Brian Herzlinger, Jon Gunn

Release Date: December 31, 2003

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DVD Release Date: January 3, 2006

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  • RiderOfTheStorms
    September 27, 2009
    RiderOfTheStorms
    not bad. it has its funny moments and its sweet moments.
  • EarthlyAlien
    August 8, 2008
    EarthlyAlien
    "30 days, $1100, For an Ordinary Guy to Get a Date with Drew Barrymore."

    If one had to classify My Date with Drew, it would of course fall under the documentary umbrella. A more honest appraisal, however, would be to call it "reality TV" for the big screen. After a...( read more)ll, it has the same quintessential appeal: an "everyman" as the protagonist, an unscripted narrative, and plenty of spontaneous action. No, director-producer-star Brian Herzlinger doesn't have to ingest bugs or swing out building windows to attain his goal, but he does have to jump through quite a few proverbial hoops.

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    Although My Date with Drew has a straightforward and feather-light premise, it stumbles, perhaps unwittingly, into deep waters. The film touches tangentially on such weighty philosophical issues as the relevance of the cult of celebrity in modern society, the importance of dogged persistence in following one's dreams, and the recognition that anyone with a camera can make a film. Of course, you can ignore all that stuff if you want to. Herzlinger knows it's there, but he doesn't dwell on it. The primary purpose of My Date with Drew is to show one man's heroic struggle to sit down for a meal with the object of a lifelong crush, Drew Barrymore. Whether he succeeds or not, that's for people to find out.

    My Date with Drew functions as much as a primer on how to conduct underground filmmaking as it does an offbeat romantic comedy. That classification is probably as big a misnomer as the documentary one. Outside of his fantasies, Herzlinger had no romantic designs on Barrymore. In fact, he apparently became romantically linked with his producer, Kerry David, during production. The film's mission statement was to the act itself of making it - for $1100 in 30 days. It came in on budget, although behind schedule. The video camera was "borrowed" from Circuit City. (At the time, the store had a 30-day free trail period.) Obviously, My Date with Drew was assembled in the editing room, but the three directors - Herzlinger and friends Jon Gunn and Brett Winn - know where to point the camera and have an understanding of basic filmmaking techniques, such as how to frame a shot.

    The film is funny and sweet. It takes a little while to get going, and, near the beginning, you're tempted to agree with one of Brian's friends, Bill D'Elia, who comments on the uselessness of his dream. "When I was your age," he notes, "My dream was world peace." Compared to that, going out on a date with Drew Barrymore is futile at best. It doesn't take long, however, before we're rooting for Brian. He has managed to do what Myles Berkowitz failed at in his 1998 documentary, 20 Dates - make himself into a likeable character. Note to directors: if you're going to produce a documentary about yourself, make sure you come across as someone the audience will enjoy spending two hours with.

    The pursuit of a celebrity has the potential to turn into something creepy. After all, there are at least as many stalkers in Hollywood as there are stars. So Herzlinger avoids anything that could be construed as stalking. Sure, he's a big fan, but he doesn't want to be disrespectful. So his initial strategy is to play the Six Degrees of Separation game (find someone who knows someone who knows Drew). When that doesn't work, he turns to the most powerful tool of his generation: the Internet. The website becomes his conduit to success.

    That right there might be to give away the outcome of Herzlinger's journey, but whether or not he actually gets the date with Barrymore isn't revealed until the film's conclusion, although the DVD packaging has seen fit to divulge the answer right on the back cover. At any rate, by the time everything is said and done, it's obvious that the end result of his quest isn't as important as his journey - which is, at times, surprisingly inspiring and uplifting. In its current state, My Date with Drew is just about the right length, and contains enough feel-good energy to make it a crowd-pleaser. God knows I've always been a bit of a cynic towards Hollywood and its stars, yet Brian won me over. Quite charming and enthusiastic.
  • crackingdanio
    May 19, 2008
    crackingdanio
    so sweet that a fan would make a documentary like this
  • Collegekid
    January 18, 2007
    Collegekid
    A very interesting Documentary.
  • nuheart
    December 26, 2006
    nuheart
    This Herzlinger kid is such a dink. Could have been a great movie, but he wasted it.
  • kellys21
    July 19, 2009
    kellys21
    This guy is me. Maybe we were twins seperated at birth. See this, you'll understand me.
  • amethystvibzer
    March 16, 2009
    amethystvibzer
    Not even a real movie, I suppose it was nice that the Guy's wish came true but what now? Seemed a bit pathetic
  • CherrySoda99
    March 10, 2009
    CherrySoda99
    Wasn't what I expected.
  • bbliumis
    February 1, 2009
    bbliumis
    EXTREMELY CLEVER FILM.

    I LOVED IT.

    Another great example of a MINI DV FILM.
  • horrormoviefan
    January 28, 2009
    horrormoviefan
    Documentary about a guy trying to get a date with Drew Berrymore

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Critic Reviews

August 19, 2005
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

This film, like the actress who inspired it, has an appealing sweetness that sneaks up on its viewer. full review

August 16, 2005
Kurt Loder, MTV

At one point ... someone actually says of the whole undertaking, 'The dumbing-down of America is complete.' ... Let's at least hope it doesn't get too much dumber than this. full review

August 5, 2005
Kyle Smith, New York Post

Why does he chase her so desperately? Not because he's a mad romantic. He's making a movie so he can get publicity so he can meet Drew so he can get his movie released so he can get more publicity. full review

August 4, 2005
Claudia Puig, USA Today

Though his actions teeter on stalker territory, Herzlinger is both endearingly embarrassed by his own foolishness and so earnest about his fascination with the actress that we can't help but root for ... full review

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  • wolron
    August 13, 2006
    wolron
    Thanks for the spoiler!...
  • kok470
    July 4, 2006
    kok470
    0.0 i watched it no date wat a rip
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