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Dysfunctional Friends
Dysfunctional Friends
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Corey Grant
Written by	Corey Grant
Produced by	Datari Turner; Gordon Bijelonic; Greg Carter
Starring	Stacey Dash; Reagan Gomez-Preston; Wesley Jonathan; Datari Turner; Tatyana Ali; Meagan Good; Jason Weaver; Persia White; Terrell Owens; Stacy Keibler; Hosea Chanchez; Christian Keyes; Meghan Markle
Cinematography	Richard J. Vialet
Edited by	Ralph Jean-Pierre
Music by	Keith Robinson; Ira Antelis
Production; company	Datari Turner Productions
Release date	February 3, 2012;
Running time	111 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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Dysfunctional Friends is a 2012 American comedy drama film starring Stacey Dash, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Wesley Jonathan, Datari Turner, Tatyana Ali, Meagan Good, Jason Weaver, Persia White, Terrell Owens, Stacy Keibler, Hosea Chanchez, Meghan Markle, and Christian Keyes. The film was released in theaters on February 3, 2012.^[1]^[2]

Plot

The unexpected death of a friend has reunited former friends at the funeral years after graduating college and going their separate ways. After the funeral they learn from Ms. Stevens that they are all eligible for a big inheritance if they can just spend five days together at his former estate in which she will oversee. The stipulations of their friend's will is if anyone leaves before the five-day period, everyone sacrifices their portion of the estate. What first seems like a lighthearted reunion quickly turns for the worst as old wounds are reopened, and lingering grudges are resurrected. Many of the issues resurrected are created by Ebony's persistent eavesdropping. The unstable engagement between Lisa and Jackson is revealed as Jackson and Storm struggle to keep it a secret that they had a sexual relationship a few years ago when Jackson began to date Lisa. Storm didn't know about the relationship at the time and it increases the tension. Gary has become a porn director much to the disgust of all the women in the estate and is desperate to escape the porn industry. However, he is reluctant to admit it and when he approaches Trenyce with screenplay for a movie whom is a struggling actress she assumes it's to do pornography which increases the tension in the household even more. An attempt to have a peaceful dinner with everyone fails as tempers flare and dark secrets are revealed creating new wounds between them all. A few of the friends begin feeling trapped in a mansion with people who know their darkest secrets grows increasingly unbearable and forces them to reconcile their ways. Some of which truly finding their way realizing one of their greatest mistakes was abandoning their friends.^[1]^[3]

Cast

Stacey Dash as Lisa
Reagan Gomez as Ebony
Wesley Jonathan as Brett
Datari Turner as Aron
Tatyana Ali as Alex
Meagan Good as Victoria Stevens
Jason Weaver as Gary
Persia White as Trenyce
Terrell Owens as Jackson
Stacy Keibler as Storm
Hosea Chanchez as Jamal
Meghan Markle as Terry
Christian Keyes as Stylz

References

^ ^a ^b "Dysfunctional Friends". Rotten Tomatoes. 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
^ "Dysfunctional Friends". Mr. Movietimes. 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
^ "Dysfunctional Friends Synopsis - Plot Summary - Fandango.com". www.fandango.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-30.

External links

Dysfunctional Friends at IMDb

[rot-1] "Dysfunctional Friends". Rotten Tomatoes. 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-24.

[mr-2] "Dysfunctional Friends". Mr. Movietimes. 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-24.

[3] "Dysfunctional Friends Synopsis - Plot Summary - Fandango.com". www.fandango.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-30.

