PREVIEW: Cha Cha Real Smooth (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Cooper Raiff (Freshman Year), Dakota Johnson (The Lost Daughter), Leslie Mann (Knocked Up), Brad Garrett (The Incredible Burt Wonderstone), Raúl Castillo (We the Animals), Odeya Rush (Lady Bird), Kelly O’Sullivan (Saint Frances), Vanessa Burghardt (film debut), Evan Assante (Run with the Hunted), Colton Osorio (Luce), Liam Jones (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Cooper Raiff (Freshman Year), director, writer, producer; Ro Donnelly (film debut), Erik Feig (Step Up), Dakota Johnson (film debut) and Jessica Switch (film debut), producers; Este Haim (film debut) and Christopher Stracey (film debut), composers; Cristina Dunlap (Bit), cinematographer; Henry Hayes (Mickey and the Bear), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Andrew (Raiff), a young man working as a Bar Mitzvah party host, strikes up a friendship with single mother Domino (Johnson) and her autistic daughter Lola (Burghardt)…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

After winning hearts over at Sundance, writer/director/star Cooper Raiff’s sweet comedy, also starring Dakota Johnson (who produces for the first time) now sets out to charm audiences worldwide.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 17TH JUNE 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON APPLE TV+

 

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