# You have 1 date to woo your hollywood crush. You go... **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 12, 2012, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-1-date-to-woo-your-hollywood-crush-you-go/631235 "2012-08-12T01:30:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-1-date-to-woo-your-hollywood-crush-you-go/631235/1 "2012-08-12T01:30:50Z")
This was a hypothetical I had with 2 friends. 1 female, 1 male. The male friend said that he would take her (Katy Perry) out for fishbowl margaritas, and a walk by the Riverfront. I, also male, said that I would make her (Natalie Portman) dinner (homemade sushi) and then a late night excursion to the zoo. The girl thought for a good 30 seconds and shrugged. She said “Maybe something like archery?” I asked her why. She said “Well, because I’ve never done it and I wanted to try it.” Now, the topic of whether or not girls know how to set up dates is an OP for a different time. I ask the SDMB who their celeb crush would be and how they utilize their one shot to charm the pants off them. (the girl’s crush was Jake Gyllenhall. ::shrug:🙂 ---
**Author:** ![wheresmymind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/91b2a8/32.png) [@wheresmymind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wheresmymind)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-1-date-to-woo-your-hollywood-crush-you-go/631235/2 "2012-08-12T01:42:51Z")
I’d invite Rachel Ray to my house and we’d make my favorite food together - snapping turtle soup. First, you catch a snapping turtle… ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-1-date-to-woo-your-hollywood-crush-you-go/631235/3 "2012-08-12T02:05:54Z")
I’d love to play miniature golf with Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Then a nice walk along the beach. An ice cream cone at some point would be fun. Then a nice romantic dinner. He’s yummy. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-1-date-to-woo-your-hollywood-crush-you-go/631235/4 "2012-08-12T02:21:55Z")
You girls have it easy. All you really have to do to woo a Hollywood star is to be hot, the same way you’d woo any other guy. You actually have a real chance. For us men (well, most of us anyway), there’s just no way in heck we can match the levels of money and influence that female superstar actresses are used to from the men around them. It’s pointless. Unless… I guess I’d have to get Zooey Deschanel extremely, fantastically drunk. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-1-date-to-woo-your-hollywood-crush-you-go/631235/5 "2012-08-12T02:26:52Z")
Kate Beckinsale and I would do some kind of intense aerobic activity and then enjoy a candlelit dinner. ---
**Author:** ![IceQube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-1-date-to-woo-your-hollywood-crush-you-go/631235/6 "2012-08-12T02:31:54Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Kate Beckinsale and I would do some kind of intense aerobic activity … Now that’s insulting. I hope you mean _anaerobic_ because she’s the kind of woman that’d take anyone’s breath away. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-1-date-to-woo-your-hollywood-crush-you-go/631235/7 "2012-08-12T02:32:48Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Kate Beckinsale and I would do some kind of intense aerobic activity and then enjoy a candlelit dinner. Funny, I usually do it the other way around. ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-1-date-to-woo-your-hollywood-crush-you-go/631235/8 "2012-08-12T02:33:21Z")
**pancakes3** , you’re missing out on the information advantage that comes with dating a celeb. Lots of details are out there about your crush. Natalie is a vegan so sushi probably won’t impress her. I could take Jessica Biel out sailing then drop anchor for a nice scuba dive. Post dive, sip some drinks and watch the sunset while sailing home. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-1-date-to-woo-your-hollywood-crush-you-go/631235/9 "2012-08-12T02:36:36Z")
I take Kate Winslet to an amusement park, ride some roller coasters (not a euphemism), go for a fast ride by the shore in a convertible, offer up a foot rub. I guess dinner or something too. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-1-date-to-woo-your-hollywood-crush-you-go/631235/10 "2012-08-12T02:44:18Z")
> [@IceQube](#): > > Now that’s insulting. > > I hope you mean _anaerobic_ because she’s the kind of woman that’d take anyone’s breath away. > [@Martian Bigfoot](#): > > Funny, I usually do it the other way around. Hey, it’s our first date…Kate and I can work up a sweat to stimulate our appetites for _dinner_, but I don’t put out until at least the third date–even for celebrities! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-1-date-to-woo-your-hollywood-crush-you-go/631235/11 "2012-08-12T03:19:36Z")
I feel sadder than I did before I read this thread. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-1-date-to-woo-your-hollywood-crush-you-go/631235/12 "2012-08-12T05:34:36Z")
I don’t know what the heck I’d do with **Edward Norton**. He’s super smart and also seems really laid back so I think if I asked him what to do he’d be all “What do you want to do?” I think we’d maybe catch a baseball game then play bar trivia. At least _I_ would have a super awesome time. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-1-date-to-woo-your-hollywood-crush-you-go/631235/13 "2012-08-12T06:19:05Z")
Michelle Kwan and I would skate in Rockerfeller Center. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-1-date-to-woo-your-hollywood-crush-you-go/631235/14 "2012-08-12T06:46:09Z")
First, I’d have to acquire a truckload of money. Our date would be an auction, where I would buy a fantastically expensive expressionist painting, which I would present her as a gift. Then would come the begging. I’ve been partial to Diane Lane for quite some time, but I can think of other suitable candidates. Unfortunately, there are only so many truckloads of money, so many impressionist paintings, and so much sympathy I can generate. ---
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-1-date-to-woo-your-hollywood-crush-you-go/631235/15 "2012-08-12T07:23:11Z")
> **[Laura Prepon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Prepon)** > > Laura Helene Prepon (born March 7, 1980) is an American actress. She rose to fame with her role as Donna Pinciotti in the Fox sitcom That '70s Show (1998–2006). She is also known for portraying Alex Vause in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019). Prepon made her film debut in 2001 with the independent drama Southlander. Her other films include the romantic drama Come Early Morning (2006), the comedy Lay the Favorite (2012), the thriller The Girl on the Train (2016)... I woudl cook her a fabulous dinner and play mechwarrior till we pass out. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-1-date-to-woo-your-hollywood-crush-you-go/631235/16 "2012-08-12T07:32:01Z")
I believe Miss Portman is a vegan. I hope you keep that in mind when you make the sushi. Now myself and Rose McGowen would knock over a string of gas stations and liquor stores and set fire to some public monument. This is usually my standard first date. No I don’t date much, why do you ask? ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-1-date-to-woo-your-hollywood-crush-you-go/631235/17 "2012-08-12T08:38:34Z")
One date? I’ll never get asked for a second anyway, so I might as well offer to retire to the bedroom and hope for the best. ---
**Author:** ![C.Montgomery\_Burns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecd19e/32.png) [@C.Montgomery\_Burns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C.Montgomery_Burns)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-1-date-to-woo-your-hollywood-crush-you-go/631235/18 "2012-08-12T21:38:27Z")
Hmm…I’ve never been big on celebrity crushes. I guess the closest thing would have to be how much I enjoy Tina Fey. A date would probably include lots of trying to top each others funny stories. And if she’s really like Liz Lemon that she plays on 30 Rock, probably having some ham, pizza, and Cheesy Blasters… ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-1-date-to-woo-your-hollywood-crush-you-go/631235/19 "2012-08-12T22:14:07Z")
I would do yard work with Karen Gillan. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-1-date-to-woo-your-hollywood-crush-you-go/631235/20 "2012-08-12T23:07:47Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > I believe Miss Portman is a vegan. I hope you keep that in mind when you make the sushi. > Now myself and Rose McGowen would knock over a string of gas stations and liquor stores and set fire to some public monument. This is usually my standard first date. No I don’t date much, why do you ask? Once every 10-20 years I’m guessing. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-1-date-to-woo-your-hollywood-crush-you-go/631235.md?page=2)