Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous
Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous (also known as Major Movie Star in the United Kingdom) is a 2008 comedy film starring Jessica Simpson. Simpson plays the title role of Megan Valentine in the comedy, about a down-on-her-luck actress who enlists in the United States Army.[2]
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| Directed by | Steve Miner |
| Produced by | Bill Gerber Boaz Davidson |
| Written by | April Blair Kelly Bowe |
| Starring | Jessica Simpson Vivica A. Fox Ryan Sypek Olesya Rulin Cheri Oteri Jill Marie Jones Keiko Agena Aimee Garcia |
| Music by | Dennis Smith |
| Cinematography | Patrick Cady |
| Edited by | Nathan Easterling |
Production company | Emmett/Furla Films |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures/Screen Gems |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30,000,000[1] |
Plot
When fluffy bubble-gum film star Megan Valentine (Jessica Simpson) suddenly finds herself broke and humiliated in the public eye, she wanders from the wreckage of a car accident and witlessly enlists in the United States Army, hoping in vain that it will change her life. The spoiled actress immediately finds herself at odds with her tough drill sergeants and the harsh discipline of Army life, leading to many humorous situations. In the end, however, Valentine wins the respect of her fellow trainees, and they all graduate together. She also gets her house back and the money that she lost. In the end she changes and becomes a better person.
Cast
- Jessica Simpson as Private Megan Valentine
- Vivica A. Fox as First Sergeant Louisa Morley
- Ryan Sypek as Drill Sergeant Mills Evans
- Olesya Rulin as Private Elisa Petrovich
- Jill Marie Jones as Private Connie Johnson
- Keiko Agena as Private Hailey Hamamori
- Aimee Garcia as Private Vicky Castillo
- Cheri Oteri as Private Sarah Jeter
- Gary Grubbs as Captain Peter Greer
- Andy Milonakis as Joe Kidd
- Steve Guttenberg as Sidney Green
- Michael Hitchcock as Nigel Crew
- Bryce Johnson as Derek O'Grady
- Katie Chonacas as Amber
- Travis Schuldt as Sergeant First Class Harrison
- Kurt Fuller as Cousin Barry
- Lara Grice as Jinny Valentine
Production notes
Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous is set at Fort Jackson, which is a real Army training base. It was filmed, however, at Camp Minden, a Louisiana National Guard Camp located in Minden, Louisiana, United States.
Releases
The film was released in Russia on October 9, 2008, and in Bulgaria on November 7, 2008.[3]
The film was released in the United States straight to DVD as Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous on February 3, 2009.[4] The film was released in the United Kingdom as Major Movie Star on May 18, 2009.[3]
References
- "Box office / business for". IMDB. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- Baker, K. C. (2007-05-03). "Jessica Simpson to Join the Marine Corps – on Film". People. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
- IMDB (2010). Major Movie Star. Retrieved from https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1034320/.
- Us Magazine (2008-10-31). Jessica Simpson's Major Movie Star Goes Straight to DVD in America. Us Magazine, 31 October 2008. Retrieved from http://omg.yahoo.com/news/jessica-simpsons-major-movie-star-goes-straight-to-dvd-in-america/14847?nc/%5B%5D.