The Seat Filler
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| Directed by | Nick Castle |
| Written by | Mark Brown Duane Martin Tisha Campbell-Martin |
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Kelly Rowland Duane Martin Mel B DeRay Davis Shemar Moore Kyla Pratt Glynn Turman Sy Smith |
| Cinematography | Suki Medencevic |
| Edited by | Patrick Kennedy Julia Wong |
| Distributed by | Magnolia Home Entertainment The Momentum Experience |
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90 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $8 million |
| Box office | $27.9 million |
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| Single by Kelly Rowland | |
| Released | April 27, 2008 (YouTube) 2005 (Worldwide) |
| Format | YouTube Release, digital download |
| Recorded | United States |
| Genre | Pop, contemporary R&B |
| Length | 3:47 |
| Label | Blacktrak Entertainment |
| Writer(s) | Kelly Rowland, Rob Lewis, Courtney Harrell, Cookie Lewis |
| Producer(s) | Rob Lewis |
The Seat Filler is an American romantic comedy musical film produced by the Company Production of Magnolia Home Entertainment, Seat Filler Productions, Shake Martin Films and Strange Fruit Films, which released in 2005. It stars Kelly Rowland, Duane Martin, Mel B, Kyla Pratt and Shemar Moore. The movie received mainly average reviews. The film is also recognized as Duane Martin's first (and to date, only) appearance in a musical film and Kelly Rowland's most successful film in a leading role performance.
Derrick, an aspiring lawyer who is studying for the bar exam, struggles to keep his head above water financially. His best friend and roommate E.J. suggests Derrick join him at his job as a seat filler at awards shows. When seat filling at the Video Beat awards gala, Derrick meets popular R&B singer Jhnelle, who mistakes him for a regular guest. Believing that he is Alonzo Grant, entertainment lawyer to the stars, Jhnelle asks Derrick out on a date.
During the date Derrick tells Jhnelle that he is not Alonzo Grant and that he cannot afford the meal, but she says she was planning to pay for it anyway and laughs, believing Derrick to be kidding. They leave the restaurant with plans for a second date.
Derrick plans on cancelling the date because he cannot afford it, but E.J. tells him not to worry and that he's got everything covered as long as he takes him along. Derrick, Jhnelle, E.J., and Jhnelle's friend Sandie take a Bentley that E.J. "borrowed" while pretending to be valet and head to a club. Jhnelle's ex-boyfriend Trent is there and causes problems while E.J. tells Derrick that the rightful car owner is also at the club. Derrick, who did not know about the stolen car, gets upset and walks away from E.J. who chases after Sandie while Jhnelle and Derrick leave the club. Jhnelle asks to take the car home but Derrick suggests taking the bus instead. They get off and walk around town, where Derrick again tries to tell Jhnelle the truth, but she interrupts him with a kiss.
The next day Jhnelle leaves a message on Derrick's phone saying she wants to have lunch and that she'll meet him at "his" office. Derrick panics over what to do and E.J. yells at him to run. He quickly gets dressed and runs to the building where Alonzo works and is just in time to meet Jhnelle there, suggesting they do something "better than lunch" which is a movie at a theater in the hood. Meanwhile, Trent goes to Alonzo's office to confront him.
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