50 First Dates (2004) Plot Henry Roth is a veterinarian at Sea Life Park on the island of Oahu who has a reputation of womanizing female tourists. He shows no interest in committing to a serious relationship and his closest friends are Ula‚ a marijuana-smoking Islander; his assistant Alexa‚ whose sexuality and gender is unclear; and Willy‚ his pet African penguin. One day Henry’s boat The Sea Serpent‚ breaks down while he is sailing around Oahu. He goes to the Hukilau Café to wait for the coastguard
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In the movie 50 First Dates‚ Lucy Whitmore‚ portrayed by Drew Barrymore‚ is an art teacher that suffers from anterograde amnesia. Anterograde amnesia is a loss of the ability to create memories after the event that caused amnesia has occurred. Because of this‚ Lucy only remembers things that occurred prior to her misfortunate car accident. For example‚ her father and brother go out of their way to reassure Lucy that the day is October 13‚ 2002‚ so that she does not suffer from the shocking truth
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Journal Article Summary: The movie 50 First Dates is a romantic comedy film directed by Peter Segal. The movie is a notion of a day that keeps repeating itself. However‚ in this movie the recycling takes place entirely inside the mind of Lucy Whitmore played by Drew Barrymore. Barrymore plays a young woman who was in an accident that caused her to suffer from Goldfield Syndrome‚ a fictional form of anterograde amnesia in which each day’s events disappear from her memory overnight. This is caused
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50 First Dates is a great romantic comedy starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. In this movie Adam Sandler name is Henry Roth; and Drew Barrymore play Lucy. Henry is a veterinarian and a bachelor who lives in Hawaii. Henry spends every night with a different tourist with no-strings attached until he meets Lucy. Lucy is a special girl; very different from others. When Henry and Lucy met for the first time they immediately started to like each other. There was only one problem. They made plans
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50 First Dates The movie I’m writing my paper on is 50 First Dates. It’s about a guy named Henry trying to build a romantic relationship with a girl named Lucy. How they went through there ups and downs in forming that relationship. Henry at first was in to short-term attractions to the tourist and very disclosed. He was afraid of commitment because of what he went through in college. He would jump from one sexual attraction to another not think anything of it. While Lucy who had a mental disorder
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“50 First Dates” In the movie‚ Lucy Whitmore‚ an art teacher living in Hawaii‚ is involved in a horrible car accident which causes severe brain damage to her temporal lobe‚ or more specifically‚ the area containing her hippocampus. This area of the brain is crucial in forming new memories. The brain damage causes Lucy to suffer from short-term memory loss. On the subject of psychology‚ this movie has accurately demonstrated characteristics of someone who has suffered damage to the hippocampus region
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Kellen Bernickus JJC Psychology Movie Paper “50 First Dates” Mr. Lanning Patient Evaluation: Patients stated reason for coming: Lucy Whitmore is coming to therapy sessions with me because she is suffering from a severe condition called anterograde amnesia or also known in the movie as Goldfield Syndrome. She was involved in a traumatic car accident and‚ since then‚ cannot retain any new information. She can only remember her life up until the accident
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gross-out comedy‚ 50 First Dates‚ to help viewers gain a better perspective on the elements of this film‚ as well as the how this film expands the boundaries of romantic comedies. The romantic comedy plot involves a romance
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50 First Dates In the movie 50 First Dates one of the main characters suffers from the severe condition of anterograde amnesia. The movie is about Henry Roth who is a wildlife veterinarian in Hawaii‚ meeting Lucy Whitmore a woman who has a short-term memory loss from an auto accident a year earlier. Henry meets Lucy at a local cafe and takes her out on a date. Henry falls in love with Lucy‚ but there is one problem when she awakens in the morning‚ she can’t remember him or anything that happened
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50 First Dates In the movie 50 First Dates one of the main characters suffers from the severe condition of anterograde amnesia. The movie is about Henry Roth who is a wildlife veterinarian in Hawaii‚ meeting Lucy Whitmore a woman who has a short-term memory loss from an auto accident a year earlier. Henry meets Lucy at a local cafe and takes her out on a date. Henry falls in love with Lucy‚ but there is one problem when she awakens in the morning‚ she can’t remember him or anything that happened
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