Coffee Date (2006)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

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 | Gay Bar | Gay Brother | Gay Relationship

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

Directed by
Stewart Wade

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Stewart Wade		writer

Produced by
Eric Borsum	....	executive producer
Antonio Brown	....	executive producer
Meredith Habif	....	associate producer
Dena Harman	....	executive producer
Elaine Hendrix	....	associate producer
Sally Kirkland	....	associate producer
Eric Miller	....	executive producer
Cindy Peters	....	producer
Stewart Wade	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Eban Schletter

Cinematography by
Howard Wexler

Film Editing by
David Avallone

Casting by
Bing Tell

Production Design by
James J. Agazzi

Art Direction by
David Brewer

Set Decoration by
Jillian Suzanne

Costume Design by
Annalisa Adams
Niklas J. Palm

Production Management
David Avallone	....	post-production supervisor
Cindy Peters	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Cameron R. Penn	....	first assistant director
Troy Rice	....	second assistant director

Art Department
J.J. Lewis	....	art department assistant

Sound Department
Drew Amavisca	....	boom operator
Scott Bruzenak	....	sound editor
Gabriel Heredia	....	sound mixer
Daniel S. McCoy	....	sound editor
Daniel S. McCoy	....	sound mixer
Kathy Sanchez	....	sound assistant
Greg Vossberg	....	sound re-recording mixer
Greg Vossberg	....	supervising sound editor

Camera and Electrical Department
Rainy Rau	....	first assistant camera
Matthew Warner	....	chief lighting technician
Matthew Warner	....	gaffer

Casting Department
Eddie Khalil	....	casting assistant

Editorial Department
Paul Forte	....	promo editor

Other crew
Scott Challgren	....	outreach
Natasha Giraldo	....	location manager
Natasha Giraldo	....	location scout
Paul W. Hazen	....	film acquisitions representative
Eddie Khalil	....	assistant to cast
David Albert Pierce	....	production counsel
Kimberley Roper	....	script supervisor
Bing Tell	....	extras coordinator

Production Companies

• BrownBag Productions (II)
• Coffee Date Productions

Distributors

• Film and Music Entertainment (2006) (worldwide) (all media)
• JAM Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• TLA Releasing (2007) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Avilon Audio  sound post-production
• Pierce Law Group  production counsel

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:

This is the full-length version of the award winning 2001 short of the same title.

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:

Remake of Coffee Date (2001)

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).