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Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!

1 disc
Region 1 USA/CA (info)

Robert Luketic, the director of LEGALLY BLONDE, helms this retro romantic comedy that stars Kate Bosworth as Rosalee Futch, a modern day Sandra Dee embroiled in a whirlwind love triangle. Rosalee, a naively innocent small-town girl works at her local Piggly Wiggly and dreams of love with movie hunk Tad Hamilton (Josh Duhamel) unaware that her best friend and manager Pete (Topher Grace) is secretly in love with her but afraid to tell her how he really feels. Meanwhile, in Hollywood, Tad Hamilton's bad boy image needs some revamping so his managers (played by Nathan Lane and Sean Hayes) cook up a charity contest to WIN A DATE WITH TAD HAMILTON! in an effort to clean up his act. In West Virginia, Rosalee enters and surprisingly wins, and is instantly whisked away to Los Angeles for a tabloid perfect dream date complete with a stretch limo and make over, much to the chagrin of tortured Pete. What begins as a publicity stunt becomes much more serious as Tad becomes smitten by Rosalee's innocence and honesty. Within days he follows Rosalee back to West Virginia, buys a house, and declares his love to her, shocking not only Rosalee but also the entire town, especially Pete. Back home, Rosalee is forced to choose between a fantasy romance with Tad or the real life love possible with Pete in this classic 1950s style romance that harkens back to the days of Elvis Presley and Sandra Dee.
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Credits

Sean Hayes, Sean P. Hayes, Nathan Lane, Joseph Lane, Topher Grace, Christopher John Grace, Kate Bosworth, Josh Duhamel, Gary Cole, Ginnifer Goodwin
Critic Reviews

"The leading trio exhibit an attractive, easy-going chemistry....Duhamel exhibits an easy confidence..."
Box Office
"[C]harming, and Bosworth sells it with touching sweetness."
Chicago Sun-Times
"[T]he movie is as sweet and nice as a heart-shaped candy..."
New York Times
"Grace establishes himself as a strong romantic-comedy lead with a quirky intelligence and boy-next-door appeal."
USA Today
"[A] sweet-natured romantic comedy that's easy viewing..."
Los Angeles Times