Heavy Petting is a 2007 comedy film

Comedy film

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 written and directed by Marcel Sarmiento. The film follows a young man as he falls in love with a girl but has to battle with her dog for her affections, only to discover that he himself is falling in love with the dog.

Plot

In present day New York City

New York City

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, Charlie (Brendan Hines

Brendan Hines

Brendan Hines is an American actor and singer-songwriter. He has had a number of small television roles and leading roles in a handful of independent films.-Biography:...

) meets the girl of his dreams, Daphne (Malin Åkerman

Malin Akerman

Malin Maria Åkerman is a Swedish–Canadian actress and model. She was born in Stockholm, Sweden and moved to Canada at the age of two. As a child, she appeared in several television commercials before going on to win a modelling contract at age sixteen...

), but he never expected he'd have to battle past her pet dog "Babydoll" to woo her. Just when it seems he can't beat the beast and all is lost, something unexpected happens: Charlie begins to fall in love with the dog himself, realizing he never really needed a girlfriend in the first place. Now, in order to keep hanging out with "man's best friend", Charlie must scramble to keep the relationship with Daphne going at all costs - or risk losing them both.

Cast

• Malin Åkerman
  Malin Akerman
  Malin Maria Åkerman is a Swedish–Canadian actress and model. She was born in Stockholm, Sweden and moved to Canada at the age of two. As a child, she appeared in several television commercials before going on to win a modelling contract at age sixteen...
  
   as Daphne
• Brendan Hines
  Brendan Hines
  Brendan Hines is an American actor and singer-songwriter. He has had a number of small television roles and leading roles in a handful of independent films.-Biography:...
  
   as Charlie
• Mike Doyle
  Mike Doyle (actor)
  Mike Doyle is an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He is best known for his recurring roles in the television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, playing Forensics Tech Ryan O'Halloran, and Oz, playing Adam Guenzel....
  
   as James
• Kevin Sussman
  Kevin Sussman
  Kevin Sussman is an American actor of television and film perhaps best known for his recurring roles Stuart the comic book store owner on "The Big Bang Theory" and Walter on the ABC comedy-drama Ugly Betty....
  
   as Ras
• Juan Hernandez as Juan
• Marcel Sarmiento as Louis
• Sam Coppola
  Sam Coppola
  Sam Coppola , is an American actor. He has appeared in 67 films since 1968.He was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA.-External links:...
  
   as Old codger #1
• Allie Woods as Old codger #2
• Krysten Ritter
  Krysten Ritter
  Krysten Alyce Ritter is an American actress and former model. Ritter is well known for her critically acclaimed turn as Jane Margolis on AMC's Breaking Bad where she first appeared as the property manager and neighbor of Aaron Paul's Jesse Pinkman...
  
  as Innocent bystander
• Casper the dog as Babydoll