Plot
While helping his latest client woo the fine lady of his dreams, a professional "date doctor" finds that his game doesn't quite work on the gossip columnist with whom he's smitten.
Release Year: 2005
Rating: 6.7/10 (105,116 voted)
Critic's Score: 58/100
Director:
Andy Tennant
Stars: Will Smith, Eva Mendes, Kevin James
Storyline Alex Hitchens is "The Date Doctor." He helps men to land dates. Sara is a gossip columnist for a New York City tabloid. Both are very guarded around the opposite sex. Despite their natures, Alex and Sara begin a relationship. Complications ensue when Sara's latest scoop happens to be one of Alex's clients.
Cast: Will Smith
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Alex 'Hitch' Hitchens
Eva Mendes
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Sara Melas
Kevin James
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Albert Brennaman
Amber Valletta
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Allegra Cole
Julie Ann Emery
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Casey Sedgewick
Adam Arkin
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Max
Robinne Lee
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Cressida Baylor
Nathan Lee Graham
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Geoff
Michael Rapaport
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Ben
Jeffrey Donovan
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Vance Munson
Paula Patton
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Mandy
Philip Bosco
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Mr. O'Brian
Kevin Sussman
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Neil
Navia Nguyen
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Mika
Matt Malloy
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Pete
Filming Locations: 12th Street and 7th Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Box Office Details
Budget: $70,000,000
(estimated)
Opening Weekend: $43,142,214
(USA)
(13 February 2005)
(3575 Screens)
Gross: $177,575,142
(USA)
(8 May 2005)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia:
The mobile phone that Hitch uses to talk to Sara when Albert is getting his back waxed is a Sony Ericsson P900.
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized:
In the scene where Sarah and her friend are dining in the restaurant Rice to Riches, you can clearly hear the clink of cutlery against dishes in the background. However, all the dish ware in Rice to Riches is plastic, and thus would not make such a sound. You can clearly see Sarah and her friend eating out of Rice to Riches' iconic plastic bowls with plastic shoehorns.
Quotes:
[first lines]
Hitch:
Basic principles: no woman wakes up saying, "God, I hope I don't get swept off my feet today!" Now, she might say, "This is a really bad time for me," or something like, "I just need some space," or my personal favorite, "I'm really into my career right now." You believe that...
User Review
Surprisingly Good
Rating:
What - a Will Smith movie with nothing blowing up? I was all prepared
to hate this movie. I mean c'mon, a chick flick with Will Smith? It
seems Will Smith can only play one character - himself - but in this
one he tones that down and comes across as a real human being.
I was so surprised by this movie. I ended up laughing through the whole
thing and came to care for and relate to all the characters.
There was NOTHING about racial stereotypes. It wasn't about a black guy
teaching a white guy to dance at all. It was about a bunch of
characters who legitimately grow from the first scene to the last.
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