Premium (2006)

Written & Directed by: Pete Chatmon

Produced by: Kevin Scott Frakes, Lynn Appelle

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Zoe Saldana, Hill Harper, Dorian Missick, Frankie Faison, Eva Pickford, Tanya Pinkins, Keith Nobbs, Sean Nelson, Novella Nelson

Status: Completed

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Summary: In Premium, Reginald "Cool" Coolidge is a struggling actor, fed up with taking stereotypical African American roles and waiting for his big break in a legitimate production. Until this time comes, he works at his mother's boyfriend's gas station to repay him for covering his college tuition. One day at the station, his ex-fiancée – and one true love – reappears at the pumps after 3 years of silence. Cool discovers that it is 36 hours until her wedding to a local lawyer. As Cool embarks on last-ditch attempts to win her back, he takes on the biggest “role” of his life while also learning the secret to mastering his craft.

Reviews:

Variety

“Standout thesping by stars Dorian Missick and Zoe Saldana, along with fully fleshed-out secondary roles, distinguish Pete Chatmon's gentle comedy.”

Ronnie Scheib, Variety

Chicago Sun-Times

“Chatmon reworks many elements of Robert Townsend's erratic 1987 film Hollywood Shuffle into a fluent story that favors character over satire.”

Bill Stamets, Chicago Sun-Times

 

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