"And we’d bounce off ideas until something really clicked.  And then Shawn was always there to say, ‘You’re right on track here that’s really funny!’  It really helps when you have a collaboration where everybody can talk ideas out."

Even with all the excitement, Levy kept the scene’s theme on track. "Once we had the concept of having the two cars stuck together, then we could find a way to thematically tie it in to what the movie’s about, which is this couple that has to learn to communicate to survive, he explains.

Indeed, even with all that happens to them on this fateful night, the Fosters achieve their goal:  to reinvigorate their relationship and reconnect with the love and excitement that brought them together in the first place.

"Date Night is kind of like a fable," says Levy. "It takes place over a very short period of time, but in some way, it’s timeless, because it’s a story about a journey two people make in their relationship. 

"And we leave the night feeling like they will go back to their lives and no one except for the people involved that night might ever know what happened.  We’ve watched them experience this crazy night, but the real adventure of their married life, now that they’ve found each other again, is just about to begin."

"They’re comfortable enough again with each other to be able to say ‘Knock it off’ and ‘I love you’ within the same five minutes," says Steve Carell.

Tina Fey has just one last piece of relationship advice: "Go on a date night and see Date Night."

Date Night is out now.

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