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Private Valentine:
Blonde & Dangerous
DVD cover
Directed bySteve Miner
Written byApril Blair
Kelly Bowe
Produced byBill Gerber
Boaz Davidson
StarringJessica Simpson
Vivica A. Fox
Ryan Sypek
Olesya Rulin
Cheri Oteri
Jill Marie Jones
Keiko Agena
Aimee Garcia
CinematographyPatrick Cady
Edited byNathan Easterling
Music byDennis Smith
Production
company
Distributed bySony Pictures/Screen Gems
Release dates
  • October 9, 2008 (2008-10-09) (Russia)
  • February 3, 2009 (2009-02-03) (United States)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30,000,000[1]

Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous (also known as Major Movie Star in the United Kingdom) is a 2008 American comedy film starring Jessica Simpson. Simpson plays the title role of Megan Valentine, a down-on-her-luck actress who enlists in the United States Army.[2]

Plot

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When film star Megan Valentine (Jessica Simpson) suddenly finds herself broke and humiliated in the public eye, she wanders from the wreckage of a car accident and witlessly enlists in the United States Army, hoping that it will change her life. The spoiled actress immediately finds herself at odds with her tough drill sergeants and the harsh discipline of army life, leading to many humorous situations.

In the end, Valentine changes and becomes a better person and wins the respect of her fellow trainees, and they all graduate together. She also recovers her house and the money that she lost.

Cast

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Production notes

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In June 2007, the film was announced under the title of Major Movie Star with Jessica Simpson set to star.[3] The film had previously begun development at Warner Bros. in 2002 when the company acquired the spec script by April Blair.[3] Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous is set at Fort Jackson, which is a real U.S. Army training base. It was filmed at Camp Minden, a Louisiana National Guard Camp located in Minden, Louisiana, United States.[citation needed]

Releases

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The film was released in Russia on October 9, 2008, and in Bulgaria on November 7, 2008.[4]

The film was released in the United States straight to DVD as Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous on February 3, 2009.[5] The film was released in the United Kingdom as Major Movie Star on May 18, 2009.[4]

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On the October 29, 2008, episode of Late Night with Conan O'Brien, host O'Brien brought up the movie and mentioned reports that Simpson's acting was "so bad" that it would not be released "in any country where English is the primary language". The show then displayed the poster because it was refused a clip.[6] The next night, the show played a clip from a bootleg copy before having recurring guest star James Lipton make a passionate plea to Simpson to reconsider her decision to withhold the film, saying the "bad defines the good" and the apparent "85 minute stinkbomb" of Major Movie Star only would help to highlight how good Schindler's List really was.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Box office / business for". IMDB. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  2. ^ Baker, K. C. (2007-05-03). "Jessica Simpson to Join the Marine Corps – on Film". People. Archived from the original on May 5, 2007. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
  3. ^ a b "Jessica Simpson is 'Major Movie Star'". Variety. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Major Movie Star". November 7, 2008. Retrieved November 11, 2021 – via IMDb.
  5. ^ "Jessica Simpson's Major Movie Star Goes Straight to DVD in America - omg! news on Yahoo!". February 1, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-02-01. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  6. ^ Conan O'Brien (2008-10-29). "October 29, 2008". Late Night with Conan O'Brien. NBC.
  7. ^ Conan O'Brien (2008-10-30). "October 30, 2008". Late Night with Conan O'Brien. NBC.
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