What Now (film)

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What Now
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Promotional poster for What Now
Directed by Ash Avildsen
Written byAsh Avildsen
Produced byJamie Adler
Lorenzo Antonucci
Ash Avildsen
Jeffrey Ronald Cohen
Wael Hourani
Jeff Kranzdorf
Brad LaFave
Frank Nasso
Cleo Valente
Starring Jeffree Star
Ash Avildsen
Joseph Cassiere
Lorenzo Antonucci
CinematographySamuel Brownfield
Edited byDan Dobi
Production
companies
Sumerian Films
What Now Productions
Distributed byGravitas Ventures
Green Apple Entertainment
Release date
  • March 19, 2015 (2015-03-19)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$250,000

What Now is a 2015 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Ash Avildsen. It also stars Avildsen. [1] [2]

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Plot

Three best friends explore the world of online swipe dating in Los Angeles and quickly find out that anyone who judges you based on your salary or number of social media followers is someone who has their own soul-searching to do. [3]

DJ works as a disc jockey (DJ) at a strip called named Pink Lips. Bruno works security at Pink Lips, and Joey works as a travel agent. They all live together in B-Murda's house, but it is their last weekend there. B-Murda is getting married, and his fiancé wants his friends to move out. They all decide to try a new dating app at a friend's suggestion. They quickly find out that girls do not like their day jobs, but they can lie about what they do.

The movie culminates in a party at B-Murda's house. Ice-T makes an appearance at the party and performs a live version of "99 Problems".

Cast

Release

What Now was released to select theaters March 19, 2015 and on cable and VOD platforms April 3, 2015. [4]

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