Extreme Dating

Extreme Dating
2006 DVD release poster
Directed byLorena David
Written byJeff Schectman
Produced byMark Roberts
Starring
CinematographySonja Rom
Edited byLorena David
Music byScott Gilman
Production
companies
  • Third Eagle Productions
  • Filmstar Productions
Distributed byWarner Home Video
Release dates
  • June 25, 2004 (2004-06-25) (United Kingdom)
  • February 14, 2006 (2006-02-14) (United States)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2.5 million

Extreme Dating is a 2004 American crime romantic comedy film directed by Lorena David, written by Jeff Schectman, and starring Devon Sawa, Amanda Detmer, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Andrew Keegan, Ian Virgo, Meat Loaf, Lee Tergesen, John DiMaggio, and Meagen Fay. The film follows four friends who contrive dangerous accidents in order to find romantic partners and accidentally hire ex-convicts for a planned kidnapping.

Premise

Four friends in their 20s create dangerous scenarios in order to find romantic partners after one of them meets a girl during a skiing accident. They accidentally hire ex-convicts for a planned kidnapping scheme that they believe will find them dates.

Surprise ending.[citation needed]

Cast

Production

Filming took place in Big Bear City, California, as well as at a camp in Malibu and on stage at Universal Studios Hollywood.

Release

In November 2003, Franchise Pictures acquired the worldwide distribution rights to Extreme Dating. The film was released in the United Kingdom on June 25, 2004.

DVD format was "released on by Warner Home Video, Extreme Dating unfortunately got caught up in numerous distributors bankruptcies and is not currently available" (new).

Reception

Christopher Null of Filmcritic.com gave the film a negative review, criticizing its "tired, insulting plot" and "quickie production values," and stating that the film "should have earned the Lampoon seal of mediocrity."

VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever writes: "No hilarity ensues, just embarrassment."

References

  1. ↑ "Extreme Dating". kinorium.com. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Extreme Dating". Roberts David Films, Inc. | robertsdavid.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Franchise Pictures Acquires 'Extreme Dating' Rights". Movie Insider. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Extreme Dating | Reviews". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  5. ↑ VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever. "Extreme Dating". Retrieved May 18, 2026 – via Encyclopedia.com.