What is the purpose behind the Win a Date With Tad Hamilton contest?”
Plot Summary for Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004) More at IMDbPro » advertisement Rosalee Futch is a grocery clerk living in rural West Virginia. But even a small-town girl can have big dreams, and Rosalee’s is to someday–somehow–meet her big-screen idol Tad Hamilton. The somehow arrives in the form of a contest–the grand prize: a date with Tad Hamilton–and the someday is now. Rosalee wins, much to the chagrin of her best friend and co-worker Pete, who is deeply, hopelessly–and secretly–in love with Rosalee. The Win a Date contest was cooked up by Tad’s agent, Richard Levy, and his manager, also named Richard Levy, to clean up Tad’s bad-boy image. Someone should have told them to be careful what you wish for. When Tad meets Rosalee and gets a taste of what he’s been missing in the real world, he decides he wants seconds and moves to West Virginia, turning Rosalee’s dream come true into a nightmare for Richard Levy, Richard Levy and, most of all, Pete. Written by Sujit R. Varm
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! is a 2004 romantic comedy film, directed by Robert Luketic and starring Kate Bosworth, Topher Grace, and Josh Duhamel. The plot focuses on two young adults named Rosalee and Pete, who work together at a Piggly Wiggly supermarket in West Virginia. Pete secretly pines for Rosalee’s affections, but he is too shy to confront her. One day Rosalee wins a contest to meet Tad Hamilton, a major Hollywood movie star. She travels to California for one date with Tad. The actor begins to yearn for values and a better direction for his life, and so he journeys to West Virginia to hang around with Rosalee. This leads to a romance with Rosalee and a rivalry with Pete.
Rosalee Futch (Kate Bosworth) is a small-town, rural Fraziers Bottom, West Virgina Piggly Wiggly supermarket clerk who is more than content with the current status of her life, yet like most ordinary people, dreams of meeting her favorite celebrity, Tad Hamilton (Josh Duhamel). Meanwhile, in Hollywood, Hamilton’s agent, Richard Levy (Nathan Lane) and Hamilton’s manager, also named Richard Levy (Sean Hayes) are attempting to clean up his flashy, womanizing, bad-boy image. Hamilton is between films and they must revamp his image to the perfect boy next door in order to get him his next part. Hence, they create the ‘Win a Date With Tad Hamilton’ contest, which Futch hopefully enters as best friend Cathy Feely (Ginnifer Goodwin) supports, while best friend and secret life-long admirer Pete Monash (Topher Grace) rolls his eyes.