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+| producer       = Datari Turner<br />[[Gordon Bijelonic]]<br />[[Greg Carter (filmmaker)|Greg Carter]] <!-- DO NOT ADD ANYMORE PRODUCERS, ACCORDING TO POSTER ORDER -->
+| writer         = Corey Grant
-                   [[Greg Carter (theatre director)|Greg Carter]]<br /> <!-- DO NOT ADD ANYMORE PRODUCERS, ACCORDING TO POSTER ORDER -->
+| starring       = [[Stacey Dash]]<br />[[Reagan Gomez-Preston]]<br />[[Wesley Jonathan]]<br />Datari Turner<br /> [[Tatyana Ali]]<br />[[Meagan Good]]<br />[[Jason Weaver]]<br />[[Persia White]]<br />[[Terrell Owens]]<br />[[Stacy Keibler]]<br />[[Hosea Chanchez]]<br /> [[Christian Keyes]]<br />[[Meghan, Duchess of Sussex|Meghan Markle]]
-| writer         = [[Corey Grant]]
+| music          = [[Keith Robinson (actor)|Keith Robinson]]<br />Ira Antelis
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+| cinematography = Richard J. Vialet
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+| editing        = Ralph Jean-Pierre
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-| editing        = [[Ralph Jean-Pierre]]
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-'''''Dysfunctional Friends ''''' is a 2012 American drama comedy film starring [[Stacey Dash]], [[Reagan Gomez-Preston]], [[Wesley Jonathan]], [[Datari Turner]],[[Tatyana Ali]], [[Meagan Good]], [[Jason Weaver]], [[Persia White]], [[Terrell Owens]], [[Stacy Keibler]], [[Hosea Chanchez]] and [[Christian Keyes]]. The film was released in theaters February 3, 2012.<ref name="rot">{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dysfunctional_friends_2012/|title=Dysfunctional Friends|accessdate=2013-07-24 |year=2013 |work=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref><ref name="mr">{{cite web |url=http://www.mrmovietimes.com/movies/dysfunctional-friends.html|title=Dysfunctional Friends|accessdate=2013-07-24 |year=2013 |work=Mr. Movietimes}}</ref>
+'''''Dysfunctional Friends ''''' is a 2012 American [[comedy drama]] film starring [[Stacey Dash]], [[Reagan Gomez-Preston]], [[Wesley Jonathan]], Datari Turner, [[Tatyana Ali]], [[Meagan Good]], [[Jason Weaver]], [[Persia White]], [[Terrell Owens]], [[Stacy Keibler]], [[Hosea Chanchez]], [[Meghan, Duchess of Sussex|Meghan Markle]], and [[Christian Keyes]]. The film was released in theaters on February 3, 2012.<ref name="rot">{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dysfunctional_friends_2012/|title=Dysfunctional Friends|accessdate=2013-07-24 |year=2013 |work=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref><ref name="mr">{{cite web |url=http://www.mrmovietimes.com/movies/dysfunctional-friends.html|title=Dysfunctional Friends|accessdate=2013-07-24 |year=2013 |work=Mr. Movietimes}}</ref>
 ==Plot==
+The unexpected death of a friend has reunited former friends at the funeral years after graduating college and going their separate ways. After the funeral they learn from Ms. Stevens that they are all eligible for a big inheritance if they can just spend five days together at his former estate in which she will oversee. The stipulations of their friend's will is if anyone leaves before the five-day period, everyone sacrifices their portion of the estate.  What first seems like a lighthearted reunion quickly turns for the worst as old wounds are reopened, and lingering grudges are resurrected. Many of the issues resurrected are created by Ebony's persistent eavesdropping. The unstable engagement between Lisa and Jackson is revealed as Jackson and Storm struggle to keep it a secret that they had a sexual relationship a few years ago when Jackson began to date Lisa. Storm didn't know about the relationship at the time and it increases the tension. Gary has become a porn director much to the disgust of all the women in the estate and is desperate to escape the porn industry.  However, he is reluctant to admit it and when he approaches Trenyce with screenplay for a movie whom is a struggling actress she assumes it's to do pornography which increases the tension in the household even more. An attempt to have a peaceful dinner with everyone fails as tempers flare and dark secrets are revealed creating new wounds between them all. A few of the friends begin feeling trapped in a mansion with people who know their darkest secrets grows increasingly unbearable and forces them to reconcile their ways. Some of which truly finding their way realizing one of their greatest mistakes was abandoning their friends.<ref name="rot"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fandango.com/dysfunctionalfriends_v552666/plotsummary |title=Dysfunctional Friends Synopsis - Plot Summary - Fandango.com |website=www.fandango.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430153421/http://www.fandango.com/dysfunctionalfriends_v552666/plotsummary |archive-date=2012-04-30}}</ref>
