Eight Days a Week (film)

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Eight Days a Week
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Michael Davis
Written byMichael Davis
Produced byMartin Cutler
Michael Davis
Gary Preisler
Starring
Cinematography James Lawrence Spencer
Edited byDavid Carkhuff
Music byKevin Bassinson
Production
company
Distributed byLegacy Releasing Corporation
Release date
  • February 26, 1999 (1999-02-26)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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".

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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


Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 22% base on reviews from 9 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]

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References

  1. "Eight Days a Week (1997)". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  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.