The Perfect Man is a 2005 English-language Comedy Romance motion picture written by Michael Mcquown, Heather Robinson, Katie Torpey and Gina Wendkos. The movie is directed by Mark Rosman and produced by Marc Platt, Dawn Wolfrom and Susan Duff under the banner of Universal Pictures. 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. The perfect man stars Hilary Duff, Heather Locklear, Chris Noth, Ben Feldman, Mike O'malley, Vanessa Lengies and Randy William Currie. The screenplay is written by Gina Wendkos. The music was composed by Christophe Beck. Cinematography was done by John R. Leonetti and editing by Cara Silverman. The film has a running time of 101 minutes. It was released on 17th June 2005. The Perfect Man was made on a budget of $22 million and at the box office it grossed only $19 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Universal Pictures. 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.