![]() And Allen Covert makes a memorable appearance as Ten Second Tom, a man with much more serious (and funny) memory issues than Lucy. Blake Clark is wonderful as Marlin Whitmore - Lucy's protective and loving father. Rob Schneider is there, as his odd sidekick Ula, a married native Hawaiian with a pile of adorable children who are all much more talented than he is. ![]() ![]() I love watching to see how many of his normal band of miscreants will turn up in his movies, and what roles they will play. I like them all - yes, even Little Nicky. First off, I'm a big Adam Sandler fan and I'm not ashamed to admit it. But how can he have a relationship with a woman who doesn't remember who he is?ĥ0 First Dates is one of my favorite movies. Despite her condition, he cannot walk away from Lucy. Every night when she falls asleep, her short term memory is wiped clean, causing her to wake up the next day believing it is her father's birthday from over a year before - the day she was injured. Henry soon learns that, due to a head injury, Lucy is suffering from the fictitious condition of Goldfield Syndrome - a form of amnesia. Despite his misgivings, Henry returns to the cafe the next day to meet her for breakfast again, only to find out that Lucy doesn't remember him at all. Henry has no choice but to come to terms with the fact that his greatest fear has just been realized: He has fallen in love with a local girl. He can't resist the urge to meet her and when he does, the sparks between them are strong. Then one day, while having breakfast at the Hukilau Cafe after his boat breaks down, he becomes completely enchanted by Lucy Whitmore (Drew Barrymore) as he watches her create an amazing volcano out of her breakfast waffles and syrup. Fortunately, he lives in Hawaii, which affords him the opportunity to date lovely tourists, giving them the romantic time of their lives before bidding them farewell as they return home. And Henry realizes that if he wants to win her affections, he’s going to have to start over again every day for the rest of his life.Henry Roth (Adam Sandler) is a Veterinarian - romantic soul who is totally afraid of commitment. But when he arrives and makes a reference to their previous conversation, she thinks he's some kind of freak and calls for help. Ignoring his own rule about dating local girls, he makes a date to meet her for breakfast the next day. When the door to her waffle cabin won’t stay shut, Henry seizes the opportunity, walks over, takes a toothpick and uses it to create a door hinge.Īs they chat about waffles and sea mammals, Henry finds himself more and more interested in Lucy. Lucy again is seated alone with her waffles, only this time she turns them into a perfect log cabin. Intrigued by her methodical way of dissecting her waffles and turning them into a perfect teepee, he returns to the Hukilau the following day. Henry is immediately smitten with Lucy, who is seated alone, having breakfast. Henry is close to making his dream come true when his schooner, the Sea Serpent, suffers a mishap during a trial run, which lands him at the Hukilau Café where the regulars eye him with distrust when he sets his eyes on one of its patrons, the beautiful young Lucy Whitmore (Barrymore). It would scuttle his 10-year dream of sailing to Alaska to study the underwater life of walruses. A long-term relationship for Henry is out of the question. When he’s not tending to the sea animals at Sea Life Park in Hawaii, he is breaking the hearts of mainland tourists in search of a vacation romance. ![]() 50 First Dates is an unforgettable romantic comedy starring Adam Sandler as Henry, a love-’em-and-leave-’em Lothario, and Drew Barrymore as Lucy, a high school art teacher with a unique neurological disorder that causes her memory to be erased overnight – every night.Īrctic marine life veterinarian Henry Roth (Sandler) has his future all mapped out.
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