Caffeine (film)
Caffeine is a 2006 American comedy film starring Marsha Thomason, Mena Suvari, Breckin Meyer, Katherine Heigl, Mike Vogel, and Mark Pellegrino. It revolves around relationships of the staff and patrons of the quirky Black Cat Cafe in London one day.
| 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 Mark Pellegrino |
| Cinematography | Shawn Maurer |
| Distributed by | First Look Home Entertainment |
Release date | 10 August 2006 (RIIFF) |
Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Marsha Thomason | Rachel | Café manager & Charlie's girlfriend |
| Mena Suvari | Vanessa | Café waitress & Lucy's granddaughter |
| Callum Blue | Charlie | Café chef & Rachel's cheating boyfriend |
| Mark Pellegrino | Tom | Café waiter, assistant cook & Dylan's boyfriend |
| Roz Witt | Lucy | Vanessa's delusional grandmother |
| Andrew Lee Potts | Mike | Danny's stoner friend |
| Mike Vogel | Danny | Mike's stoner friend |
| Breckin Meyer | Dylan | Café waiter, aspiring writer & Tom's boyfriend |
| Sonya Walger | Gloria | Mark's girlfriend (and possible porn star) |
| Orlando Seale | Mark | Gloria's jealous boyfriend |
| Katherine Heigl | Laura | Steve's blind date & Mike's ex-girlfriend |
| Daz Crawford | Steve | Laura's blind date |
| Andrew Ableson | John | David's friend (an accused pervert) |
| Mark Dymond | David | John's friend & Angela's fiancée |
| Hal Ozsan | Dude | a guitarist |
| Paula Jane Newman | — | annoying lady customer |
| Jules Leyser | Angela | David's fiancée |
| Neil Dickson | Mr. Davies | the owner of the Marion |