But he has revealed that these ambitions made him a bad friend, an ungrateful son, and a self-obsessed person. He also meets up with Celia and writes a letter to her, where he reflects on how his previous ambitions were to drive the fanciest car, go to the nicest school, and date the prettiest girl. His dad reminds him that nobody truly knows who they are, and admits to Brooks that he is proud of who his son is becoming.īrooks decides to accept UConn's offer, because if he has to pretend to be somebody else to go to Yale, he does not want to go. He returns home and talks to his dad about what has been going on in his life. She declines his offer to dance, and says that she is not a backup. She calls him a liar and leaves.īrooks approaches Celia, who was also at the dance. He reveals to Shelby that he is not from the wealthy town that she believes he is from, and that he needs the money to go to Yale. At the formal, Brooks sees Leah, a girl who had used his app to "practice dating." She reveals all about Brooks' app to Shelby, who is offended and disgusted by the theme of Brooks' app. The two find it difficult to relate to one another and struggle to hold a conversation. Brooks is under the impression that it is all an act.įollowing the "break-up", Shelby kisses Brooks and asks him to accompany her to her school formal. When they conduct their fake break up, she is hurt by his words, and slaps him. Brooks justifies it, saying that it is no different from what he has been doing with his app.Ĭelia realizes that Franklin is not the person for her, however does not tell Brooks. Celia sets up an interview for Brooks at Yale, and is upset when she finds out that he researched the Dean previously and lied to him in order to be liked. As business booms for Brooks, Murph feels neglected and cuts Brooks off. After finding out that Celia has a crush on Franklin Volley, they set up a plan to fake break-up, in which each of them gets to be with Shelby and Franklin respectively. He and Murph launch an app, selling himself as the plus-one for all occasions. Celia lies to Shelby and tells her Brooks is from Darien rather than working class Bridgeport. He meets beautiful but snobby Shelby and makes it his goal to win her over. He finds he has a knack for dating with his adaptable personality. Brooks seizes the opportunity to make some extra money by posing as the boyfriend of his classmate's wealthy cousin Celia Lieberman of Greenwich. He works at a sub shop with his best friend, programmer Murph, but financing his college dreams proves troubling. It was released on April 12, 2019, by Netflix.īrooks Rattigan is a high school senior, with dreams of getting into Yale, while his father, Charlie wants him to go to the University of Connecticut, which offered Brooks a full scholarship. The film stars Noah Centineo, Laura Marano, Camila Mendes, Odiseas Georgiadis and Matt Walsh. It is based on the novel The Stand-In by Steve Bloom, published by Carolrohda Lab in October 2017. The Perfect Date is a 2019 American teen romantic comedy film, directed by Chris Nelson from a screenplay by Steve Bloom and Randall Green.
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