On this day March 27 1987 the romantic comedy Blind Date premiered in theaters. Directed by Blake Edwards the film starred Bruce Willis in his first major film role alongside Kim Basinger.
The story followed a straight laced office worker who agrees to go on a blind date that quickly spins out of control. Kim Basinger played his unpredictable date whose behavior gets wildly chaotic once she has a drink. The film blended slapstick comedy with romantic tension and gave audiences a taste of Bruce Willis’s comedic timing before his breakout in action films. Blind Date performed well at the box office and helped launch Willis’s film career while showing Basinger’s strength in both comedy and romance.
Fun fact: Blind Date was released just a year before Bruce Willis became a household name with his role as John McClane in Die Hard.
Trivia question: What hit TV series was Bruce Willis starring in when Blind Date was released in 1987?
For full cast info, trivia, and more Blind Date memories, visit the main movie thread:
Blind Date 1987 – Movie Thread
The story followed a straight laced office worker who agrees to go on a blind date that quickly spins out of control. Kim Basinger played his unpredictable date whose behavior gets wildly chaotic once she has a drink. The film blended slapstick comedy with romantic tension and gave audiences a taste of Bruce Willis’s comedic timing before his breakout in action films. Blind Date performed well at the box office and helped launch Willis’s film career while showing Basinger’s strength in both comedy and romance.
Fun fact: Blind Date was released just a year before Bruce Willis became a household name with his role as John McClane in Die Hard.
Trivia question: What hit TV series was Bruce Willis starring in when Blind Date was released in 1987?
For full cast info, trivia, and more Blind Date memories, visit the main movie thread: Blind Date 1987 – Movie Thread
