Take Me Home Tonight (2011)

6.3R97 min

2011 film by Michael Dowse

Take Me Home Tonight is a 2011 American comedy-drama film directed by Michael Dowse and starring Topher Grace and Anna Faris alongside Dan Fogler and Teresa Palmer. The screenplay was written by Jackie and Jeff Filgo, former writers of the television sitcom That '70s Show, of which Grace was a cast member. The film follows a recent college graduate who wants to change his career plans after his old high school crush invites him to a party. It was released to mixed reviews and was a box-office bomb.

Shooting began on the week starting February 19, 2007, in Phoenix, Arizona. The film received its wide theatrical release on March 4, 2011.

The title comes from the 1986 Eddie Money song of the same name, also played in the theatrical trailer and on the menu screen of the Blu-ray and DVD releases. Despite having the same name, it never actually appears in the film.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Take Me Home Tonight about?
Take Me Home Tonight (2011) — It's the late 1980s, when Wall Street is riding high, and it seems as if the entire country is cashing in on the bumper profits. Disgusted with the materialism that surrounds him, Matt Franklin, a brilliant young MIT graduate, has walked out on his well-paid position at a local l
Is Take Me Home Tonight based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Take Me Home Tonight scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.