Totally Blonde is a 2001

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written and directed by

Andrew Van Slee Andrew Van Slee (born 4 June 1962) is a Canadian-born independent film director. His most successful work was the 2001 film ''Totally Blonde''. Career Van Slee was born on 4 June 1965 in Vancouver, British Columbia. He was trained as an opera ...

, and starring

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Maeve Quinlan Maeve Quinlan (born November 16, 1964, Chicago) is an American actress. She is best known for starring as Megan Conley for 11 years in ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' and for the series ''South of Nowhere''. Raised in Northfield, a North Shore su ...

, and

Michael Bublé Michael Steven Bublé ( ; born September 9, 1975) is a Canadian singer. A four-time Grammy Award winner, he is often credited for helping to renew public interest and appreciation for traditional pop standards and the Great American Songboo ...

. The musical soundtrack was released as the album '' Totally Bublé''. The airhead comedy was Bublé's second film, after a bit part as a singer in ''

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'' (2000) starring Gwyneth Paltrow and

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, and followed by a role as Hap in ''

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'' (2003). The soundtrack, which was moderately successful, was soon followed by his first major label release ''Michael Bublé'' (2003).

Plot

Meg Peters just cannot seem to find Mr. Right, until one day she bleaches her hair blonde. Men begin to swarm around, but none she feels is Mr. Right until she meets crooner Van (Michael Bublé) at a local club. The plot thickens when she also meets an old high-school friend, now a wealthy hunk (

Brody Hutzler Ian Brody Hutzler (born April 20, 1971) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Patrick Lockhart on '' Days of Our Lives''. Hutzler has also appeared in '' 7th Heaven'', ''She Spies'', ''Birds Of Prey'', '' Charmed'', ''Las Vegas'', ...

). Typical situations follow, such as a scene where she stands up Van for a date with Hutzler, and Van ends up making out with her girlfriend played by Maeve Quinlan. In the end, everything turns out alright with Meg and Van living happily ever after.

Cast

Reception

One critic describes the film as a "fairly disastrous romantic comedy", but says that Bublé's music, written by Van Slee, helps redeem it, as does the generally likable cast.

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