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 byJohn Cosgrove
Written byDean Craig
Produced byJohn Cosgrove
Jo Levi
Laurence Malkin
Terry Dunn Meurer
David Peters
StarringMena Suvari
Marsha Thomason
Katherine Heigl
Mike Vogel
Breckin Meyer
Mark Pellegrino
CinematographyShawn Maurer
Edited bySuzanne Hines
Music byDavid Kitay
Distributed byFirst Look Home Entertainment
Release date
  • 10 August 2006 (2006-08-10) (RIIFF)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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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

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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

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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 ex-adult film performer)
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

Reception

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The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes surveyed nine critics and, categorizing the reviews as positive or negative, assessed all nine as negative for a 0 percent rating. Among the reviews, it determined an average rating of 3.20 out of 10.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "The Black Cat Cafe - The Movie". Archived from the original on 2006-03-20.
  2. ^ "Caffeine (2006) Reviews". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
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