Themes: Date from Hell, Nothing Goes Right, Mistaken Identities
Main Cast: Ethan Hawke, Teri Polo, Brian McNamara, Fisher Stevens, B.D. Wong, Tony Rosato
Release Year: 1991
Country: US
Run Time: 98 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Plot
In this black teen comedy, a young man is thrilled that his kindly older brother has arranged for him to date the bombshell next door. To further impress her, little brother takes his sibling's shiny sports car. If he had known that there were a pair of corpses in the trunk though, the youth may have changed his mind. Matters get really messy when the cops pull him over and check out the trunk themselves. Soon he and his date find themselves pursued by the police, the tong and an irate florist. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Don S. Davis - Doheny; Buck Adams; Constance Barnes - Bonna; Keith Beardwood - Mr. Culp; Ian Black - Limo Driver; Karen Campbell - Suzy; Stephen Chang - Ben; Tabou Combo - Band Member at Kory's; Stephen Drake - Combo at McHugh House; Todd Duckworth - Motorcycle Cop; Duncan Fraser - Crully; Merrilyn Gann - Mrs. McHugh; GWAR - Band at Club Voltaire; Garrick Jang - Bernard; Russell Jung - Jerry; Peter Lacroix - 1st cop; Michelle Little - Stella; Derek Lowe - Lew Mansion Gate Guard; Allan Lysell - Mr. Lusky; Donna Lysell - Mrs. Lusky; Celia Martin - Sandy; Sharlene Martin - Suzette; Melanie Moore; Hans Mueller; Terry David Mulligan - Mr. McHugh; Craig Northey - Combo at McHugh House; Sean Orr - Aldo; Morris Panych - Katz; Stasha; Talon; C.K. Tan - 1st Waiter; Alan To - 2nd Waiter; Rick Van; Jerry Wasserman - Detective Condon; May Wong - May Wong; Tom Wong - Wine Steward; Ping Wu - Vince; James Zachery - 2nd Cop; James Hong - Fortune Teller; Jimmy Lee; Dave "Squatch" Ward - Earl; Victor Wong - Janitor; Peter Williams - Bartender
Credit
Willie Heslup - Art Director, Cathy Sandrich - Casting, Stuart Aikins - Casting, Amanda Mackey-Johnson - Casting, Jori Woodman - Costume Designer, Dennis White - First Assistant Director, Jonathan Wacks - Director, Tina Hirsch - Editor, John Du Prez - Composer (Music Score), John Willett - Production Designer, Oliver Wood - Cinematographer, Sue Moore - Producer, Cathleen Summers - Producer, Kim MacKenzie - Set Designer, Parker Bennett - Screenwriter, Terry Runte - Screenwriter
Mystery Date is a 1991 teen comedy film about the escapades of a teenage boy on his first date with the very attractive girl next door. It was directed by Jonathan Wacks and stars Ethan Hawke, Teri Polo, and Brian McNamara.
