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Blind Date (1987)

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Title: Blind Date

Cast: Kim Basinger, Bruce Willis, John Larroquette, William Daniels, George Coe, Mark Blum, Phil Hartman, Stephanie Faracy, Alice Hirson, Graham Stark, Joyce Van Patten, Jeannie Elias, Herb Tanney, Georgann Johnson, Sab Shimono, Momo Yashima, Armin Shimerman, Brian George, Ernest Harada, Emma Walton Hamilton, Elaine Wilkes, Susan Lentini, Barry Sobel, Arlene Lorre, Timothy Stack, Jack Gwillim, Diana Bellamy, Oliver Theess

Release: 1987-03-27

Runtime: 95

Plot: Blind Date 1987 is a romantic comedy that blends slapstick chaos with quirky charm. Directed by Blake Edwards and starring Bruce Willis and Kim Basinger, the film follows a straight laced professional named Walter Davis who agrees to go on a blind date arranged by his brother. The setup sounds simple until he meets Nadia.

Nadia is beautiful and seemingly perfect, but there is one problem. If she drinks alcohol, things quickly spiral out of control. Walter ignores this warning and soon finds himself dealing with an unpredictable night filled with destroyed property, jealous ex boyfriends, and complete social disaster.

Bruce Willis plays against his usual action hero type, showcasing a nervous and increasingly unhinged side as the night goes wrong in every way possible. Kim Basinger adds comedic depth to her role as a woman who is charmingly sweet one moment and a wild force the next.

Blind Date 1987 was one of the early comedies that helped launch Bruce Willis’s movie career, released just before his breakout role in Die Hard. The film's screwball tone and offbeat situations made it a solid example of late 80s romantic comedy.

If you enjoy movies with unpredictable humor, over the top moments, and a peek into the dating culture of the 1980s, Blind Date is worth revisiting.

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Behind the Scenes Trivia – Blind Date (1987)

  • Blind Date was Bruce Willis’s first major film role, and it was released just over a year before Die Hard turned him into a global star.
  • The film was directed by Blake Edwards, known for The Pink Panther series and Victor/Victoria.
  • Bruce Willis originally auditioned for the role wearing a fake mustache as a joke — it nearly cost him the part.
  • Kim Basinger’s character had to act increasingly unhinged throughout the film, and many of her scenes were improvised on the spot.
  • The original ending was darker but was changed after early test screenings for a lighter, more romantic tone.
🎬 If you haven’t seen this one in a while, it’s worth a rewatch just to see Willis in pure comedy mode before he became an action icon.
 
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