The only other Blake Edwards I've seen is "10", but I do prefer this. "Blind Date" isn't wall-to-wall gut-busting, but there are all sorts of little things (touches, gags, what-have-you) that really make this an enjoyable movie. The two leads make for solid comedic actors (Basinger and her million dollar scream makes a great sillyass drunk, Willis playing against type as a high-strung business type . . . and he's hilarious when he loses his sh|t). And at some point along the way, William Daniels strolls in and owns the whole flick. Marvelous stuff.

One scene in particular had me geeking out pretty hard. John Larroquette's office looks out onto the (still under-construction) Fox Plaza, otherwise known as the Nakatomi Building. That was awesome.

7/10

"Walter Davis" (Bruce Willis) is a dedicated, hard-working employee for a company that is pulling out all the stops to impress a possible new client. As a result he desperately needs a new date for the office dinner party. As luck would have it his brother "Ted Davis" (Phil Hartman) just happens to know of someone named "Nadia Gates" (Kim Basinger) who recently arrived in Los Angeles and so Walter takes a chance and calls her on the phone. When he gets to her apartment he is surprised at how attractive she is and wanting to loosen her up a bit he gives her some champagne even though his brother warned him not to give her any alcohol. Big mistake. Anyway, rather than reveal any more of this movie and risk spoiling it for those who haven't seen it I will just say that this was a pretty enjoyable comedy for the most. Admittedly there were some slow scenes here and there but after the first 15 minutes or so it really got going. I especially liked Kim Basinger who performed quite well and looked absolutely gorgeous. Be that as it may I rate this movie as above average.

Walter Davis (Bruce Willis) is overworked with no personal life. His work friend Denny is a slimball womanizer. They have a new big traditional Japanese client. His boss Harry Gruen (George Coe) require everybody with first class dates to a dinner with the new client. His brother Ted (Phil Hartman) sets him up with his wife's cousin Nadia Gates (Kim Basinger) as a blind date. He's warned not to get her drunk or else she'll get out of control. The date goes well even after they run into her ex-boyfriend David Bedford (John Larroquette). For some reason, he gives her some alcohol and away she goes.

Director Blake Edwards is running on fumes. Most importantly, I don't buy Bruce Willis as this character. This character is suppose to be a workaholic office drone. Kim Basinger is bad at drunk acting which is a real art. There has to be a class for that. Everything about this is badly manufactured. None of it is terribly funny. The slapstick and the ridiculous setups don't work. I don't understand why he gives her a drink in the first place. The setup should be that she accidentally takes a sip. The bright side is that I don't actually hate these characters. I just don't necessarily care about them.