Joseph Gordon-Levitt's heart-warming portrayal of a cancer patient in 50/50 has touched millions of movie-goers but one girl who saw the hit film had a special reason to reach out to the star, RadarOnline.com has learned.

Lindsey Miller was so impressed with the performance that she took the plunge and made a daring YouTube video asking the actor out on a date, and RadarOnline.com has the clip.

The 26-year old graduate student from Los Angeles isn't any ordinary fan.  Miller was diagnosed with pancreatic neuroendocrine cancer in 2010, and after bravely battling the deadly disease - asking her Hollywood crush out was a lot less daunting!