Extreme Dating

Extreme Dating is a 2004 American crime romantic comedy film directed by Lorena David, written by Jeff Schectman, and starring Devon Sawa, Amanda Detmer, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Andrew Keegan, Ian Virgo, Meat Loaf, Lee Tergesen, John DiMaggio, and Meagen Fay. The film follows four friends who contrive dangerous accidents in order to find romantic partners and accidentally hire ex-convicts for a planned kidnapping.

Extreme Dating
2006 DVD release poster
Directed by	Lorena David
Written by	Jeff Schectman
Produced by	Mark Roberts
Starring	Devon Sawa Amanda Detmer Jamie-Lynn Sigler Andrew Keegan Ian Virgo Meat Loaf Lee Tergesen John DiMaggio Meagen Fay
Cinematography	Sonja Rom
Edited by	Lorena David
Music by	Scott Gilman
Production companies	Third Eagle Productions Filmstar Productions
Distributed by	Warner Home Video
Release dates	June 25, 2004 (2004-06-25) (United Kingdom) February 14, 2006 (2006-02-14) (United States)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2.5 million

Premise

Four friends in their 20s create dangerous scenarios in order to find romantic partners after one of them meets a girl during a skiing accident. They accidentally hire ex-convicts for a planned kidnapping scheme that they believe will find them dates.

Cast

• Devon Sawa as Daniel Roenick
• Amanda Detmer as Lindsay Culver
• Jamie-Lynn Sigler as Amy Baker
• Andrew Keegan as Troy Riley
• Ian Virgo as Packer Ellison
• Meat Loaf as Marshall Jackson
• Lee Tergesen as Hack
• John DiMaggio as AJ
• Meagen Fay as Detective Branson
• Nectar Rose as Jamie
• Ashley Jones as Amanda
• Dylan Neal as Sean
• Amanda Foreman as Tracy
• Clyde Kusatsu as Joe
• Shawn Michael Howard as Detective Rawlings
• Nancy Linehan Charles as Maggie
• Buck Kartalian as Earl
• Jerry Hardin as Jake
• Patti Negri as herself

Production

Filming took place in Big Bear City, California, as well as Malibu and at Universal Studios Hollywood.^[1]

Release

In November 2003, Franchise Pictures acquired the worldwide distribution rights to Extreme Dating. The film was released in the United Kingdom on June 25, 2004.^[2]

Reception

Christopher Null of Filmcritic.com gave the film a negative review, criticizing its "tired, insulting plot" and "quickie production values," and stating that the film "should have earned the Lampoon seal of mediocrity."^[3]