2005
PG
Warner Bros.
1 h 30 m

2005
PG
Warner Bros.
1 h 30 m

Summary Ever since the second grade when he first saw her in "E.T. The Extraterrestrial," Brian Herzlinger has had a crush on Drew Barrymore. Now, 20 years later he’s decided to try to fulfill his lifelong dream by asking her for a date. There's one small problem: She's Drew Barrymore and he's, well, Brian Herzlinger, a broke 27-year-old aspir...

Documentary

Directed By: Jon Gunn, Brian Herzlinger, Brett Winn

2005
PG
Warner Bros.
1 h 30 m

2005
PG
Warner Bros.
1 h 30 m

My Date with Drew

Name: My Date with Drew
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2005-08-05
Duration: 1 min 30 s
Rating: 51
Cast: Brian Herzlinger, Drew Barrymore, John August, Stephanie Bedell Quartararo, Allison Burnett

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 21 Critic Reviews

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Directed By: Jon Gunn, Brian Herzlinger, Brett Winn

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Mixed or Average Based on 21 Critic Reviews

43% Positive
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19% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 21 Critic Reviews

43% Positive
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19% Negative
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Film Threat

Any film that can make you cringe at it's honesty, laugh at it's insanity and yet follow along hook line and sinker is something special.

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ReelViews

Functions as much as a primer on how to conduct underground filmmaking as it does an offbeat romantic comedy.

By James Berardinelli FULL REVIEW

Variety

This maddening yet deftly made, and finally disarming, documentary comes through with enough heart and hilarity to sell its celebrity-stalking shenanigans to genuinely moving effect.

By Justin Chang FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Indeed a wary viewer must get past the film's infatuation with celebrity culture to enjoy this movie's charms. But charms it has.

By Kirk Honeycutt FULL REVIEW

Dallas Observer

Uou may choose to read My Date with Drew several different ways -- as endearing or frightening, as bleak or expectant, as the optimistic daydream of the naïve Everyman or the beginning of a problem that could only lead to a restraining order.

By Robert Wilonsky FULL REVIEW

New York Post

Herzlinger is a flack, not a filmmaker.

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Entertainment Weekly

Stupefyingly tedious and annoying.

By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Lucky Crow Films, Rusty Bear Entertainment

Release Date Aug 5, 2005

Duration 1 h 30 m

Rating PG

Genres

Documentary

Tagline 30 days, $1100, For an Ordinary Guy to Get a Date with Drew Barrymore

Website http://www.mydatewithdrew.com/

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Awards

Sonoma Valley Film Festival

• 4 Wins & 4 Nominations

Gen Art Film Festival

• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

US Comedy Arts Festival

• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

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Brian Herzlinger

Self

Drew Barrymore

Self

John August

Self

Stephanie Bedell Quartararo

Self

Allison Burnett

Self

Bill D'Elia

Self

Kerry David

Self

Sonya Dakar

Self

George DelHoyo

Self - Voice Trailer Guy

Dylan

Self - Limo Driver

Corey Feldman

Self

Ross Forooghi

Self

Jon Gunn

Self

Lisa Furst

Self

Lauren Hays

Self

Eric Herzlinger

Self

Zita Herzlinger

Self

Stacey Herzlinger

Self

Randi Kaplan

Self

Kimberly Padula

Self - Psychic

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