Blended

"Single dad, no clue. Single mom, flying solo."

2014 1h 57m EN

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6.9

SOLID

★6.9TMDB · 3,919

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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Recently divorced mom Lauren and widowed dad Jim let their friends push them into a blind date, which goes disastrously wrong. Unsurprisingly, neither wants to see the other ever again. However, fate intervenes when both Jim and Lauren, unbeknownst to each other, purchase one-half of the same vacation package at a South African resort for families, during spring break. They and their children are forced to share the same romantic suite and participate in a slew of family activities together.

“Single dad, no clue. Single mom, flying solo.”

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Cast

Adam Sandler
Jim
Drew Barrymore
Lauren
Kevin Nealon
Eddy
Terry Crews
Nickens
Wendi McLendon-Covey
Jen
Bella Thorne
Hilary
Joel McHale
Mark
Abdoulaye N'Gom
Mfana

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Frank Coraci
Writers: Ivan Menchell, Clare Sera, Fred Mpuuga
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 3.2× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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3 / 8

CAST

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336+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Frank Coraci, shot by Julio Macat. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Rupert Gregson-Williams. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Tom Costain shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore and Kevin Nealon carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Single dad, no clue. Single mom, flying solo.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Frank Coraci directs. Julio Macat behind the camera. Rupert Gregson-Williams scores. Tom Costain cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Made its money back 3.2× over at the box office.
2Released 12 years ago.
3336+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by Frank Coraci, shot by Julio Macat. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Rupert Gregson-Williams. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Tom Costain shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore and Kevin Nealon carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Single dad, no clue. Single mom, flying solo.".
9IMDB entry: tt1086772 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 27 themes, including "single parent", "extreme sports", "safari", "south africa".

The technical file

Cinematography: Julio Macat
Original score: Rupert Gregson-Williams
Editing: Tom Costain
Production design: Perry Andelin Blake
Costume design: Christine Wada
Makeup / hair: Micah Laine
VFX supervisor: Peter G. Travers
Sound: Tateum Kohut
Stunt coordinator: Grant Hulley
Runtime: 117 min · 1h 57m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $40,000,000
Box office: $128,000,000
Return: 320% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Blended (2014)

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Amy Flores2014-06-15
Another silly Adam Sandler movie. Once again, Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler pulled off a great comedy due to their awesome comedic chemistry. Mr. Sandler uses some of the same jokes from previous movies of course but they didn't feel worn in this movie. I actually enjoyed it. Several hilarious moments throughout the movie.
Reno2015-03-29
★ 6/10
The third time this pair had come together for a movie and it does not look good at all. The movie can be enjoyed for its comedy, not for anyone's performance. The location (South Africa) was good, but not exposed well, instead make fun out of it which was expected. In earlier days I used laugh out loud for Sandler's jokes, he's not the same guy anymore, I barely smile now. And for Barrymore, she was one of my actresses (I believe still she's), but her recent movies are disappointing, or barely in entertainment business. Kind of attractive Bella Thorne in a tomboyish getup, hope to see her in many future projects. I heard that Dale Steyn does a cameo for a Hollywood and I did not know it was this movie until I saw him. He's a rock-star on the pitch, but when Sandler made fun out of him that irked me and then let it go as it just a silly movie. Like the old days' animation shorts for the TV, this film had collective pieces of comedic scenes. Individually very entertaining, but as a movie fails to assemble. Not for everyone, but manageable. 6/10

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