Getting Played

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Getting Played
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DVD Cover of Getting Played
Written byDavid Silberg
Directed by David Silberg
Starring Vivica A. Fox
Bill Bellamy
Carmen Electra
Stacey Dash
Theme music composer David Lawrence
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producer Eric Manlunas
Producers Vivica A. Fox
Lita Richardson
Michael Catalano
David Silberg
Cinematography Francis Kenny
EditorCharlene Perrone
Running time84 minutes
Original release
ReleaseDecember 10, 2005 (2005-12-10)

Getting Played is a 2005 American romantic comedy television film directed by David Silberg, starring Vivica A. Fox, Bill Bellamy, Carmen Electra, and Stacey Dash. The film is about three beautiful women, who decide, on a bet, to select and seduce a total stranger.

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Plot

The film centers around three very attractive women who, after having many guy troubles themselves, decide to play a prank on a random man. Their goal is to seduce the man while catching the whole sequence on tape and ultimately humiliating him with the footage. Their plan runs into some snags, as the man they choose to prank knows what they are trying to do to him.

A man named Mark Sellers (Bill Bellamy) then has sex with Andrea Collins (Vivica A. Fox) and Lauren (Carmen Electra) while they video tape the intercourse, only for him to change both tapes. He then goes on a date with Emily (Stacey Dash) only to fall in love with her after finding that they both have a lot in common and they "look good together". In the end, they admit everything to each other, and after five minutes of begging, disturbing a couple eating dinner who they think that they are on a hidden camera show, decide to forgive each other and start out clean and honest.

Cast

Release

The movie was released on December 10, 2005, in the United States and the DVD was released on June 13, 2006.


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