+==Cast==
-The unexpected death of a quirky and wealthy friend has forced nine former friends to reunite at the funeral of their friend; years after graduating college and going their separate ways. After the funeral they learn from Ms. Stevens (Good) that they are all eligible for a big inheritance if they can just spend five days together at his former estate in which she will oversee. The stipulations of their friend's will is if anyone leaves before the five day period, everyone sacrifices their portion of the estate.  What first seems like a lighthearted reunion quickly turns for the worst as old wounds are reopened, and lingering grudges are resurrected. Many of the issues resurrected are created by Ebony's (Gomez-Preston) persistent eavesdropping. The unstable engagement between Lisa (Dash) and Jackson (Owens) is revealed as Jackson and Storm (Keibler) struggle to keep it a secret that they had a sexual relationship a few years ago when Jackson began to date Lisa. Storm didn't know they were in a relationship at the time and it increases the tension. Gary (Weaver) has become a porn director much to the disgust of all the women in the estate and is desperate to escape the porn industry.  However, he is reluctant to admit it and when he approaches Trenyce (White) with screenplay for a movie whom is a struggling actress she assumes it's to do pornography which increases the tension in the household even more.  An attempt to have a peaceful dinner with everyone fails as tempers flare and dark secrets are revealed creating new wounds between them all. A few of the friends begin feeling trapped in a mansion with people who know their darkest secrets grows increasingly unbearable and forces them to reconcile their ways. Some of which truly finding their way realizing one of their greatest mistakes was abandoning their friends.<ref name="rot"/><ref>http://www.fandango.com/dysfunctionalfriends_v552666/plotsummary</ref>
+*[[Stacey Dash]] as Lisa
+*[[Reagan Gomez]] as Ebony
-==Reception==
+*[[Wesley Jonathan]] as Brett
-Dysfunctional Friends is an award winning independent film produced by Datari Turner. The film premiered at South by Southwest (SXSW), as well as the American Black Film Festival (ABFF) and was nominated for nearly every major award category (with Persia White winning best actress at ABFF). The film was released theatrically in two markets (LA/NYC) and has become a cult hit, grossing over a million dollars on VOD & DVD. Additionally, the cast of Dysfunctional Friends has a combined digital fan base of over 10 million twitter followers.
+*Datari Turner as Aron
+*[[Tatyana Ali]] as Alex
+*[[Meagan Good]] as Victoria Stevens
+*[[Jason Weaver]] as Gary
+*[[Persia White]] as Trenyce
+*[[Terrell Owens]] as Jackson
+*[[Stacy Keibler]] as Storm
+*[[Hosea Chanchez]] as Jamal
+*[[Meghan, Duchess of Sussex|Meghan Markle]]  as Terry
+*[[Christian Keyes]] as Stylz
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
+<!--TO BE CITED AT SOME POINT-->
+<!--[http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/what-think-like-a-man-success-means-for-black-hollywood/ "Black Enterprise Dysfunctional Friends"]-->
+<!--[http://theurbandaily.com/2012/04/13/datari-turner-speaks-on-going-from-model-to-film-producer-his-new-film-dysfunctional-friends-exclusive/ "The Urban Daily Speaks with Datari Turner about Dysfunctional Friends exclusive"]-->
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-[[Category:American films]]
+[[Category:2010s English-language films]]
-[[Category:English-language films]]
+[[Category:2012 comedy-drama films]]
+[[Category:2010s American films]]
+[[Category:English-language comedy-drama films]]