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{{Infobox film
| name = Hitch
| image = Hitch poster.JPG
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Andy Tennant]]
| producer = {{plainlist|
* [[Will Smith]]
* [[James Lassiter]]
* [[Teddy Zee]]
}}
| writer = Kevin Bisch
| starring = {{plainlist|
* Will Smith
* [[Eva Mendes]]
* [[Kevin James]]
* [[Amber Valletta]]
* [[Michael Rapaport]]
* [[Adam Arkin]]
}}
| music = {{unbulleted list| [[George Fenton]]}}
| cinematography = [[Andrew Dunn (cinematographer)|Andrew Dunn]]
| editing = {{unbulleted list| Troy Takaki | Tracey Wadmore-Smoth }}
| distributor = [[Sony Pictures Releasing]]
| studio = [[Columbia Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|2005|2|11|United States}}
| runtime = 118 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = $55-70 million<ref>{{cite web |title=Hitch (2005) - Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Hitch#tab=summary |website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]}}</ref><ref name=mojo/>
| gross = $371.6 million<ref name=mojo>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=hitch.htm |publisher= IMDB | work= [[Box Office Mojo]] |title=Hitch (2005) |access-date=2009-03-06}}</ref>
}}

'''''Hitch''''' is a 2005 American [[romantic comedy]] film directed by [[Andy Tennant]] and starring [[Will Smith]], along with [[Eva Mendes]], [[Kevin James]], and [[Amber Valletta]]. The film, which was written by Kevin Bisch, features Smith as Alex "Hitch" Hitchens, a professional "date doctor" who makes a living teaching men how to woo women. Unfortunately, while helping his latest client woo the woman of his dreams, he finds out that his game doesn't quite work on the gossip columnist with whom he's smitten. [[Columbia Pictures]] released ''Hitch'' on February 11, 2005, and was a box office hit, grossing $371.6 million worldwide. The film received mixed reviews from critics.

==Plot==
Alex "Hitch" Hitchens ([[Will Smith]]) is a professional "date doctor" who coaches other men in the art of wooing women, with the main focus of having genuine long-term relationships. He is very successful at what he does.

While coaching one of his clients, Albert Brennaman ([[Kevin James]])—who is smitten with a client of his investment firm, [[celebrity]] Allegra Cole ([[Amber Valletta]])—Hitch finds himself falling for Sara Melas ([[Eva Mendes]]), a gossip columnist and cynical workaholic. While Albert and Allegra's relationship continues to progress, Hitch finds it difficult to initiate a dialogue with Sara, finding that none of his romantic methods work on her. Throughout the entire process, he keeps his career secret, claiming to be a generic "consultant".

Hitch meets with Vance Munson ([[Jeffrey Donovan]]), a shallow [[Misogyny|misogynist]] attempting to enlist Hitch to help him land a one-night stand with Casey Sedgewick ([[Julie Ann Emery]]), Sara's coworker and best friend. Although Hitch refuses to help, Vance smugly misleads Sara into believing that he has used Hitch's services. After finding out Hitch's true identity, Sara publishes an [[Investigative journalism|exposé]], causing Albert to vandalize a newspaper station in rage and get arrested, Allegra breaking up with Albert, and Hitch's reputation to suffer.

At a [[speed dating]] cafe that Hitch sneaks into, Sara and Casey confront Hitch and cite Vance as their source. Hitch explains that not only did he refuse to work with him—men like Vance are the reason why women heavily protect themselves—but that same protection also unintentionally makes establishing genuine relationships with good men difficult enough to create a demand for Hitch's services.

After receiving some criticism from Albert about treating love as a job instead of an actually legitimate feeling, Hitch then tries to salvage Albert and Allegra's relationship and decides to confront Allegra. When she mentions how Albert's quirks won her over, Hitch realizes that he does not really do anything significant besides giving his clients confidence and allowing them to get the attention of the women they love, and that most of his customers, particularly Albert, really were successful by just being themselves. After a misunderstanding spawning from Albert thinking that Hitch is taking Allegra from him, Allegra reconciles with Albert, and Hitch and Sara repair their relationship.

The film ends with Albert and Allegra getting married and Hitch helping Casey find a good man through arranging her giving the [[Heimlich maneuver]] to an elderly woman who was choking on a grape. A dance party then begins with Albert, Allegra, Sara, and Hitch, which ends with Albert accidentally ripping his pants when he tries to do a split.

