Blind Date (1987)
A Date Meant to Impress... Turns Into Chaotic Mayhem
Walter Davis (Bruce Willis) is a straight-laced, work-obsessed professional desperately in need of a date for a big dinner with his company’s Japanese clients. His brother offers up his wife’s cousin Nadia (Kim Basinger) beautiful, sweet, but warned: don’t let her drink too much. Of course, once Nadia has a drink (or three), the blind date spirals wildly out of control. Jealous exes show up, champagne flows, mistakes multiply, and Walter’s carefully planned night becomes a string of hilarious disasters corrupted deals, ruined dinners, impromptu chases, and absurd social blunders.
Under Blake Edwards’ direction, Blind Date mixes romantic comedy with slapstick chaos. Edwards leans into increasingly unhinged situations: a mansion with endless doors, an overeager ex-fiancé, and Walter doing everything he can to keep up as Nadia’s behavior swings from charming to unpredictable. While reviews found the plot thin and the characters more set-pieces than deeply developed, the film delivers laughs in bursts sight gags, bizarre confrontations, and unexpected twists that make for a wild, imperfect ride.
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Director: Blake Edwards
Rated: PG-13
