That changes one day when he happens upon a diner run by waitress Sue (AMY HILL) and short order cook Nick (NEPHI POMAIKAI BROWN). There, he spots the lovely Lucy Whitmore (DREW BARRYMORE) who's building structures out of her breakfast waffles. The two immediately hit it off, but the next day she doesn't seem to recognize him. Sue then informs Henry that Lucy suffered a brain injury about a year ago that left her long term memories intact, but has made her unable to retain any short-term ones. With her physician, Dr. Keats (DAN AYKROYD), unable to help her, every day is October 13th to Lucy, no matter what she did the day before.
As a result and despite the redundancy for them, her father, Marlin (BLAKE CLARK), and steroid-using brother Doug (SEAN ASTIN) go to extreme measures to make sure she experiences every day as if it's that date. They do so to protect her and thus become worried that Henry's obvious attraction to her might upset their delicate temporal balancing act. Nevertheless, Henry falls for Lucy more each day, despite her not recognizing him 24 hours later. From that point on, he tries to find ways to remind her of him and their previous time and experiences together.
Various instances of sexually related dialogue are present. There are several scenes of kissing, some brief groping occurs and sex is implied (we see the couple in bed afterwards). Another woman openly wants to have sex with the protagonist, some women are seen in revealing attire, and a supporting character is nebulous when it comes to gender.
Various characters drink, one nearly smokes a joint and several drug references are made. Some crude humor is present (projectile vomiting and open body wounds), as are several instances of imitative behavior. Some slapstick style material is present, while some characters hit others (all played for comedy), and some of the material used for comedy (people with brain injuries) might not sit well with some viewers.
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(2004) (Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore) (PG-13)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Moderate
Moderate
Moderate
Minor
None
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Moderate
None
None
None
Moderate
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Heavy
None
Minor
Moderate
Mild
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Reviewed February 10, 2004 / Posted February 13 , 2004
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