Editing 50 First Dates (section)

==Production==
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On October 29, 2002, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reported that [[Columbia Pictures]] had bought a [[spec script]] from screenwriter George Wing, titled ''Fifty First Kisses'', with [[Adam Sandler]] and [[Drew Barrymore]] originally in negotiations to star in the lead roles.<ref name="col">{{cite web |last1=Harris |first1=Dana |title=Col Pix plants 'Kisses' |url=https://variety.com/2002/film/features/col-pix-plants-kisses-1117875161/ |website=Variety |date=October 29, 2002 |access-date=November 1, 2020 |archive-date=May 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502002636/https://variety.com/2002/film/features/col-pix-plants-kisses-1117875161/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Barrymore was sold on the script and wrote Sandler a letter suggesting it as their next film together since ''[[The Wedding Singer]]''.<ref name="bbc">{{cite web |last1=Russell |first1=Jamie |title=50 First Dates — Peter Segal |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2004/03/12/peter_segal_50_first_dates_interview.shtml |website=[[BBC]] |date=October 28, 2014 |access-date=November 1, 2020 |archive-date=October 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018202330/http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2004/03/12/peter_segal_50_first_dates_interview.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> Sandler joined the cast in December 2002, and was announced as co-producer under his film studio [[Happy Madison Productions]] along with [[Steve Golin]]'s [[Anonymous Content]].<ref name="col2">{{cite web |last1=Harris |first1=Dana |title=Columbia puckers up for 'Kisses' |url=https://variety.com/2002/scene/markets-festivals/columbia-puckers-up-for-kisses-1117877099/ |website=Variety |date=December 8, 2002 |access-date=November 1, 2020 |archive-date=May 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220501162600/https://variety.com/2002/scene/markets-festivals/columbia-puckers-up-for-kisses-1117877099/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Sandler then recommended the script to director [[Peter Segal]] while they were working [[post-production]] on ''[[Anger Management (film)|Anger Management]]''. Segal agreed to direct, leaving him with only two days of break from work before filming.<ref name="bbc"/> Segal revealed that the studio had changed the original title to ''50 First Dates'' because "marketing found that the term 'kisses' was turning off guys".<ref name="eweekly">{{cite magazine |last1=Slnha-Roy |first1=lya |title=50 First Dates wasn't originally set in Hawaii — and had a completely different ending |url=https://ew.com/movies/2019/02/18/50-first-dates-untold-stories/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=February 18, 2019 |access-date=November 1, 2020}}</ref>

While the script is primarily credited to George Wing, [[Lowell Ganz]], [[Babaloo Mandel]], [[Tim Herlihy]], and [[Allen Covert]] did uncredited rewrites on it as well.<ref name="col2"/><ref name="tcm">{{cite web |title=50 First Dates – Credits |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/454514/50-first-dates#credits |website=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=November 1, 2020 |archive-date=November 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107122621/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/454514/50-first-dates#credits |url-status=live}}</ref> Adam Sandler had also reworked the script, significantly transforming its genre from drama to comedy.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/22/drew-barrymore-blended_n_5366545.html |newspaper=The Huffington Post |title=Why Drew Barrymore Loves Making Movies With Adam Sandler |department=Entertainment |first=Matthew |last=Jacobs |date=May 22, 2014 |access-date=September 19, 2017 |archive-date=September 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907054438/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/22/drew-barrymore-blended_n_5366545.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Additional changes Sandler made to the script include moving its setting from [[Seattle]] to [[Hawaii]] and rewriting a decent amount of interior scenes that takes place in a café. Director Peter Segal felt these scenes were "very claustrophobic" as well as derivative of ''[[My Dinner with Andre]]'', encouraging Sandler to rewrite these and move the location to the [[Kualoa Ranch]].<ref name="eweekly"/> Sandler said that shooting in Hawaii "just seemed like the very best possible place to do it for many different reasons. You don't see many movies [set] there, so it was a great experience to film in a different locale. And it is such a spectacularly beautiful place for a romantic comedy."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cinemareview.com/production.asp?prodid=2379 |title=50 First Dates |website=CinemaReview |access-date=November 22, 2018 |archive-date=November 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123111948/http://www.cinemareview.com/production.asp?prodid=2379 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Most of the film was shot on location in [[Kaneohe, Hawaii|Kaneohe]], [[Kaʻaʻawa, Hawaii|Ka{{okina}}a{{okina}}awa]], [[Wahiawa, Hawaii|Wahiawa]], [[Makapuʻu|Makapu{{okina}}u]], [[Waimānalo, Hawaii|Waimānalo]], and [[Honolulu]], as well as in [[Kāneʻohe Bay|Kāne{{okina}}ohe Bay]] in 2003.<ref name=lhc /> The Hukilau Cafe where Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler had breakfast each morning is still standing in Laie, Hawaii.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://ww.yelp.com/biz/hukilau-cafe-laie|title=HUKILAU CAFE|access-date=September 2, 2023 }}</ref> The opening credit scene of Hawaii is Chinaman's hat, a popular destination in itself.  The road they drive on each day is located in Ka’a’awa Valley, popular filming location within Kualoa Ranch and is viewable through film site tour provided by the estate.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.kualoa.com/toursactivities/movie-sites-ranch-tour-2/|title=Oahu Movie Locations|access-date=September 2, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.homeyhawaii.com/blog/movies/50-first-dates-filming-locations/|title=50 First Dates Filming Locations (2004)|date=April 4, 2021 |access-date=September 2, 2023 }}</ref>  The estate also sells merchandise related to this movie and other movies filmed there. Due to the high cost of filming outside of the [[studio zone]], some interior scenes (such as inside the Whitmore residence) were shot on sets in [[Los Angeles]] decorated to look like they were in Hawaii.<ref name=lhc>{{Cite news|url=http://www.locationshub.com/blog/2013/10/26/a-locationshub-movie-marathon-escape-to-hawaii|title=A LocationsHub Movie Marathon: Escape to Hawaii|newspaper=LocationsHub|language=en-US|access-date=January 23, 2017|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202081748/http://www.locationshub.com/blog/2013/10/26/a-locationshub-movie-marathon-escape-to-hawaii|url-status=live}}</ref>