50 Firsts Dates

SYNOPSIS

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.

Arctic marine life veterinarian Henry Roth (Sandler) has his future all mapped out.
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. A long-term relationship for
Henry is out of the question. It would scuttle his 10-year dream of sailing to Alaska to
study the underwater life of walruses.

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).

Henry is immediately smitten with Lucy, who is seated alone, having breakfast.
Intrigued by her methodical way of dissecting her waffles and turning them into a perfect
teepee, he returns to the Hukilau the following day. Lucy again is seated alone with her
waffles, only this time she turns them into a perfect log cabin. When the door to her

2waffle cabin won’t stay shut, Henry seizes the opportunity, walks over, takes a toothpick
and uses it to create a door hinge.

As they chat about waffles and sea mammals, Henry finds himself more and more
interested in Lucy. Ignoring his own rule about dating local girls, he makes a date to
meet her for breakfast the next day. But when he arrives and makes a reference to their
previous conversation, she thinks he's some kind of freak and calls for help.

Lucy has no idea who he is. 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.

Columbia Pictures Presents A Happy Madison/Anonymous Content/Flower Films
Production 50 First Dates starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. Also starring
Rob Schneider, Sean Astin and Dan Aykroyd. The film is directed by Peter Segal. The
film is written by George Wing. The producers are Jack Giarraputo, Steve Golin and
Nancy Juvonen. The executive producers are Daniel Lupi, Michael Ewing and M. Jay
Roach. The co-producers are Larry Kennar and Scott Bankston. The director of
photography is Jack Green, ASC. The production designer is Alan Au. The film editor is
Jeff Gourson. The costume designer is Ellen Lutter. The music is by Teddy Castellucci.
The music supervisor is Michael Dilbeck.

50 First Dates has been rated PG-13 for Crude Sexual Humor and Drug References.

50 First Dates opens nationwide on February 13, 2004.

ABOUT THE FILM

When Drew Barrymore’s production company, Flower Films, heard about the script for
50 First Dates, they were immediately interested in it. “Drew and I had stumbled upon
the script several years ago,” recalls producer Nancy Juvonen. “When we found out that

3Adam Sandler’s company, Happy Madison, was going to make it we began a campaign
to become involved. We had a wonderful time working with them during The Wedding
Singer, and over the years we had grown to know each other as friends, so we
practically stalked them until they invited us to come and play with them.”

All the elements for a great romantic comedy were there, Juvonen continues. “This was
too good a story to not be involved in. The role of Lucy calls for someone to fall in love
all over again every single day, and Drew, who falls in love more passionately than
anyone I know on the planet, was a perfect fit. And who better to fall in love with than
Adam Sandler? He’s got such an easy charm. He’s funny, easy-going, laid back. He
knows how to use his wit to make you laugh and there is something charming and sexy
about that. When Drew responds to somebody, you can see it. She has passion in her
eyes.”

The decision to reteam with Sandler was an easy one for Barrymore, who says she had
the “best time of my life doing The Wedding Singer. When I’m having a hard day or
need to escape outside of my brain,” says the actress, “there are certain types of films
that make me feel happy. They are like medicine. To me, Adam’s films are like a
beautiful medicine. I believed with all my heart that