Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous
Directed by	Steve Miner
Produced by	Bill Gerber Denise Di Novi
Written by	April Blair Kelly Bowe
Starring	Jessica Simpson Vivica A. Fox Olesya Rulin Steve Guttenberg Aimee Garcia
Music by	Dennis Smith
Cinematography	Patrick Cady
Editing by	Nathan Easterling
Distributed by	Sony Pictures/Screen Gems
Release date(s)	October 9, 2008 Russia November 7, 2008 Bulgaria February 3, 2009 USA (DVD) May 18, 2009 UK(DVD)
Running time	98 mins
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$30,000,000

Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous or 'Major Movie Star' 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.^[1]

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Promotion 4 Release 5 DVD release 6 Late Night with Conan O'Brien 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Plot

When fluffy, bubble gum movie 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 U.S. 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. It leads to many humorous situations. In the end, however, Valentine wins the respect of her fellow trainees and they all graduate together. This movie is set at Fort Jackson, which is a real Army training base. The movie was filmed, however, at Camp Minden, a Louisiana National Guard Camp located in Minden, Louisiana.

[edit] Cast

• Jessica Simpson as Private Megan Valentine
• Vivica A. Fox as 1SG Louisa Morley
• Olesya Rulin as Petrovich
• Steve Guttenberg as Sidney Green
• Aimee Garcia as Vicky Castillo
• Ryan Sypek as SSG Mills Evans
• Keiko Agena as Private Hailey Hamamori
• Cheri Oteri as PVT Jeter
• Bryce Johnson as Derek O'Grady
• Michael Hitchcock as Nigel
• Michael Vlcej as SPC Hooper (not credited)

[edit] Promotion

Simpson went to Cannes to promote the movie. She appeared on many talk shows and was interviewed by many magazines to promote the film.

[edit] Release

According to IMDB.com, Major Movie Star was released in Russia on October 9, 2008 and in Bulgaria on November 7, 2008.

[edit] DVD release

The film was released on DVD on February 3, 2009 in the United States and re-named Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous.^[2]. The film was released in the United Kingdom under the old name of 'Major Movie Star' on 18th May 2009.

[edit] Late Night with Conan O'Brien

On the October 29, 2008, episode of Late Night with Conan O'Brien, host O'Brien brought up the movie and mentioned reports that Simpson's acting was "so bad" that it would not be released "in any country where English is the primary language." The show then displayed the poster, as they were refused a clip.^[3] The next night they played a clip from a bootleg copy before having recurring guest star James Lipton make a passionate plea to Simpson to reconsider her decision to withhold the film, saying the "bad defines the good" and the apparent "85 minute stinkbomb" of Major Movie Star would only help to highlight how good Schindler's List really was.^[4]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Major Movie Star at the Internet Movie Database
• Official DVD trailer
• Sony Pictures DVD Site
• Private Valentine review at brianorndorf.com

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