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1987 · FILM

Blind Date

A nervous bachelor’s attempt at a perfect blind date spirals into chaotic mayhem when his alluring companion’s unpredictable drinking turns the night into a frantic chase, while her obsessive ex stalks them across town.

“A date with her is every man's dream come true. And with dreams like her - who needs nightmares?”

Directed by
Blake Edwards
Written by
Dale Launer
Runtime
95 min
ComedyRomance

Synopsis

Bachelor Walter Davis finds himself on a blind date with Nadia Gates, the attractive cousin of his sister-in-law, which quickly spirals into a night of unexpected chaos. Walter's brother, Ted, warns him not to let Nadia consume alcohol, but Walter ignores the advice, leading to her increasingly erratic behavior. As the night progresses, their troubles are compounded by the persistent presence of David, Nadia's former lover, who follows them throughout the town.

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The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 18

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Robert PergamentShot by Harry Stradling JrScored by Henry ManciniDesigned by Rodger Maus

Box Office

1987 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.2× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$39.3M

Budget$18.0M
Worldwide gross$39.3M
break-even (2.5×)

Opening weekend: $7.5M — 19% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $9.3M — 24% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 1,251 theaters

Also known as

  • Blind Date – Verabredung mit einer Unbekanntende
  • Cita a ciegases
  • Boire et Déboiresfr
  • Appuntamento al buioit

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