==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Will Smith]] as Alex "Hitch" Hitchens
* [[Eva Mendes]] as Sara Melas
* [[Kevin James]] as Albert Brennaman
* [[Amber Valletta]] as Allegra Cole
* [[Julie Ann Emery]] as Casey Sedgewick
* [[Adam Arkin]] as Max
* [[Robinne Lee]] as Cressida Baylor
* [[Nathan Lee Graham]] as Geoff
* [[Michael Rapaport]] as Ben
* [[Jeffrey Donovan]] as Vance Munson
* [[Paula Patton]] as Mandy
* [[Kevin Sussman]] as Neil
* [[Ato Essandoh]] as Tanis
}}

==Production==
The production budget was [[United States dollar|$]]70,000,000. Smith has said that actress Eva Mendes, a Latina, was offered the female lead because the producers were worried about the public's reaction if the part was played by a [[White people|white]] actress, creating a studio fear of a potential interracial taboo, or a [[Black people|black]] actress, creating a studio fear that two black leads would alienate the white audiences. It was believed that a Latina and a black lead would sidestep the issue.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/was-race-issue-hitch-casting-wbna7019342 |title=Was race an issue in Hitch casting?
|access-date=2007-03-23 |date=2005-02-23 |work=Today.com}}</ref> [[Cameron Diaz]] was originally considered for the role of Sara Melas.<ref>https://www.buzzfeed.com/amphtml/christopherhudspeth/things-you-never-knew-about-the-greatest-movie-ever-hitch</ref> [[Robinne Lee]]'s character (Cressida) was originally offered to [[Bollywood]] actress [[Aishwarya Rai]], who could not take the role to scheduling conflicts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/interview/6308.html |title=Aishwarya was almost in Hitch: director |access-date=2007-03-23 |date=2005-04-16 |work=IndiaGlitz.com }}</ref> [[Patton Oswalt]] was considered for the role of Albert Brennaman.<ref>https://www.vulture.com/amp/2011/12/the-lost-roles-of-patton-oswalt.html</ref> The working title of the film was ''The Last First Kiss'', referring to a line that Hitch delivers to Albert, "This could be her last first kiss." Parts of the film were filmed in [[Morningside Heights, Manhattan]], at [[Columbia University]], at [[Ellis Island]], in the [[Fulton Fish Market]], at the [[Wall Street Bull]] and the North Cove Marina.

==Home media ==
The film was released in June 2005 on VHS and DVD by [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]], and was one of the first films to employ Sony's [[ARccOS Protection]] copy protection. The film is also available on [[Universal Media Disc|UMD (Universal Media Disc)]] for the [[PlayStation Portable|Sony PSP (PlayStation Portable)]].

==Reception==
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has a rating of 69% based on 188 reviews, and an average review of 6.30/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Despite ''Hitch''{{'}}s predictability, Will Smith and Kevin James win praise for their solid, warmhearted performances."<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hitch | title = Hitch | work = [[Rotten Tomatoes]] | publisher= [[Fandango Media|Fandango]] | access-date = July 21, 2021 }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a weighted average score of 58 out of 100, based on 36 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/hitch|title=Hitch reviews|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=July 31, 2017}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |title= Cinemascore |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181220122629/https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |archive-date= 2018-12-20 |access-date= 2019-08-07 }}</ref>

[[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' wrote: "The premise is intriguing, and for a time it seems that the Date Doctor may indeed know things about women that most men in the movies are not allowed to know, but the third act goes on autopilot just when the Doctor should be in."<ref>{{cite web |date= February 10, 2005 |last1= Ebert |first1= Roger |author-link= Roger Ebert |title= Hitch Movie Review & Film Summary (2005) |url= https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/hitch-2005 |website=www.rogerebert.com }}</ref> Brian Lowry of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote: "Considerably heavier on romance than comedy, Hitch stitches together relatively few laughs but generates enough goodwill and energy."<ref>{{cite web |date= February 4, 2005 |last1= Lowry |first1= Brian |author-link= Brian Lowry |title= Hitch |url= https://variety.com/review/VE1117926096 |website= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] }}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Hitch Soundtrack
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Various Artists
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2005|02|8}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
*Larrabee North Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA
*Luminous Sound, Dallas, TX
*Magnet Vision Studios, Santa Monica, CA
*Morning View Studios, Malibu, CA
*Sony Music Studios, New York, NY
*Stewchia, Los Feliz, CA
*The Dungeon, Dungeon East Recording Studios, Atlanta, GA
| genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[Funk music|funk]], [[Soul music|soul]]
| length = {{Duration|m=49|s=10}}
| label = [[Columbia Records]]
| producer =
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'''''Hitch: The Soundtrack''''' was released on September 20, 2005, by [[Columbia Records]].<ref name=LP /> The album reached No. 5 on the [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] [[Billboard Charts#Albums|Soundtrack Albums]] chart and No. 35 on the [[Billboard 200]] chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/soundtrack/chart-history/STX/song/472494|title=Hitch: The Soundtrack (Soundtrack Albums)|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|website=billboard.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/soundtrack/chart-history/billboard-200/song/472494|title=Hitch (Billboard 200)|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|website=billboard.com}}</ref>

