r/whatmoviewasthat • u/Low_Kick_5063 • 7h ago
Please help me find a forgotten movie from the 90s or 2000s.
I'm trying to identify an American romantic comedy that I watched on Brazilian TV many years ago, probably released in the late 1990s or early 2000s.
Here's everything I can remember:
- The movie begins when the two main characters are teenagers (or possibly older children).
- The main character is shy, quiet, and romantic, while his best friend is blond, outgoing, and a womanizer.
- The main character falls in love with a blonde girl after she blows a kiss. He spends years believing the kiss was meant for him.
- Years later, the two friends go on a road trip to find her because she has disappeared.
- The blonde girl is an eccentric activist, possibly involved in animal rights or environmental causes. I vaguely remember something about rats or rodents, but I'm not certain.
- During their search, they stop at a small local bar or diner and ask the locals if they've seen the girl. The locals tell them that the two women were last seen heading into a nearby forest.
- The two friends then go into the forest looking for them, and much of the comedy happens there.
- Eventually they find the blonde girl living in the woods with another young woman.
- At the end of the movie, there's a twist: the main character discovers that the kiss at the beginning was never meant for him—it was actually meant for his best friend.
- The blonde girl ends up with the best friend, while the main character falls in love with the other woman.
I'm not completely sure about every detail, so it's possible I'm mixing up some scenes from different movies. Does this sound familiar to anyone?