The Date is a Canadian short comedy-drama film, directed by Nikos Theodosakis and released in 1992."Cheap Date a labor of love for rookie B.C. film-makers". Montreal Gazette, September 30, 1992. The film centres on Scott (Scott Anderson), a young man who has arrived at his girlfriend Carmen's (Michelle Bardeaux) home to pick her up for a date, but who is being interrogated and stonewalled by Carmen's parents (Jay Brazeau and Babz Chula).
The film was written by Linda Theodosakis, the director's wife, as their first-ever film project, and was made over a period of 36 months in between concentrating on running a Greek cuisine restaurant in Penticton. They commenced work on the film after attending the Vancouver International Film Festival in 1989, and began shooting in 1990."Co-operation is the secret". Times & Transcript, November 15, 1990.
The film premiered at the 1992 Vancouver International Film Festival.
The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 14th Genie Awards in 1993."Genie nominations". Calgary Herald, October 20, 1993.
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