Speed-Dating

This article is about the film. For the activity, see Speed dating.

Speed-Dating is a 2010 film written and directed by Joseph A. Elmore Jr. and starring Wesley Jonathan, Chris Elliott, and Holly Robinson Peete.

Speed-Dating
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Joseph A. Elmore Jr.
Screenplay by	Joseph A. Elmore Jr.
Produced by	La Monde Byrd Mekita Faiye
Starring	Wesley Jonathan Chris Elliott Holly Robinson Peete
Cinematography	David Daniel
Edited by	Terry Walters
Music by	Evan Scot Hornsby
Production company	Rockstone Releasing
Distributed by	Image Entertainment
Release date	June 4, 2010 (2010-06-04)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$6,188

Plot

Best friends Dog (Chico Benymon) and Beaver (Leonard Robinson) have difficulty ever meeting women. No matter what they do, nothing ever goes right for them. That all changes when the best friend Too Cool (Wesley Jonathan) invites them to try out a round of speed dating.

Cast

• Wesley Jonathan as "Too Cool"
• Mekita Faiye as Danielle
• Chico Benymon as "Dog"
• Leonard Robinson as "Beaver"
• Vanessa Simmons as Elizabeth
• Chris Elliott as Inspector Green
• Holly Robinson Peete as Gayle
• Clint Howard as Dom
• Camille Mana as Kiki

Reception

Jeanette Catsoulis from The New York Times disliked the picture:

A tired mash-up of every men-behaving-badly sitcom ever to grace a third-tier television network, Speed-Dating tries to coax laughs from characters so dated even Eddie Murphy would balk.^[1]

On the other hand, Nick Pinkerton from The Village Voice gave the film a mixed to positive review:

With characters named Too Cool, Dog, and Beaver, Speed-Dating already won... A homemade vaudeville that’s likable enough to wear you down with its eager-to-please capering.^[2]

See also

• List of black films of the 2010s