Flirting with Forty

*Flirting with Forty*
Flirting with Forty
	Promotional poster
Based on	Flirting with Forty; by Jane Porter
Screenplay by	Julia Dahl
Directed by	Mikael Salomon
Starring	Heather Locklear; Robert Buckley; Vanessa Williams; Cameron Bancroft; Sam Duke; Anne Hawthorne; Chelah Horsdal; Stefanie von Pfetten;
Composer	Jeff Beal
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Lynn Raynor
Cinematography	Jon Joffin
Editor	Scott Vickrey
Running time	87 minutes
Production companies	Peace Out Productions; Von Zerneck-Sertner Films; Nomadic Pictures; Sony Pictures Television;
Original release
Network	Lifetime
Release	December 6, 2008

Flirting with Forty is a 2008 American romantic comedy-drama television film directed by Mikael Salomon from a screenplay by Julia Dahl, based on the novel with the same name by Jane Porter. Starring Heather Locklear and Robert Buckley, the film premiered on Lifetime on December 6, 2008.^[1]

The film focuses on Jackie (Locklear), a divorced mother who travels to Hawaii for her 40th birthday and meets a young surf instructor named Kyle (Buckley). The two flirt and Kyle teaches Jackie how to surf. Complications develop because the two are living in different parts of the world.^[1]^[2]

Premise

Jackie Laurens is a recently divorced, 40-year-old and mother of a young son and daughter who takes a vacation alone to Hawaii where, against her better judgment, she meets and hooks up with hunky, 27-year-old resident surf instructor Kyle Hamilton. However, what began as a one-night stand turns into love, with Jackie flying to Hawaii every chance she has to meet with her latest love interest, which is soon met with disapproval from her ex-husband, her children, and even her close friends. As time and the pressure from everyone around her to end things with Kyle pushes Jackie to her breaking point, it will only take her beau Kyle to teach her how to cope before life passes her by.

Cast

Heather Locklear as Jackie Laurens
Robert Buckley as Kyle Hamilton, Jackie's new Hawaiian boyfriend
Vanessa Williams as Kristine, Jackie's best friend
Cameron Bancroft as Daniel Laurens, Jackie's former husband
Sam Duke as Will Laurens, Jackie and Daniel's son
Jamie Bloch as Jessica Laurens, Jackie and Daniel's daughter
Christy Greene as Melinda, Daniel's girlfriend
Anne Hawthorne as Clare, Jackie's client
Chelah Horsdal as Annie, Jackie's friend
Stefanie von Pfetten as Nicole, Jackie's friend
Ted Whittall as Dr. Sonnet
James Bright as Tommy
Thomas Meharey as Andrew

References

^ ^a ^b Genzlinger, Neil (December 4, 2008). "You Can Teach an Old Cougar New Tricks, Junior". The New York Times. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
^ "Flirting with Forty (2008)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 28, 2013.

External links

Flirting with Forty at IMDb

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[nytimes-1] Genzlinger, Neil (December 4, 2008). "You Can Teach an Old Cougar New Tricks, Junior". The New York Times. Retrieved December 28, 2013.

[tomatoes-2] "Flirting with Forty (2008)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 28, 2013.

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v t e Works directed by Mikael Salomon
Films	A Far Off Place (1993) Hard Rain (1998) Sole Survivor (2000) A Glimpse of Hell (2001) Young Arthur (2002) Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor (2003) Flirting with Forty (2008) Natalee Holloway (2009) Who Is Clark Rockefeller? (2010) The Lost Future (2010) Blue Lagoon: The Awakening (2012) Freezer (2014) Big Driver (2014)
Miniseries	Aftershock: Earthquake in New York (1999) Salem's Lot (2004) The Grid (2004) The Company (2007) The Andromeda Strain (2008) Coma (2012)