Ajouter une intrigue dans votre languePeter, infatuated with neighbor Erica who sees him as just a friend, camps out on her lawn all summer hoping his persistence will win her heart.Peter, infatuated with neighbor Erica who sees him as just a friend, camps out on her lawn all summer hoping his persistence will win her heart.Peter, infatuated with neighbor Erica who sees him as just a friend, camps out on her lawn all summer hoping his persistence will win her heart.
- Prix
- 3 victoires au total
- Peter's Father
- (as Mark Taylor)
- Marge, Peter's Mother
- (as Marcia Shapiro)
- Erica's Father
- (as Patrick O'Brien)
- Ms. McCoy
- (as Jean Pflieger)
Avis en vedette
It takes place during the last free summer of a likable teen (a great Josh Schaffer). Inspired from a tale his grandpa Nono tells him, he sets out to win the affection of his life-long crush Erica (Keri Russell)by spending every minute of his summer on her front lawn. His task is not easy, as he must confront her bully boyfriend Nick (Johnny Green) and earn some respect from his father.
There is rather brilliant writing and direction by Michael Davis with characters who are all complex in their own way and great acting to match them (R.D. Robb steals the show in an ingenious performance).
There are some misfired jokes such as scenes involving an overly religious girl who plays with nun dolls (not offensive, just not very funny).
Nonetheless, 8 DAYS A WEEK is a little gem from Davis who unfortunately didn't match success with 2000's 100 GIRLS.
Although this movie didn't begin its life as a stage play, it easily could have as 90 percent of it is shot in the front yard of the character played by Keri Russell. The movie is reminiscent of John Cusak's "The Sure Thing" for the way it shamelessly admires the body and beauty of Keri Russell. And much of the humor recalls "There's Something About Mary" and "American Pie."
I do have a complaint, though, for the way the filmmaker makes buffoons out of Keri Russell's Christian parents. The consensus in Hollywood is that serious Christians are pathetic hypocrites who have no understanding or tolerance for others. Whoever made this movie must be a particularly virulent example of the Hollywood Christian-loather considering the extent to which he makes foolish villains out of Keri Russell's parents.
Joshua Schaeffer has just the right balance of geek and cool individualism to pull off a character that could very easily fall into stalker territory and R.D. Robb is excellent as his sex-obsessed sidekick; keeping what could very easily become a caricature grounded in reality. The supporting cast of oddballs never overshadow the main story, but equally don't feel like padding as we learn more about their slightly kooky lives.
It's a shame that films like this go unnoticed in a world where much more crass attempts at summing up teenage life (complete with thirty year old actors) can become box office hits.
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesThe film gets its name from the Beatles song "Eight Days A Week".
- GaffesPeter mispronounces "quixotic."
- Citations
[last lines]
Peter: My grandfather was right. I now know in my heart of hearts that people are supposed to make love. It is their main purpose in life. All those other activities - playing the violin, washing dishes, reading novels, drinking wine - are just ways of passing time, until you can make love again.
- Générique farfeluThis film is dedicated to Andrea, whose balcony I would stand under eight days a week.
- ConnexionsEdited from Frankenstein's Daughter (1958)
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Détails
- Date de sortie
- Pays d’origine
- Langue
- Aussi connu sous le nom de
- Standing in the Shadows of Love
- Lieux de tournage
- 159 North Primrose Avenue, Monrovia, Californie, États-Unis(Erica's house)
- société de production
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Box-office
- Brut – États-Unis et Canada
- 9 090 $ US
- Fin de semaine d'ouverture – États-Unis et Canada
- 9 090 $ US
- 28 févr. 1999
- Brut – à l'échelle mondiale
- 9 090 $ US
- Durée1 heure 32 minutes
- Couleur
- Mixage
- Rapport de forme
- 1.85 : 1