Caffeine (film)
| Caffeine | |
|---|---|
 Promotional movie poster for the film | |
| Directed by | John Cosgrove |
| Produced by |
John Cosgrove, Jo Levi, Laurence Malkin, Terry Dunn Meurer & David Peters |
| Written by | Dean Craig |
| Starring |
Mena Suvari, Marsha Thomason, Katherine Heigl, Mike Vogel & Breckin Meyer |
Release dates | 10 August 2006 (RIIFF) |
Running time | 92 minutes |
| Language | English |
Caffeine is a 2006 comedy starring Marsha Thomason, Mena Suvari, Breckin Meyer, Katherine Heigl, and Mike Vogel. It revolves around relationships of the staff and patrons of the quirky Black Cat Cafe in London one day.
Plot
The staff and customers of the cafe get an extra "jolt" with their coffee when a commitment-shy man has a public fight with his angry ex-girlfriend, instigating a series of revelations about the eavesdropping couples nearby and their own "unusual" relationships; filled with eccentric personal conversations, confrontational arguments, imaginary visions, and connections between various characters.
Story
During one lunchtime at an offbeat London coffee house, the relationships of the quirky staff and several couples are suddenly turned upside down by revelations of supremely embarrassing secrets and idiosyncrasies, generally having to do with their rampaging sexual appetites. A neurotic young commitment-phobe runs into his ex-girlfriend while he's whacked out on killer dope. A high strung control freak finds out that her husband-to-be is a transvestite. A shy, hesitant young woman suffers the blind-date-from hell, an obnoxious bore who has been told she sleeps with men on the first date. A hyper-possessive boyfriend discovers that his girlfriend is an ex-porn actress. The manager's boyfriend has a ménage à trois which he says is forgivable because the girls were identical twins. As the craziness builds to hilarious conclusions, CAFFEINE interweaves these characters' hapless attempts to repair their fractured relationships while they are forced to confront issues of fidelity, betrayal, commitment and forgiveness.[1]
Cast
| Actor | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Thomason, MarshaMarsha Thomason | Rachel | Café manager & Charlie's girlfriend |
| Suvari, MenaMena Suvari | Vanessa | Café waitress & Lucy's granddaughter |
| Blue, CallumCallum Blue | Charlie | Café chef & Rachel's cheating boyfriend |
| Pellegrino, MarkMark Pellegrino | Tom | Café waiter, assistant cook |
| Witt, RozRoz Witt | Lucy | Vanessa's delusional grandmother |
| Potts, Andrew LeeAndrew Lee Potts | Mike | Danny's stoner friend |
| Vogel, MikeMike Vogel | Danny | Mike's stoner friend |
| Meyer, BreckinBreckin Meyer | Dylan | Café waiter, aspiring writer |
| Walger, SonyaSonya Walger | Gloria | Mark's girlfriend (and possible porn star) |
| Seale, OrlandoOrlando Seale | Mark | Gloria's jealous boyfriend |
| Heigl, KatherineKatherine Heigl | Laura | Steve's blind date & Mike's ex-girlfriend |
| Crawford, DazDaz Crawford | Steve | Laura's blind date |
| Ableson, AndrewAndrew Ableson | John | David's friend (an accused pervert) |
| Dymond, MarkMark Dymond | David | John's friend & Angela's fiancée |
| Ozsan, HalHal Ozsan | Dude | a guitarist |
| Newman, Paula JanePaula Jane Newman | — | annoying lady customer |
| Leyser, JulesJules Leyser | Angela | David's fiancée |
| Dickson, NeilNeil Dickson | Mr. Davies | the owner of the Marion |