My Date With Drew

PG

Released Sep 16, 2005

1 hr. 30 min.

Documentary

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72%

64 Reviews

Tomatometer

57%

10,000+ Ratings

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Aspiring filmmaker Brian Herzlinger has been in love with Drew Barrymore since he was a boy. After buying a video camera from Circuit City, Herzingler and his crew have 30 days to find Barrymore, date her and return the camera for a full refund. Unfortunately, Barrymore is Hollywood royalty, and Herzlinger is just a guy from New Jersey. It will take every ounce of charm Herzlinger can muster to make his way through the minefield of agents, publicists and bouncers to reach his prize.

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Critics Consensus

A love-it-or-hate-it stalkerazzi documentary, My Date With Drew effectively draws on America's celeb-obsessed pop culture so that viewers either unabashedly identify with it, or are filing restraining orders on Drew Barrymore's behalf.

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If you don’t take risks, you’ll Have a wasted soul.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/19/20

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What a pleasure this documentary was! You can easily relate with this character : a starving artist in Hollywood struggling with money, with a celebrity crush that has never gone away. He could put his game show winnings towards rent, or take a risk and go on a date with Drew Barrymore. There was never a dull moment with this movie - you genuinely liked and sympathized with Brian, felt his pain during rejections, and felt just as nervous and elated as he did when he got closer and closer to his objective, the date. Which one of us hasn't struggled with ordinary life problems that keep us down? Which one of us doesn't have a celebrity crush that will never really go away? Which one of us doesn't want to pursue our dreams, no matter the cost? This movie demonstrates the negative effects and the beauty of taking risks, and reminds us that it's worth taking all the negative blows for the beauty of pursuing our dreams. A touching, heroic, inspiring film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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dave j

Monday, July 29, 2013 (2003) My Date With Drew DOCUMENTARY After I had seen this, my initial reaction would be that Josh Larsen of the Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) says it best, where he said "Herzlinger (is) ... the kind of stalker you want to pet." And I must say that I know that I'm not involved into the process of making films except in terms of writing and casually discussing with people about them. That if someone were to want to work in the film industry that anyone is able to do that by offering your services if anyone were to look for someone and unable to find anyone else. In this documentary, that is exactly what Brian Herzlinger does, is that he would go to all of actress Drew Barrymore's contacts or make attempts to associate with Barrymore's supposedly closest people or associates, and he would try to get this one date with her and then use it for the documentary - not to pursue into the world of film making but to try to get this one date with a girl he doesn't really know because he has never met her nor has she ever met him, and then then see if he's compatible- nothing more , nothing less. Herzlinger has about 1,100 dollars he won from a game show and instead of paying his bills with it he decides to use that money to make a documentary about getting this date with an actress Drew Barrymore. He'll even sacrifice any type of job just to get this one date. A cinch for well publicized people or celebrities in the business of exposure whether it's modeling, music and acting or something that needs promotion, but much harder to do for others. From looking at the big picture, it's very boring for as he's committed to get this date, that it's basically the exact same way anyone would want to get into the film or music business is by contacts with others in this field of entertainment that separates us from them. This gimmick is used as a ploy to tell people that he's a harmless stalker but instead of getting involved into the industry like what any normal person would have done, he decides to waste viewers time to say that theirs another way and that is to harass other people in the field who are close and know Barrymore professionally just so he could make this pointless documentary for I might as well be watching paint dry. This documentary gets 40% for suckering me into watching this drivel for I haven't learned anything more than what I don't know from reading newspapers and watching the news. 2 out of 4 stars

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

There are Dreamers and there are Believers...and then there are those like Brian Herzlinger, the Dream-Believers. Since the second grade, Brian has had a crush on Drew Barrymore and now 20 years later he wants to fulfill his dream by asking her on a date. It starts with only two friends, a camera (that has to be returned to Circuit City in 30 days) and $1,100. There's one little problem though: Brian's just an average guy in L.A. - an aspiring filmmaker with no money. He has only one month and knows his chances are slim, but driven by the words of Drew Barrymore herself*, nothing will stop him, not even his mom. stars Brian Herzlinger, Drew Barrymore, Corey Feldman, Eric Roberts, John August, Allison Burnett, Bill D'Elia, George DelHoyo, Jenna Lewis, John Mann, Jon Gunn, Lauren Hays and Lily Rains. special appearance by Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu. direced by Brett Winn, Brian Herzlinger and Jon Gunn

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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It is not a wonderful documentary, but it makes for an interesting home movie of a fan's journey. Certainly it is wonderful to see that Drew Barrymore seems to be someone who just wants to have fun and doesn't take herself at all too seriously. Fun, but not a must see.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

Cheer for the underdog and remember how there is one in all of us.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Jon Gunn

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Brett Winn

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Drew Barrymore

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John August

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Brian wants to meet Drew. By the end of his movie, we want to meet him.

Rated: 4/5

May 13, 2009

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Tasha Robinson

AV Club

Herzlinger comes across as kind of a nebbishy Everyman, except funnier, luckier, and in possession of the most tolerant, supportive friends on the planet.

Sep 26, 2005

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Moira MacDonald

Seattle Times

This film, like the actress who inspired it, has an appealing sweetness that sneaks up on its viewer.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 19, 2005

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

It's as phony, stupid, lame, and pathetic as any reality show on television.

Apr 29, 2009

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Kam Williams

Upstage Magazine

A reality movie which turns entirely on the likeability of a nerd in heat.

Rated: 3/4

May 28, 2007

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David Noh

Film Journal International

Definitely one of those "stand up and cheer for the little guy" type of films, which probably has old Frank Capra grinning wherever the hell he is.

Mar 1, 2007

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Synopsis

Aspiring filmmaker Brian Herzlinger has been in love with Drew Barrymore since he was a boy. After buying a video camera from Circuit City, Herzingler and his crew have 30 days to find Barrymore, date her and return the camera for a full refund. Unfortunately, Barrymore is Hollywood royalty, and Herzlinger is just a guy from New Jersey. It will take every ounce of charm Herzlinger can muster to make his way through the minefield of agents, publicists and bouncers to reach his prize.

Director: Jon Gunn, Brian Herzlinger, Brett Winn
Executive Producer: Clark Peterson, Andrew Reimer
Distributor: Slowhand Cinema Releasing, Drew Crew LLC
Production Co: Lucky Crow Films
Rating: PG (Mild Thematic Elements|Language)
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 16, 2005, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 8, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $85.2K

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