Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- breezy
- chaotic
- date night
- 1980s movie night
What critics said
Critics found occasional inspired sight gags and catchy dialogue but judged the character work and overall execution uneven, suggesting Blake Edwards had lost some of his comic touch.
What sets it apart
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Walter and Nadia's planned business dinner repeatedly deteriorates through drunken behavior, public humiliation, and encounters with Nadia's ex-boyfriend.
Work-focused businessman Walter is paired with Nadia, whose drinking removes her inhibitions and turns her into a disruptive force.
Walter's career obligations, expensive restaurant setting, business dinner, and important Japanese client place romance inside 1980s professional etiquette.
Critical reception specifically identifies the film as a running string of gags, while audience descriptions emphasize Walter's pratfalls and ridiculous situations.
Films like Blind Date, and why
Something Wild
1980s romantic comedy built around escalating misunderstandings, mismatched personalities, and broad physical humor
The Party
Blake Edwards-style relationship comedy combining screwball situations, nightlife chaos, and eccentric character behavior
After Hours
romantic comedy driven by a disastrous social encounter, comic embarrassment, and an opposites-attract pairing
Movie Details
- Director
- Blake Edwards
- Release Date
- 1987-03-27
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (560)
Cast
- Kim Basinger
- Bruce Willis
- John Larroquette
- William Daniels
- George Coe
- Mark Blum
- Phil Hartman
- Stephanie Faracy
- Alice Hirson
- Graham Stark
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Blind Date about?
- A tightly wound businessman’s carefully arranged blind date becomes an alcohol-fueled parade of public disasters, ex-boyfriend interference, and unexpected romance.
- What is Blind Date like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Blind Date as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Blind Date violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Blind Date as mild.
- What did critics think of Blind Date?
- Critics found occasional inspired sight gags and catchy dialogue but judged the character work and overall execution uneven, suggesting Blake Edwards had lost some of his comic touch.
- Which films are like Blind Date?
- Films with a similar feel include Something Wild, The Party, and After Hours.
- How long is Blind Date?
- Blind Date runs 95 minutes.
- Where can I watch Blind Date?
- In United States, Blind Date streams on Howdy Amazon Channel.
