Surrogate Valentine
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| name = Surrogate Valentine
| image =
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| director = Dave Boyle
| producer = Duane Andersen
Dave Boyle
{{small|Executive producer}}
Gary Chou
{{small|Co-Executive producers}}
Alex Cannon
Paul Cannon
Michael Lerman
| screenplay =
| writer = Dave Boyle
Joel Clark
Goh Nakamura
| starring = Goh Nakamura
Chadd Stoops
Lynn Chen
Parry Shen
Calpernia Addams
Joy Osmanski
Eric M. Levy
Mary Cavett
| music = Goh Nakamura
| cinematography = Bill Otto
| editing = Duane Andersen
Dave Boyle
Michael Lerman
| studio =
| distributor = Tiger Industry Films
Brainwave
| released = {{Film date|2011|9|30}}
| runtime = 1 hour 14 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
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Surrogate Valentine is a 2011 independent comedy film directed and produced by Dave Boyle.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1669277/ |title=Surrogate Valetine|website=IMDb |date=2011-09-30 |accessdate=2012-10-02}} The film's plot concerns a musician named Goh Nakamura, playing a fictionalized version of himself.{{cite news |last1=DeWitt |first1=David |title=He Sure Looks a Lot Like That Singer |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/30/movies/goh-nakamura-as-himself-in-surrogate-valentine-review.html |access-date=6 January 2022 |work=New York Times |date=29 September 2011}} It is the first in a trilogy following Nakamura's character, followed by Daylight Savings (2012) and I Will Make You Mine (2020).{{cite news |last1=Galuppo |first1=Mia |title=Lynn Chen to Direct Indie 'I Will Make You Mine' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/lynn-chen-direct-i-will-make-you-mine-film-1133399/ |access-date=26 January 2022 |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=8 August 2018}}
Premise
Cast
- Goh Nakamura as himself
- Chadd Stoops as Danny Turner
- Lynn Chen as Rachel
- Parry Shen as Bradley
- Mary Cavett as Valerie
- Joy Osmanski as Amy
- Calpernia Addams as Tammi
- Eric M. Levy as Arthur
- Dan Damage as Mark
- Di Quon as Emily
Reception
Critical response to the film was generally positive. Rotten Tomatoes reports a 60% approval rating based on 5 reviews.{{cite web |title=Surrogate Valentine |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/surrogate_valentine_2011/|work=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=Flixster |accessdate=2010-03-10}}
John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter called the film "a slight, but amiable buddy comedy" as well as saying that it "offers a certain mild slacker charm".{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/surrogate-valentine-film-review-166941|title=Surrogate Valetine Hollywood Reporter review |first=John |last=DeFore |work=Hollywood Reporter |date=12 March 2011 |accessdate=2012-10-02}} Michelle Orange of The Village Voice also gave a positive review of the film saying that it "cultivates a sweet, shucksy tone that wears thin in some of the early scenes, but ultimately deepens into genuine heart".{{cite web |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2011-09-28/film/portrait-of-sf-musician-goh-nakamura-but-not-really-in-surrogate-valentine|title=Surrogate Valetine the Village Voice review |first=Michelle |last=Orange |work=Village Voice |accessdate=2012-10-02}} David DeWitt of The New York Times wrote that the film "sometimes catches an insightful moment in the offstage lives of gigging musicians, and shots of San Francisco have photo-realist charm. But the story never asserts itself in any dramatic or comedic or even home-movie fashion."