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Date Night (film)
Theatrical teaser poster
Directed byShawn Levy
Written byJosh Klausner
Produced byShawn Levy
StarringSteve Carell
Tina Fey
James Franco
Taraji P. Henson
Mila Kunis
Common
Mark Wahlberg
Leighton Meester
Kristen Wiig
CinematographyDean Semler
Edited byDean Zimmerman
Music byChristophe Beck
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
April 9, 2010 (2010-04-09)
Running time
88 minutes[1][2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$55 million[3]
Box office$149,922,973[4]

Date Night is a 2010 screwball comedy film directed by Shawn Levy and starring Steve Carell and Tina Fey. It was released in the US on April 9, 2010.[5] It was marketed as Crazy Night in Europe but later the title was changed back to the original Date Night.

Plot

Phil and Claire Foster (Steve Carell and Tina Fey) are a married couple from New Jersey with three children whose domestic life has become routine. Phil is a tax lawyer while Claire is a realtor. They have a weekly "date night" at a local steakhouse followed by a movie, but it is just as routine as everything else in their marriage. They learn that their best friends, Brad (Mark Ruffalo) and Haley (Kristen Wiig), are getting a divorce because they have been experiencing the same problems as Phil and Claire.

In an effort to reignite romance, Phil takes Claire to a trendy Manhattan restaurant, but they can't get a table. Phil decides to take a reservation from a no-show couple, the Tripplehorns, despite Claire's misgivings. Halfway through their meal, they are approached by two men named Collins (Common) and Armstrong (Jimmi Simpson), who question them about a flash drive they believe Phil and Claire stole from mobster boss Joe Miletto (Ray Liotta). Phil and Claire try to explain that they are not the Tripplehorns, but the two men threaten them at gunpoint. Not seeing any other way out, Phil decides to tell them it's in a boathouse in Central Park.

At the boathouse, Claire pretends to search; while Collins' and Armstrong's backs are turned, Phil hits them with a paddle and escapes with Claire on a boat. At a police station, Phil and Claire talk with Detective Arroyo (Taraji P. Henson) but discover Collins and Armstrong are also detectives, presumably on Miletto's payroll. Realizing they can't trust the police, they decide to find the real "Tripplehorns". They go back to the restaurant and find their phone number.

Claire remembers one of her former clients, Holbrooke Grant (Mark Wahlberg), is a security expert and James Bond-like action hero. At his apartment, Grant, whom Claire flirts with, traces the signal to an apartment owned by Tom Felton. Collins and Armstrong arrive but Phil and Claire escape in one of Grant's cars, an Audi R8. In the car, they argue about their domestic issues.

They arrive at Felton's apartment and break in. They question Felton, nicknamed "Taste" (James Franco), and his wife "Whippit" (Mila Kunis) about the flash drive and Joe Miletto. It turns out that they had gone to the restaurant but left when they spotted Collins. Realizing they are now in danger, the couple gives the flash drive to Phil and cowardly escape to an unknown destination. When Phil and Claire get back in the car, Armstrong and Collins start shooting at them. Phil and Claire crash into a cab. Phil and the cab driver (J. B. Smoove) decide to drive off to get away. Phil climbs into the cab so he can navigate while Claire navigates the other car. Phil checks the flash drive on the driver's Amazon Kindle and finds pictures of district attorney Frank Crenshaw (William Fichtner) with prostitutes. After evading Collins and Armstrong and multiple squad cars, they are eventually hit and separated by another car. The cab falls into the river; Phil and the driver escape, but without the flash drive.

In a subway, Claire determines that Felton obtained the flash drive to blackmail Crenshaw. They go back to Grant's apartment, and Grant is reluctant to help this time after becoming exhausted from their incompetence, but Phil begs him and he agrees. Phil and Claire go to the strip club that Crenshaw frequents, with Claire under the guise of a new prostitute and Phil her pimp. Claire changes outfits and the two go into the room where Crenshaw is. After doing a pole dance for him, they confront him and tell him they are the Tripplehorns. Collins and Armstrong come in and hold them at gunpoint and take them up to the roof with Crenshaw. Miletto arrives with henchmen and it is revealed that Crenshaw has been paid by Miletto to keep him out of jail. When Phil mentions the photos, a feud escalates between the mobsters and Crenshaw, Collins, and Armstrong. Phil then asks Claire to count to three and when she does, a helicopter appears and Arroyo and the police come onto the roof to arrest Miletto, Crenshaw, and everyone else. It is revealed that Phil was wearing a wire courtesy of Grant, who informed Arroyo of the situation.

