My Date with Drew

My Date with Drew

PG 2005 · 90 min · ★ 5.9 · Documentary

Ever since the second grade when he first saw her in E.T. The Extraterrestrial, Brian Herzlinger has had a crush on Drew Barrymore. Now, 20 years later he's decided to try to fulfill his lifelong dream by asking her for a date. There's one small problem: She's Drew Barrymore and he's, well, Brian Herzlinger, a broke 27-year-old aspiring filmmaker from New Jersey.

Directed by Jon Gunn

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Drew Barrymore Self
Brian Herzlinger Self
Corey Feldman Self
Eric Roberts Self
Bill D'Elia Self
Lily Rains Drew Look-alike
George DelHoyo Self - Voice Trailer Guy
Andrea Logan White Self - Trainer
Natasha Henstridge Self (archive footage)
Cameron Diaz Self (uncredited)
Griffin Dunne Self (uncredited)
Samuel L. Jackson Self (uncredited)

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