Take Me Home Tonight (film)

Take Me Home Tonight
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMichael Dowse
Screenplay byJackie Filgo
Jeff Filgo
Story by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyTerry Stacey
Edited byLee Haxall
Music byTrevor Horn
Production
companies
Distributed byRelativity Media
(United States)
Universal Pictures (International)[2]
Release dates
  • March 2, 2011 (2011-03-02) (Los Angeles premiere)
  • March 4, 2011 (2011-03-04) (United States)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$19 million[3]
Box office$7.4 million[4]

Take Me Home Tonight is a 2011 American comedy-drama film directed by Michael Dowse and starring Topher Grace and Anna Faris alongside Dan Fogler and Teresa Palmer. The screenplay was written by Jackie and Jeff Filgo, former writers of the television sitcom That '70s Show, of which Grace was a cast member. The film follows a recent college graduate who wants to change his career plans after his old high school crush invites him to a party. It was released to mixed to negative reviews and was a box office bomb.

Shooting began on the week starting February 19, 2007,[5] in Phoenix, Arizona.[6] The film received its wide theatrical release on March 4, 2011.

The title comes from the 1986 Eddie Money song of the same name, also played in the theatrical trailer and on the menu screen of the Blu-ray and DVD releases. Despite having the same name, it never actually appears in the film.

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  2. ^ "Take Me Home Tonight (2011)". BBFC. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  3. ^ Kaufman, Amy (March 3, 2011). "Movie Projector: 'Rango' expected to shoot down the competition". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  4. ^ "Take Me Home Tonight (2011)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  5. ^ "Faris, Fogler, Grace to Act Like 'Kids'". Backstage. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved February 9, 2007.
  6. ^ Goldberg, Matt (March 1, 2011). "Topher Grace and Teresa Palmer Exclusive Interview TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT". Archived from the original on December 13, 2013.