Original Release Date: 28 July 2006
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Tagline: Date at your own risk.
Filming Locations:
- Ogden, Utah, USA
- Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Company:
- Samuel Goldwyn Films (presents)
- Milcoz Films (as MilCoz Films)
- Catfish Productions (in association with)
- Blind Guy Films (copyright holder)
- Theta Films (as Theta Film Holdings) (copyright holder)
Plot Summary
Danny Valdessecchi (Chris Pine) is an intelligent, handsome, charming young
man who happens to be blind. Having been blind from birth, he volunteers for
a risky experimental procedure that may restore his sight -- having a microchip
installed in the visual cortex of his brain that connects to a camera that
would give him only, at best, fuzzy black and white images. During the tests
he meets a beautiful Indian nurse, Leeza (Anjali Jay). Meanwhile, because
Danny is a virgin at 22, his brother Larry (Eddie Kaye Thomas), who runs a
limousine service, gets him a string of hilariously disastrous blind dates
in between rentals. When Danny finally realizes that he is falling for Leeza,
she tells him she cannot see him anymore because she has been promised in
an arranged marriage. Believing that Leeza did not pursue their relationship
because of his being blind, Danny becomes depressed and stops taking the necessary
tests for his brain surgery. Danny's family, his eccentric psychotherapist
Dr. Evans (Jane Seymour) and eye doctor Dr. Perkins (Stephen Tobolowsky) advise
him to continue because it is his only chance of seeing, and soon Danny is
successfully operated on. He sees his family's faces for the first time, but
not Leeza's, who was away, reluctantly preparing for her marriage. Soon the
experiment proves to be a failure, as the fragile prosthesis in his brain
moves, clouding his already weak vision, and Danny goes back to being blind.
Realizing that he really loves Leeza, he bursts into the wedding, professing
his love for her and saying "Love is how you speak to me. Love is how
you touch me...and guide me showing me the way to go. And when we kiss, when
we kiss, it moves me to my soul." The couple kiss. At this the marriage
is called off and Danny and Leeza start over, learning more about each other's
family and culture.
Facts & Trivia
Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers):
When Leeza follows Danny out from the clinic for the first time, Danny claims
his brother runs a limo service called Larry's Limos. But the limo service
is actually called Lorenzo's Limo, which you can see in the many shots of
the limo.
Continuity: When Danny is giving Larry a gift for being a great brother
and friend, Larry comes forward and takes the bag from Danny and gives him
a hug. After the hug, the next shot is of Larry taking the bag from Danny
again. So, he takes the bag twice.
Factual errors: The vision center of the brain is located in the occipital
lobe at the back of the head. Danny's operation was done on the temporal
lobe behind the ear, which is closer to the memory and language section
of the brain.
Factual errors: SPOILER: A person blind from birth could not instantly
recognize faces when his vision is restored. The brain's ability to recognize
faces must be developed over time.
Quotes
Danny: You remember when you tried to tell me what your family
thought about love? Well, let me tell you what I think love is. Love is how
you speak to me. You have a softness in your voice that- And love is how you
touch me... and guide me showing me the way to go. And when we kiss-when we
kiss... it moves me to my soul.
Media Downloads
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