===Critical reception===
Rob Theakston of [[Allmusic]] gave the album a three out of five star rating noting that it "features a brilliant survey of soul and R&B over the past three decades." He also proclaimed "while the new tracks are impressive and enjoyable, it's this combination that makes Hitch an enjoyable listen, with something for everyone -- regardless of age -- to enjoy."<ref name=Allmusic>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/hitch-mw0000259909|title=Hitch: Original Soundtrack|author=Theakston, Rob|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|website=allmusic.com}}</ref>

===Overview===
The soundtrack features artists such as [[Amerie]], [[Kelly Rowland]], [[Sleepy Brown]], [[Big Boi]], [[Earth, Wind & Fire]], [[Mark Ronson]], [[Martha Reeves and the Vandellas]], [[Omarion]], [[The O Jays]], [[John Legend]], [[The Temptations]], [[Jimmy Cliff]] and [[Kevin Lyttle]].<ref name=LP>{{cite work|title=Various Artists: Hitch Soundtrack|date=February 2005|publisher=[[Columbia Records]]}}</ref>
{{Track listing
| total_length = {{Duration|m=49|s=10}}
| extra_column = Performer
| title1 = [[1 Thing]]
| extra1 = [[Amerie]]
| length1 = 4:02
| title2 = [[Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing]]
| extra2 = [[John Legend]]
| length2 = 4:46
| title3 = This Is How I Feel
| extra3 = [[Sleepy Brown]], [[Big Boi]], [[Earth, Wind & Fire]], [[Kelly Rowland]]
| length3 = 4:13
| title4 = [[Ooh Wee (Mark Ronson song)|Ooh Wee]]
| extra4 = [[Mark Ronson]]
| length4 = 3:30
| title5 = [[Now That We've Found Love]]
| extra5 = [[Heavy D and the Boyz]]
| length5 = 4:19
| title6 = Happy
| extra6 = [[Joe Smith (musician)|Joe Smith]]
| length6 = 3:54
| title7 = [[Love Train]]
| extra7 = [[The O'Jays]]
| length7 = 2:59
| title8 = [[I Can't Get Next To You]]
| extra8 = [[The Temptations]]
| length8 = 2:45
| title9 = [[You Can Get It If You Really Want]]
| extra9 = [[Jimmy Cliff]]
| length9 = 2:40
| title10 = It's Easy to Fall in Love With a Guy Like You
| extra10 = [[Martha Reeves and the Vandellas]]
| length10 = 2:18
| title11 = [[Reasons (Earth, Wind & Fire song)|Reasons]]
| extra11 = [[Earth, Wind & Fire]]
| length11 = 5:01
| title12 = Never Gonna Let You Go (She's a Keepa)
| extra12 = [[Omarion]]
| length12 = 3:37
| title13 = [[Turn Me On (Kevin Lyttle song)|Turn Me On]]
| extra13 = [[Kevin Lyttle]]
| length13 = 5:06
}}<ref name=LP />

==TV show==
On October 22, 2014, Overbrook Entertainment and [[Sony Pictures Television]] began working on a television series adaptation inspired by the film for [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|title='Hitch' Comedy Series In Works At Fox|url=https://deadline.com/2014/10/hitch-series-fox-will-smith-857697/|website=Deadline.com|access-date=December 2, 2015}}</ref>{{Update inline|date=August 2019}}

==See also==
* ''[[Chhoti Si Baat]]'' – A 1975 [[Bollywood]] film inspired by the 1960 film ''[[School for Scoundrels (1960 film)|School for Scoundrels]]'', noted for sharing similar plot elements<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/04/15/stories/2005041503170200.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050420032602/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/04/15/stories/2005041503170200.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=April 20, 2005 | title=Exploits of a date doc | work=[[The Hindu]] | date=April 15, 2005 | access-date=2009-03-15}}</ref>
* ''[[Partner (2007 film)|Partner]]'' – A 2007 Bollywood film inspired by ''Hitch'', starring [[Salman Khan]] and [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/partner-may-face-30-mn-hitch/articleshow/2264000.cms |title=Partner may face $30 mn Hitch |website=[[The Economic Times]] |access-date=November 22, 2016}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website|http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/hitch/index.html}}
* {{IMDb title|0386588|Hitch}}
* {{Allmovie title|299914|Hitch}}
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