Premium (2006)

Director
Pete Chatmon; Rick Zahn

Main cast
Dorian Missick; Zoe Saldana; Hill Harper; Frankie Faison; William Sadler

Genres
Comedy, Romance

Description
Reginald "Cool" Coolidge is a struggling actor, fed up with taking stereotypical African American roles and waiting for his big break in a legitimate production. Until this time comes, he works at his mother's boyfriend's gas station to repay him for covering his college tuition. One day at the station, his ex-fiancé - and one true love - reappears at the pumps after 3 years of silence. Cool discovers that it is 36 hours until her wedding to a local lawyer. As Cool embarks on last-ditch attempts to win her back, he takes on the biggest "role" of his life while also learning the secret to mastering his craft.


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