Hitch realizes he does not really do anything significant besides giving his clients confidence and allowing them to get the attention of the women they love. And most of his customers, particularly Albert, really were successful by just being themselves. After Albert mistakenly thinking that Hitch is taking Allegra from him, Allegra reconciles with Albert, and Hitch and Sara repair their relationship. Albert and Allegra get married, and Hitch helps introduce Casey to a man after she gives the Heimlich maneuver to an elderly woman who was choking on a grape. A dance party then begins with Albert, Allegra, Sara, and Hitch, which ends with Albert accidentally ripping his pants open to do the splits. Cast Will Smith as Alex "Hitch" Hitchens Eva Mendes as Sara Melas Kevin James as Albert Brennaman Amber Valletta as Allegra Cole Julie Ann Emery as Casey Sedgewick Philip Bosco as Mr.O'Brian Adam Arkin as Max Adam LeFevre as Speed Dating Guy Robinne Lee as Cressida Baylor Nathan Lee Graham as Geoff Michael Rapaport as Ben Jeffrey Donovan as Vance Munson Paula Patton as Mandy Kevin Sussman as Neil Ato Essandoh as Tanis Production The production budget was $55–70 million. Smith has said that actress Eva Mendes, a Latina, was offered the female lead because the producers were worried about the public's reaction if the part was played by a white actress, creating a studio fear of a potential interracial taboo, or a black actress, creating a studio fear that two black leads would alienate the white audiences. It was believed that a Latina and a black lead would sidestep the issue. Cameron Diaz was originally considered for the role of Sara Melas. Robinne Lee's character (Cressida) was originally offered to Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai, who could not take the role due to scheduling conflicts. Patton Oswalt was considered for the role of Albert Brennaman. The working title of the film was The Last First Kiss, referring to a line that Hitch delivers to Albert, "This could be her last first kiss." Parts of the film were filmed in Morningside Heights, Manhattan, at Columbia University, at Ellis Island, in the Fulton Fish Market, at the Wall Street Bull and the North Cove Marina. Home media The film was released on June 14, 2005 on VHS and DVD by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. It was one of the first films to employ Sony's ARccOS Protection copy