When bachelor Walter Davis is set up with his sister-in-law's pretty cousin, Nadia Gates, a seemingly average blind date turns into a chaotic night on the town. Walter's brother, Ted, tells him not to let Nadia drink alcohol, but he dismisses the warning and her behaviour gets increasingly wild. Walter and Nadia's numerous incidents are made even worse as her former lover David relentlessly follows them around town.
Acting
Kim Basinger commits fully to drunk-girl physical comedy.
Direction
Blake Edwards' signature escalating-disaster rhythm in full force.
Practical Effects
Pre-CGI car chases and restaurant destruction hit different.
Director
Blake Edwards
Kim Basinger
Nadia Gates
Bruce Willis
Walter Davis
John Larroquette
David Bedford
William Daniels
Harold Bedford
George Coe
Harry Gruen
Mark Blum
Denny Gordon
Phil Hartman
Ted Davis
Stephanie Faracy
Susie Davis
Alice Hirson
Muriel Bedford
Graham Stark
Jordan the Butler
Joyce Van Patten
Nadia's Mother
Jeannie Elias
Walter's Secretary
Herb Tanney
Minister
Georgann Johnson
Mrs. Gruen
Sab Shimono
Mr. Yakamoto
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bruce Willis took this role right after Moonlighting made him TV-famous, desperate to prove he could carry a film. The studio wanted someone 'safer.'
This was Blake Edwards' attempt to recapture his Pink Panther slapstick magic for the yuppie era—note how 'success' and 'control' are the real villains being punished.
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