Coffee Date (2006)

Director:

Stewart Wade

Writer:

Stewart Wade (writer)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

A Comic Cup of Sexual Confusion

Plot:

Todd's life spins out of control when an unexpected friendship with a gay man causes everyone in his life to start believing he's gay. Do they know something he doesn't? |

Plot Keywords:

Gay | Friendship | Movie Fan | Roommate | Date

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Jonathan Bray	...	Todd
Wilson Cruz	...	Kelly
Jonathan Silverman	...	Barry
Sally Kirkland	...	Mrs. Muller
Elaine Hendrix	...	Bonnie
Joanne Baron	...	Mrs. orsini
Deborah Gibson	...	Melissa
Jason Stuart	...	Clayton
Judy Dixon	...	Ann
Lisa Ann Walter	...	Sara
Margot Boecker	...	Lisa
Maggie Wagner	...	Trudy
Ian Fisher	...	Ian
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kristin Andersen	...	Mrs. Donovon
Peter Bedard	...	Anthony
Kristin Bray	...	Woman In Red Dress
Tony Brown	...	Marco
Jessica Cabo	...	Receptionist
Natalia Guslistaya	...	Christa
Jordan Halpern	...	Teenage Boy
Eddie Hargitay	...	Cafe Barista
Matthew Harmon	...	Bartender
Terrell T. Himmelheber	...	Security Guard
Chris Keslar	...	Tom
Eddie Khalil	...	Cafe Patron
Clytie Lane	...	Cheryl
Steve Mastro Jr.	...	Brent
Marcus Reynaga	...	Michael
Thomas Saunders	...	Matt
Spero Stamboulis	...	Stripper
Carol Ann Susi	...	Betty
Leigh Taylor-Young	...	Diana

Runtime:

USA:94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

BrownBag Productions (II)

Trivia:

Marcia Wallace was originally cast as Mrs. Orsini, but had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Kelly pours the bourbon for Todd, it is obviously tea or some other liquid, because it is foamy (never true of bourbon).

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Brewing of Coffee Date (2007) (V)

A gay movie about a straight man

This film is so nearly there. There are more than one or two genuinely heart rending moments in it. There are several characters of almost three dimensions. A little more work and it could have been all the things it almost is - subtle, touching and funny. It's just slightly amateur. Not much, but enough to take the edge off what it could have been. TLA Releasing seem to put out a fair number of movies a bit like this. Sweet tales of modern gay life. Gay movies you want to love, that sometimes bring a tear (just the one) to the eye and have you laughing (a couple of times), but that don't quite cut deep enough to make them memorable or watchable twice. This coffee-date does have charm and looks, but he lacks substantial charisma.

(There is also a technical problem with Coffee Date; the sound mixing is all over the place. One minute the background is high and the dialogue low, then an angle changes and it's all different again. This is a pretty basic requirement these days, decent sound design and mixing).