''Cheesecake Casserole'' is a 2012 American

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directed by Renji Philip and written by Philip and Jamie Stein. The film stars

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and

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. The film focuses on the relationships between four best friends, who get together for a final celebration before graduating from

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Plot

The film tells the story of four young best friends, who spend their last weekend together before graduating from college. Their girls' weekend is soon interrupted when the boys crash the party. The girls notice that a lot of things have changed since they were freshman roommates at college and secrets start to come out. Four friends eventually have to face challenges of career, marriage, jealousy, lost love, mother's suicide and letting love in. The film's official trailer introduces the girls as the "sexy one (Margo), the "faithful" one (Jess), the "sensitive" one (Avy) and the "lost" one (Cal).

Cast

as Margo *

as Cal *

as Jess * Rome Brooks as Avy *

as Andy *

as Howard *

as Eric D

Production

The film was shot in two weeks in

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. The film was mostly shot in one location, because the film's plot revolved around a final celebration of four college girls. Jamie Stein, who produced and co-wrote the feature-length film, said that all actresses in the film mentioned that "they were drawn to our project specifically because it gave them the rare opportunity to play interesting characters with complete dramatic arcs." The film was marketed through social media campaigns on

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Reception

''Mr.media'' wrote of the film: "Each has a tangled narrative and, for Paige Howard’s Jess, there is something emotionally fraught bubbling beneath the surface of the beautiful redhead. ''Cheesecake Casserole'' might as well be called 'Four Chicks and a DB' – that’s “Douchebag” –because one of the girls has been followed to the getaway by her boyfriend Rudy, played by Rocco Nugent."

Release

''Cheesecake Casserole'' was released in 50 million homes across the

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via

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, and on-demand cable channels on July 3, 2012. The film's DVD, with exclusive special features such as a

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, is sold on Amazon. Cheesecake Casserole graduation scene

The film became available on video

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in February 2013.

References

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* * {{Rotten-tomatoes, cheesecake_casserole_2012 American comedy-drama films 2012 comedy-drama films Films about fraternities and sororities Films about fashion Films about friendship 2012 films 2012 directorial debut films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films