Eight Days a Week (film)

For The Beatles documentary film, see The Beatles: Eight Days a Week.

Eight Days a Week
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Michael Davis
Written by	Michael Davis
Produced by	Martin Cutler Michael Davis Gary Preisler
Starring	Joshua Schaefer Keri Russell R. D. Robb Mark Taylor Johnny Green Catherine Hicks
Cinematography	James Lawrence Spencer
Edited by	David Carkhuff
Music by	Kevin Bassinson
Production company	Underdog Productions
Distributed by	Legacy Releasing Corporation
Release date	February 26, 1999 (1999-02-26)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Eight Days a Week is a comedy film written and directed by Michael Davis. The title is taken from the Beatles song of the same name. The film features Dishwalla's 1996 hit "Counting Blue Cars".

Plot

Peter (Joshua Schaefer) is infatuated with his childhood friend and next-door neighbor Erica (Keri Russell). Based on advice from his grandfather, Peter decides to camp on Erica's lawn until she realizes that she loves him. During his summer-long wait, he frequently comments on their neighborhood.

Cast

• Joshua Schaefer as Peter
• Keri Russell as Erica
• R.D. Robb as Matt, Peter's best friend
• Mark Taylor as Peter's father
• Marcia Shapiro as Marge, Peter's mother
• Johnny Green as Nick, Erica's boyfriend
• Buck Kartalian as Nonno, Marge's dad
• Catherine Hicks as Ms. Lewis
• Patrick O'Brien as Erica's father
• Darleen Carr as Erica's mother
• Biff Manard as the Sad Man
• Annie O'Donnell as Sad Man's Wife
• Ernestine Mercer as Crazy Lady
• Bill Hollis as Mr. Hatfield
• Jean Pflieger as Ms. McCoy
• Hunter Phoenix as Angela Hamilton

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 20% base on reviews from 10 critics. ^[1]

Emanuel Levy wrote: "A highlight of 1997 Slamdance Film Fest, this raunchy romantic comedy has a nice premise—a Romeo who won't take no as an answer--but no narrative or plot to speak of, though two leads are charming and Keri Russell shows potential to become a star." He gave it a grade C. ^[2]

David Cornelius of DVDTalk.com called it "Clumsy but delightful" and gave it 3 out of 5. ^[3]

References

1. "Eight Days a Week (1997)". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 2025-02-21.
2. Emanuel Levy (20 August 2007). "Film Review - Eight Days a Week (1998)". EmanuelLevy.Com. Archived from the original on 2007-08-22.
3. David Cornelius (May 2, 2006). "Eight Days a Week". DVD Talk.

External links

• Eight Days a Week at IMDb
• Eight Days a Week at Rotten Tomatoes