Matters of Life and Dating
| Matters of Life and Dating | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Peter Wellington |
| Written by | Nina Colman |
| Based on | Up Front by Linda Dackman |
| Produced by | Philip K. Kleinbart Ricki Lake Barbara Lieberman Michael Mahoney Salli Newman |
| Starring | Ricki Lake Holly Robinson Peete Rachael Harris |
| Cinematography | Joel Ransom |
| Edited by | Susan Shipton |
| Music by | Anton Sanko |
Production companies | Lifetime Television Magic Rock Productions |
| Distributed by | Lifetime Television |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Countries | United States, Canada |
| Language | English |
Matter of Life and Dating is a 2007 Lifetime Television movie, directed by Peter Wellington and starring Rachael Harris, Ricki Lake, and Holly Robinson Peete.
Plot[]
Linda is a single woman who must re-enter the dating world after undergoing a mastectomy and breast reconstruction surgery due to cancer.
Cast[]
- Ricki Lake as Linda Dackman
- Holly Robinson Peete as Nicole Banning
- Rachael Harris as Carla
- Dylan Neal as Guy DeMayo
- Gabriel Hogan as Kevin
- Nigel Bennett as Errol Sager
- Noam Jenkins as Jacques
Production[]
The film is based on the memoirs of Linda Dackman.[1] Lifetime approached songwriters Kara DioGuardi and James Poyser to write a song, "My Bra" performed by Mýa, for the film.[2]
Release[]
Matters of Life and Dating premiered on Lifetime Television on October 22, 2007, as part of the channel's "Stop Breast Cancer for Life" campaign.[3]
Reception[]
Kevin McDonough of the Intelligencer Journal criticized the film, writing that "It's hard to find fault with a movie trying to help women cope with a life-threatening illness, but Linda's plight might be more accessible if she weren't so darned successful and living such a fabulous two-double-latte-a-day existence and having to fend off so many handsome suitors."[1] A reviewer for the Akron Beacon Journal was also critical, as they felt that Lake's performance was one of the film's major flaws.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b McDonough, Kevin (October 21, 2007). "Lifetime takes on breast cancer". Intelligencer Journal. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "My Bra commissioned as Breast Cancer Month anthem". Times Colonist. October 16, 2007.
- ^ Philpot, Robert (October 22, 2007). "The Night, like Cuban's dance card, is full". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
- ^ Heldenfels, Rich (October 21, 2007). "Acting hurts good story". The Akron Beacon Journal.
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