Hitch (film)
| Hitch | |
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 A promotional film poster for Hitch. | |
| Directed by | Andy Tennant |
| Written by | Kevin Bisch |
| Produced by | James Lassiter Will Smith Teddy Zee |
| Starring | Will Smith Eva Mendes Kevin James |
| Cinematography | Andrew Dunn |
| Edited by | Troy Takaki Tracey Wadmore-Smith |
| Music by | George Fenton Alan Elliott |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates |  February 11, 2005 |
Running time | 118 min. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $70,000,000 |
Hitch is a 2005 romantic comedy film starring Will Smith, Eva Mendes, Kevin James and Amber Valletta. The film is directed by Andy Tennant and written by Kevin Bisch. Smith plays a professional matchmaker, who makes a living teaching men how to woo women.
Plot summary
Alex "Hitch" Hitchens (Will Smith) is a professional "date doctor", who coaches other men in the art of wooing women.
While coaching one of his clients, Albert Brennaman (Kevin James), who is smitten with celebrity Allegra Cole (Amber Valletta), Hitch finds himself falling for Sara (Eva Mendes), a gossip columnist who is determined to unmask and ruin the so-called date doctor after one of his "clients" (who Hitch refused to work with) had a one-night stand with her best friend. However, where Albert and Allegra's relationship continues to progress, Hitch finds that none of his tried and tested methods are working on himself, despite being a master of the art. After Hitch is unmasked, he and Sara break up, and Allegra and Albert follow suit. Finally, Hitch confronts Allegra and convinces her to reunite with Albert, before reconciling with Sara. In the process, he makes the startling discovery that he doesn't really do anything significant, and that most of his customers (particularly Albert) really were successful by just being themselves. In the end Albert and Allegra get married and celebrate their marriage with Hitch and Sara, who are back together again. Hitch, reflecting on love's unpredictability, addresses the audience in the last line, "Basic principles... There are none."
Production
The production budget was $70,000,000. Eva Mendes, of Cuban descent, was given the role opposite Smith because the moviemakers were worried about the public’s reaction if the part was given to a White or Black actress, even though Eva is White Hispanic herself.[1] Robinne Lee's character was originally offered to Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai, but could not take the role due to scheduling problems.[2] The working title of the movie was The Last First Kiss, referring a line Hitch delivers to Albert: "This could be her last first kiss." Parts of the movie were filmed in Morningside Heights, Manhattan, at Columbia University.
Cast
- Will Smith as Alex "Hitch" Hitchens
- Kevin James as Albert Brennaman
- Eva Mendes as Sara Melas
- Amber Valletta as Allegra Cole
- Robinne Lee as Cressida
- Julie Ann Emery as Casey
- Michael Rapaport as Ben, appears in a brief scene in a bar playing pool as a friend to Alex Hitchens (Will Smith).
- Adam Arkin as Max
- Paula Patton as Mandy, appears in a brief scene at the bar where Alex Hitchens (Will Smith) pulls her away from the rest of the guys.
Box office
The movie was a box office success, grossing $179,495,555 domestically, making it the tenth-highest grossing film of 2005. It also grossed $368,100,420 worldwide and broke Sony's record for best opening weekend for a romantic-comedy film.[3]
DVD
The DVD release was one of the first movies to employ Sony's ARccOS copy protection. Also available on UMD (Universal Media Disc) for the Sony PSP (PlayStation Portable). A Blu-Ray Disc Edition of the movie is also available.
References
- ^ "Was race an issue in Hitch casting?". MSNBC. 2005-02-23. Retrieved 2007-03-23.
- ^ "Aishwarya was almost in Hitch: director". IndiaGlitz.com. 2005-04-16. Retrieved 2007-03-23.
- ^ "Will Smith's 'Hitch' Tops Box Office, Sets Record For Sony". AllHipHop.com. Retrieved 2007-03-16.
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