Tyson Brown

Shelby Duclos

Jesse Janzen

Nicole Berry

Ryan Quinn Adams

Brandon Kraus

Angela Barber

Dave Reimer

Samuel Ademola

Scott E. Noble

Leah Finity

Shari Schweigler

Graham Green

Samantha Laurenti

Todd Goble

Josh Fesler

Joe Barnett

Randy Nundlall Jr.

Robson Longwell

Sprott Woods

Manuel Crosby

Kevin Kentera

Andrew Hobgood

Andrew Smetek

Noah Lowdermilk

Ian Robertson

Darren Knapp

Charles Horak

Zach Passero

Lucky McKee

Comedy

Crime

Mystery

First Date

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Cinexus Pictures

Magnolia Pictures

United States of America

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“First Date” is, and I mean this in the most sincerely, complimentary way, a film that could be mistaken for a generic Hollywood blockbuster. You could plug the screenplay into a big budget studio film with huge stars and get (mostly) the same result. This is a pretty cool for a small indie film, which feels like the screenwriting and directing duo Manuel Crosby and Darren Knapp decided to go out and make the type of movie they actually like to watch. The result is a well-executed crime comedy that’s funny and entertaining.

High school student Mike (Tyson Brown) finally gets the courage to ask out his biggest crush, Kelsey (Shelby Duclos). She says yes to a date, but there’s a big problem: Mike doesn’t have a car and won’t be able to pick her up. With his parents out of town for the weekend and no means of transportation, Mike answers a suspect internet ad for a like-new Toyota. When he arrives at the seller’s house, all he can buy is a 1965 Chrysler that’s on its last legs. Desperate to get to his date on time, Mike drives away in the clunker, not aware of the wild night that is about to go down.

The evening’s misadventures have the teen fleeing from everything under the sun, including rival criminal gangs, two romantically-inclined senior citizens, shady cops, and a half-crazy cat lady with a pistol.

The film is a wild ride that blends genres and styles, and it’s highly enjoyable. Not everything in “First Date” works, but you have to appreciate and applaud the effort, no matter how imperfect the end result may be.

English

Official Trailer