Flirting with Forty

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 of the same name by Jane Porter. Starring Heather Locklear and Robert Buckley, the film premiered on Lifetime on December 6, 2008.[1]

Flirting with Forty
Promotional poster
Based onFlirting with Forty
by Jane Porter
Screenplay byJulia Dahl
Directed byMikael Salomon
Starring
ComposerJeff Beal
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerLynn Raynor
CinematographyJon Joffin
EditorScott Vickrey
Running time87 minutes
Production companies
Release
Original networkLifetime
Original release
  • December 6, 2008 (2008-12-06)

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 teenage 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

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