My Date with Drew

My Date with Drew
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Directed by	Jon Gunn Brian Herzlinger Brett Winn
Produced by	Kerry David Jon Gunn Brian Herzlinger Clark Peterson Brett Winn
Starring	Brian Herzlinger Drew Barrymore Eric Roberts Corey Feldman Lily Rains
Edited by	Jon Gunn Brian Herzlinger Brett Winn
Music by	Stuart Hart Steven M. Stern
Distributed by	DEJ Productions
Release date	August 5, 2005 (2005-08-05)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1,100
Box office	$262,770

My Date with Drew is a 2004 American independent documentary film edited, produced, shot, and directed by Brian Herzlinger, who also stars in it. It uses guerrilla filmmaking and received several awards.

Synopsis

Since he first saw E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial as a boy, Herzlinger has had a crush on its star Drew Barrymore. Now, more than 20 years later, Herzlinger combines his passions for filmmaking and Drew Barrymore to document his quest for a date with the actress. With $1,100 he won at a game show (the winning answer being "Drew Barrymore") and a digital video camera, he has 30 days to complete his documentary before he has to return the camera under Circuit City's 30-day return policy.

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 71% of 63 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.3/10. The website's consensus reads: "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." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 51 out of 100, based on 21 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.

Awards

• 2004 Gen Art Film Festival – Audience Award
• 2004 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival – Audience Award
• 2004 Vail Film Festival – Festival Award

External links

• My Date with Drew at IMDb
• My Date with Drew at Rotten Tomatoes