The Stand-In
Age 13+
General Fiction
A hilarious and charming story about a working-class kid who rents himself out as a (completely platonic) stand-in date for the socially awkward but wealthy in order to earn money for college, by the screenwriter of the classic teen movie "A Sure Thing."
When Brooks volunteered to be a stand-in for Burdette's cousin who got stood up for Homecoming, it was with the noblest of intentions—helping a fellow human being, free of charge. But when he gets a tip of more than three hundred bucks, word spreads quickly and Brooks seizes the opportunity to offer his impeccable escort services to super-wealthy parents who want their daughters to experience those big social events of senior year. Besides, Brooks could use the cash to hire a tutor to get admitted to Columbia University. So what if along the way he goes along with a few minor deceptions and cuts a few moral corners? What could be the harm?
The Stand-In is coming to Netflix on April 12, 2019, as The Perfect Date. The romantic-comedy movie produced by Awesomeness Films and Ace Entertainment, stars Noah Centineo (the breakout star of To All The Boys I've Loved Before and Sierra Burgess Is a Loser), Laura Marano (Lady Bird, Austin & Ally), Camila Mendes (Riverdale), Odiseas Georgiadis (Trinkets), and two-time Emmy nominee Matt Walsh (Veep).
Creators
Steve Bloom has been a working screenwriter for TV and movies for over 30 years. He attended Brown University and the graduate film production program at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. Among his produced credits the films "The Sure Thing", "Tall Tale", "James and the Giant Peach", and "Jack Frost". The Stand-In is his first novel. The idea for it was triggered when a friend asked him if Bloom's daughter might know someone who could escort his daughter to a dance when her date suddenly cancelled. Bloom lives in western Massachusetts with his wife, Jennifer, and their French bulldog, Ricky.
Reviews
This was that kind of story that had an interesting premise, and followed through pretty decently
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