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Holly Hamilton(Hilary) is a teenager who is growing tired of having to move every time one of her mom's relationship falls apart. In an effort to take her mom's mind off her latest bad choice in a man, Holly comes up with the notion of creating a so-called "perfect man" who would basically be an imaginary secret admirer that will romance Jean(Heather Locklear) and, hopefully, go a long way in restoring her self-esteem. Unfortunately, the plan goes too well as the virtual "relationship" starts to take off. Desperate to prevent her mom from being hurt, Holly sets out to find the real-life perfect man.

Release Date: June 17, 2005
Co-Starring: Heather Locklear (Jean Hamilton)
Chris Noth (Uncle Ben)
Aria Wallace (Zoe Hamilton)
Ben Feldman (Adam)
Written By: Gina Wendkos
Directed By: Mark Rosman
Hilary Plays: Holly Hamilton, a teenager determined to set her mother up with the man of her dreams so that the family can stop moving from location to location and enjoy their lives.

What characteristics do you share with your Perfect Man character Holly?
HD: I don't think there are many. One thing we have in common is that we both like to wear black eyeliner and we look alike, too. She had a very eclectic style, and I get very inspired by different types of clothes, so that was fun to do.

Was the kissing scene with Bed Feldman tough to do?
HD: It wasn't tough. I had never met Ben before, but when we were filming, we were hanging out the whole time. We had a really good time together and I still talk to Ben, like every weekend. We're pretty good friends, but we're just so busy that we don't see each other that much. We are text message freaks and he's a really great guy. But it wasn't awkward because he says outlandish things all the time, but jokingly. So it makes you feel comfortable because you know he's kidding. We just made a joke out of it and had fun. We would go back and watch playback and make fun of it. Like with other films, it was just awkward that there were so many people watching, and then they would make comments like, "That was a good one." So you felt weird.

What did you like about the script?
HD: One reason I loved the script so much is that I feel so different from the character. I don't have anything like this in my life. My family is totally different, and Holly's character was mothering her mom and she was looking at Heather Locklear's character from the outside and wondering, "Why is she like this?" She's so desperate and so lonely and she just wants a man to take care of her. She just wants a man and she was looking at it from a selfish standpoint, because she didn't have any roots, so she was blaming her mom and they butted heads all the time. And then she sees after pretending to be the perfect man, that the mom is much less selfish than Holly thought she was; that what she was after was really something for her kids.

What do you hope your fans will come away thinking after this movie?
HD: Hopefully, when people see this movie, they won't feel alone. It really deals with so many different things; it has a lot in it for everyone - lots of dating tips and cute little things for guys to learn, and it shows Holly going to a new school and making new freinds and how she deals with it, as well as how she deals with not getting along with her mom and trying to help out with taking care of her sister. And feeling alone and being the oldest child, she has no one to talk to and her Internet blog is kind of her release. She doesn't really relate to her mom and they feel that they don't really understand each other. At the end, it kind of gets mended and I think she's a fun, normal girl. I think people will relate to that and what she's going through.

What is your favorite scene?
HD: I like so many of them. The driving scene was fun. And when you watch it for the first time, it seems like the mom's playing with the younger daughter and she's too young to understand what's going on between the mother and Holly's relationship and why the family is moving. She thinks it's an adventure, but Holly's old enough to know better. The game kind of brings them together, but Holly knows that her mother is just trying to put her in a good mood, so she plays along. It goes to show you that there's tension between the mother and daughter, but they love each other and they get over it.