The Hottie and the Nottie
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| Directed by | Tom Putnam |
| Produced by | Hadeel Reda |
| Written by | Heidi Ferrer |
| Starring | Paris Hilton Joel David Moore Christine Lakin |
| Distributed by | Regent Releasing |
| Release date(s) |  February 8, 2008[1]
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| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $9 million |
| Gross revenue | $1,067,710 |
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The Hottie And The Nottie is a 2008 romantic comedy film starring Paris Hilton, Joel David Moore, Christine Lakin, and The Greg Wilson. It was written by Heidi Ferrer (Dawson's Creek), and is the first full-length feature film directed by Tom Putnam. The film started shooting in January 2007 and debuted on February 8, 2008. Its box office opening was $9000[2] The film grossed only $27,696 on its opening weekend, with each theater averaging $249.
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[edit] Synopsis
Nate Cooper (Joel David Moore) just can't get it together with women. But he also can't forget his first crush, Cristabel Abbott (Paris Hilton), from their time in elementary school, the first grade. He sets out for the beaches of California and meets up with his geeky best friend, whose mom has an unnatural amount of information about Cristabel, and perhaps an unusual relationship with her son.
Cristabel jogs on the beach every day with many suitors trying to catch her eye, including an albino stalker. But she's still single, and there is a reason: Cristabel is still best friends with the same ugly little girl Nate knew from first grade, June Phigg (Christine Lakin). These girls are inseparable, but June is homely. Worse than homely, June brings new meaning to the term "nottie," and her personality is worse. However, Cristabel simply refuses to leave June home alone unless she has a date.
Nate manages to (literally) bump into Cristabel and they surprisingly hit it off. But, there's June in the way. Nate sets out to find a boyfriend for June, but guys recoil at the sight of her. In a rather strange episode at the Santa Monica Pier, a very sexy dentist slash part time model named Johann with all the right moves appears in their lives. He seems to want to do a makeover on June. But is he really hitting on Cristabel? Does he have some other agenda? As Nate and June become friends and she emerges from her cocoon, Nate slowly realizes that the girl of his dreams may not be the real hottie at all as the nottie becomes pretty following cosmetic surgery.
The story contains flashbacks to Valentines Day first grade when Nate creates a Valentine for Cristabel but ends up giving it to June when he realizes how lonely she is. Finding the Valentine in June's drawer makes him realize that she was the right person for him all along.
[edit] Cast
- Paris Hilton as Cristabel Abbott
- Joel David Moore as Nate Cooper
- Christine Lakin as June Phigg
- Marianne Muellerleile as Mrs. Blount
[edit] Critical reception
As of April 3, 2008, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 5% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 55 reviews.[3] Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 6 out of 100, based on 17 reviews — indicating "extreme dislike or disgust."[4] IGN gave it a 0 star review, saying "Hottie and the Nottie presents a problem because there are just no words to adequately express how clumsy, trite and deeply offensive it is from start to finish." Rolling Stone film critic Peter Travers gave the film a half-star rating, saying that the half-star was because "it takes guts (or gross dim-wittedness) [for Hilton] to appear on screen again after House of Wax."[5] Film critic Scott Feinberg reported that a colleague muttered, "Shoot me in the fucking face", during a Boston press screening of the film.[6] Popular online film critic James Berardinelli described the film's comedy as "about as funny as the anal rape scene in The War Zone".[7]
As of May 2008, the film is ranked #9 in the IMDb Bottom 100 with a rating of 1.5 out of 10.[8]
[edit] Box office performance
The film was a major box office disaster. In its opening weekend, the film grossed $27,696 in 111 theaters in the United States, averaging $249 per theater.[9] The Houston Chronicle determined that, based on average ticket prices, this represented an average of 28 people seeing the movie per theatre on its opening weekend, or an average of 4 per showing.[10] In other words, the movie "bombed," costing the production company responsible over $8,000,000. According to Box Office Mojo, the movie has grossed $1,246,649 worldwide as of April 28, 2008.[11]
For its release in the United Kingdom, the film is being advertised as "The Number One Film", with small print revealing its being number 1 on the IMDb Bottom 100. The film opened at 32 just missing the top 30, the film grossed $34,231 in 28 theaters in the United Kingdom.[12]
[edit] DVD release
The Hottie and the Nottie was released on DVD on May 6th 2008. Bonus features include Production Commentary, Actor's Commentary, Featurette - Making a Video Dating Personal Ad, and Featurette - Paris puts make-up on Joel David Moore.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c The Hottie and the Nottie (2008) - Release dates
- ^ "Paris Hilton's Film: Not So 'Hottie'", People Magazine, Feb 9 2008.
- ^ The Hottie & the Nottie - Movie Reviews, Trailers, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved on 2008-02-08.
- ^ Hottie and the Nottie, The (2008): Reviews. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2008-02-08.
- ^ Hottie and the Nottie, The (2008): Reviews. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2008-12-08.
- ^ When In Paris.... And the Winner Is.... Retrieved on 2008-02-01.
- ^ James Berardinelli review
- ^ IMDB Bottom 100. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
- ^ The Hottie & the Nottie (2008) - Weekend Box Office Results. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 2008-02-26.
- ^ The Houston Chronicle. Page E1. February 11, 2008.
- ^ THE HOTTIE & THE NOTTIE.
- ^ Uk Box office: Hottie & Nottie.
[edit] External links
- Official site
- The Hottie and the Nottie at the Internet Movie Database
- The Hottie and the Nottie at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Hottie and the Nottie at Metacritic
- The Hottie and the Nottie at Box Office Mojo
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