After being declared as heroes to the local public, Phil and Claire enjoy breakfast at a local city diner afterward, where Phil admits that he would marry Claire and have their kids all over again if given the chance. When they arrive back home, they begin kissing passionately on the front lawn for an extended period of time.

An after credits scene shows alternate lines and bloopers for various takes.

Cast

Production

Filming began in mid-April 2009.[7] Much of the movie was shot in the Manhattan area, although the car chase scenes and a few others were actually shot in the Jewelry District of downtown Los Angeles in the spring of 2009.[9]

Soundtrack

Confirmed songs for the soundtrack are listed below

Rating

PG 13 for Sexual and crude content throughout, language, some violence and a drug reference.

DVD

It will be avaliable on DVD and Blu Ray August 10, 2010.[10]

Reception

Critical reaction

The film has received generally positive reviews. Review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes reports that 68% of critics have given the film a positive review, based on 188 reviews, with an average score of 6.2/10.[11] Another review aggregator, Metacritic, assigned the film a weighted average score of 56 out of 100 based on 37 reviews from mainstream critics.[12] Roger Ebert gave the film three and a half stars and two thumbs up saying "If you don't start out liking the Fosters and hoping they have a really nice date night, not much else is going to work."[13] Jim Vejvoda of IGN gave the episode 3 out of 5 stars saying "Date Night suggests a lot of comedic possibilities (Wahlberg's character being just one of them, and the Fosters' escape from the police station being another example) but it never quite capitalizes on all of these set-ups. Despite these shortcomings, the film still manages to be a lot of fun".[14]

Box Office

On its opening weekend, 20th Century Fox reported that Date Night pulled in $27.1 million, about $200,000 more than Warner Bros. reported for Clash of the Titans. In a recount, Clash of the Titans retained the No. 1 spot for a second-straight weekend with $26.6 million. Date Night debuted in second-place with $25.2 million, nearly $2 million less than distributor 20th Century Fox had reported a day earlier. [15] As of June 7th, the film has grossed $95,334,452 in the United States and Canada and $50,893,455 in other countries totaling a worldwide gross of $146,227,907. [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ TheMovieInsider.com: Date Night
  2. ^ Germain, David. "Date Night (review), Associated Press via the Daily Times Delaware County, Pennsylvania, April 8, 2010
  3. ^ Fritz, Ben (April 8, 2010). "Movie projector: Steve Carell, Tina Fey do battle with 'Titans' updated". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved May 9, 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Date Night (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-5-17. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  5. ^ Date Night (2010) – Release dates
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h Michael Fleming, Tatiana Siegel (April 13, 2009). "Wahlberg, Franco join 'Date Night'". Variety. Retrieved May 26, 2009.
  7. ^ a b c d e Jay A. Fernandez (May 13, 2009). "Threesome set for 'Date Night'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 26, 2009.
  8. ^ Justin Kroll (May 26, 2009). "William Fichtner". Variety. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
  9. ^ http://jerrygarrett.wordpress.com/2010/04/24/the-big-secret-behind-the-car-chase-in-date-night/
  10. ^ http://www.flix66.com/2010/06/10/date-night-with-tina-fey-and-steve-carell-coming-to-blu-ray/
  11. ^ "Date Night Movie Reviews, Pictures". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved April 14, 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ "Date Night Film Reviews at Metacritic.com". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 14, 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ Ebert, Roger. "Date Night :: rogerebert.com". rogerebert.com. Chicago Sun-Times. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  14. ^ http://movies.ign.com/articles/108/1082566p1.html
  15. ^ Germain, David (2010-4-12). "'Titans' tops 'Date Night' in box-office recount". Associated Press. Yahoo! News. Retrieved 2010-4-12. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
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