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Actors: Hilary Duff, Heather Locklear, Chris Noth
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The Perfect Man is centered around teenager Holly Hamilton (played by Hilary Duff) and her dysfunctional mother Jean (played by Heather Locklear). Jean is a single mother raising Holly and her younger sister. Hilly is sick and tired of moving from place to place whenever her mother's relationships don't work out. Whenever Jean's relationships end badly the family up and moves. The family has just relocated to New York City after another of her mother's relationships has gone down the tubes. When her mom starts dating a dweeb named Lenny from work Holly has had enough. She wants to stay in New York city and she knows she has to move fast to make it happen. Holly decides to create the perfect man for her mother, a secret admirer who will romance her mother via letters and emails. Problem is, as the deception keeps going Hilly is forced to come up with a more concrete image of her mother's admirer. Enter Ben (played by Chris Noth), Holly's friend's uncle, a handsome restaurant owner who gives terrific romantic advice. Holly ends up sending her mother a picture of Ben, thereby giving Jean a face to match the emails. When Holly's deception spirals out of control, will she be able to come clean with her Mom?
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- matchmaker help
Family, struggling with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Mother
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) long straight
Body type
- (woman) skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) very skinny
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
Any profanity?
- None
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
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