Love Song (2000) (TV)

Director:

Julie Dash

Writer:

Josslyn Luckett

Release Date:

1 December 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Monica Arnold	...	Camille Livingston
Christian Kane	...	Billy Ryan Gallo
Essence Atkins	...	Toni
Vanessa Bell Calloway	...	Evie Livingston
Teck Holmes	...	Malik / Joey Anderson
Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas	...	House Director
Tyrese Gibson	...	Mad Rage / Skip (as Tyrese)
Peter Francis James	...	Alfred Livingston
Rachel True	...	Renee
Philip Cole	...	Hector Ruiz
Suzanne Coy	...	Gwen Marie Dumas
Cecile Cristobal	...	Waitress / Upscale Jazz Joint
Nikita Dougan	...	Jerri
Sarah Francis	...	Shamika
Rainbow Francks	...	Calvin Dumas
Elisha Fraser	...	Tamara
Don Jordan	...	Thomas Dumas
Michelle Sweeney	...	Thelma Johnson
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dallas Austin
Devyne Stephens

Directed by
Julie Dash

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Josslyn Luckett

Produced by
Claudio Castravelli	....	producer
Miranda Castravelli	....	associate producer
Suzanne Lauer	....	associate producer
Kimberly Ogletree	....	producer (as Kim Ogletree)
Lope Yap Jr.	....	producer: second unit, New Orleans

Original Music by
Frank Fitzpatrick

Cinematography by
David Claessen

Film Editing by
Pamela Malouf		(as Pamela Malouf-Cundy)

Casting by
Kim Hardin
Tony Lee

Production Design by
Steeve Henry

Costume Design by
Hélène Schneider

Makeup Department
Penny Lee	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Donald Tetreault	....	unit manager
Kathy Wolf	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Isabelle Brutus	....	first assistant director
Emilie Malo	....	third assistant director
Sébastien Pelland	....	second assistant director

Sound Department
Gary Alexander	....	supervising sound re-recording mixer
Mike Brooks	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Michael Brooks)
Jeremy Hoenack	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jeremy Hoenack	....	supervising sound editor
Allen Hurd	....	sound recordist
Melanie Johnson	....	sound
Quinton Nixon	....	assistant adr engineer

Stunts
Minor Mustain	....	stunt coordinator
Sharlene Royer	....	stunt double: Monica Arnold

Casting Department
Ann Frederick	....	casting assistant (uncredited)
Stacey Tenenbaum	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Erik C. Andersen	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Stan Jones	....	music editor
Melodee Sutton	....	music supervisor
David Tobocman	....	music producer
David Tobocman	....	score mixer

Transportation Department
Michel Boulanger	....	driver: actor

Other crew
Sandra Borromeo	....	production coordinator
Michel Boulanger	....	assistant: Christian Kane
Sophie Boyer	....	script supervisor
Deborah L. Velarde	....	production executive

Production Companies

• Handprint Entertainment
• Viacom Productions

Distributors

• Music Television (MTV)
• Paramount Filmes do Brasil (Brazil) (VHS)
• Viacom

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG for language and mild sensuality

Runtime:

90 min | Germany:85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M | Germany:6 | UK:U | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Handprint Entertainment

Soundtrack:

What My Heart Says

Another Canadian made TV movie with no heart.

This isn't a bad movie, it's just not great. And Montreal filling in for New Orleans is OK, I guess. That's what happens when a production company films in Canada on the cheap.

But the real problem is the writing and direction. Monica Arnold is no actress, she needs to stick to singing, that's where her real talent is. She's the reactive type actress, she puts nothing into the role. Definitely because she has no range. The movie suffers because of her. I mean she's worse than Shelley Hack. The male lead, Christian Kane is OK, not bad for having no formal training as an actor, but this is where he needed direction, and didn't get any. The only real "name" actor in this was Vanessa Bell Calloway (What's Love Got to Do with It?), who didn't really have much of a chance to shine here. Essence Atkins and Rachel True as her college roommate chums are very annoying, what with that trite dialogue they have to speak. I think this movie needed a more experienced female lead, and Canadian filming locations cuts down on big names appearing in these type productions. I just didn't get the idea that they were a couple either, I mean Christian and Monica had no chemistry. OK, if you're not a very demanding viewer.