The Perfect Man

The Perfect Man is a 2005 American romantic comedy film directed by Mark Rosman and written by Gina Wendkos. It stars Hilary Duff, Heather Locklear and Chris Noth. Duff's character creates a secret admirer, the perfect man, for her mother. The film, panned by critics, grossed $19.8million, against a production budget of $10million. The story-line of a selfish single mother who repeatedly moves her two daughters from town to town after every failed relationship is identical to the 1990 film Mermaids, starring Cher, Winona Ryder and Christina Ricci. Plot Single mother Jean relocates every time she gets her heart broken, much to her teenage daughter Holly's dismay. After moving to Brooklyn, Holly devises a plan to invent a secret admirer for her, so she will be happy and not need to relocate again. Overhearing her friend Amy's uncle Ben ordering flowers for a woman, Holly uses his advice on women (which she gets by telling him she needs help for a school project on romance), sending her mother orchids, other gifts and love notes, and is soon communicating with her mother as a fictitious admirer (who Holly names Ben) via the Internet.