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Eight Days A Week (1997) DVD Review
Eight Days A Week (1997) DVD Credits:
Eight Days A Week (1997) Directed by:
Michael Davis
Eight Days A Week (1997) Written by:
Michael Davis
Eight Days A Week (1997) Cast:
Joshua Schaefer, Keri Russell
Eight Days A Week (1997) Released by:
Underdog Productions LLC
Region:
1
Eight Days A Week (1997) DVD Release Date:
8th May 2006
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Eight Days A Week (1997) Synopsis:

Peter loves his next door neighbour Erica and, on the advice of his uncle, decides to camp out on her front lawn for the entire summer, or until she agrees to go out with him. His father is none too happy about the idea and refuses to let his son back in the house, even to get a change of clothes. Peter's friend, Matt, thinks Peter should give up on women (like he has) and just have sex with fruit.

Eight Days A Week (1997) DVD Review:

Writer and director Michael Davis has learned and mastered the art of feminist sex comedies, a genre he may not even be aware that he has helped to cultivate. Each of the films that Davis has written and directed have an underlying message that actually follows very closely to the true definition of feminism, but he always includes a character that believes the exact opposite. This character is usually the tool for the sexual controversy. It may seem strange that a film containing offensive and demeaning material can also have a message that enforces another point entirely, but this is what Davis does best. Eight Days a Week was the first of these films, and possibly the best. It is a film that most definitely begins with lust, and as our character grows and matures, he no longer sees his object of desire as just a nice body.

When Peter (Josh Schaefer) realizes that the object of his affection will soon be gone, he decides to take action in winning her over. Peter is in love with his neighbor, Erica (Keri Russell), a beautiful teenager that is dating a large jerk. Peter and Erica have been friends for years, but he is determined to make it something else. After hearing a romantic Italian story Peter decides to camp out on Erica’s front yard until she realize that she loves him as well. As Peter waits all summer long under her balcony, he is privy to many private details. As well as seeing a great deal of Erica, Peter also discovers all of the quirks that his neighbors have, all of which are easily explained once he gets to know them.

Eight Days a Week works very hard to get across the message that we all deserve to be understood. Many of the characters seem weird, but by the end of the film there are explanations for all of the bizarre acts, and they are far more normal than would be expected. It is actually quite a true script, even though there is somewhat of a fairy tale ending. All of the characters have some truth to them that makes them more than just caricatures and cliché. The DVD includes a theatrical trailer, subtitles, and Keri Russell frolicking in sprinklers.

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Eight Days A Week (1997) DVD review written by: Ryan Izay

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