First Look at Stacey Dash, Lisa Raye in MonicaPosted by Wilson Morales
February 19, 2013
Here’s the first look at LisaRaye McCoy and Stacey Dash in Gregory Carter‘s independent film, Monica, where a young woman has to choose between the love of her life and the lure of money that takes place against the backdrop of a gentleman’s club.
Filmed after Dash left Season 1 of the series she and LisaRaye starred in, VH1’s Single Ladies, the film is about an engaged aspiring artist couple (Ali Cobrin, Step Up 2’s Robert Hoffman) who make a pact in order for Monica to take a job as an exotic dancer to take care of her cancer stricken father (played by Django Unchained and 48hrs’ James Remar). Once the pact the couple made is broken, there lives are changed forever.
Dash will be playing a nurse in the film, while LisaRaye plays a stripper. K.D. Aubert plays a lesbian, whose partner is Carmen Electra.
Set as an Indecent Proposal meets Dancing at the Blue Iguana, the rest of the cast includes Mariel Hemingway, Lynn Whitfield, Omari Hardwick, Carmen Electra, Lisa Raye, Briana Evigan, Nia Peoples, Datari Turner, Omar Gooding, Keith Robinson, Lew Temple, Obba Babatunde, Quinton Aaron, K.D. Aubert, Christian Keyes, Wesley Jonathan, Terrell “T.O.” Owens, Ron Jeremy, and Dennis White.
The script was written by Carter and Datari Turner, who’s also featured in the film. Gordon Bijelonic and Datari Turner Films (‘Dysfunctional Friends‘) are producing the film along with Michael Becker.
