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Mood:
- CleverWittyBitingHumorousOffbeatSexualExciting
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Plot:
- Gays and LesbiansComing of AgePregnancyTeenage LifeChases and RacesGenderHopesLifestyle more...
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Genres:
- Comedy
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century90s
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Place:
- Suburbs
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Audience:
- Date NightGirls' Night
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- Award WinnerCritically Acclaimed
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Humor:
- SatireDark HumorIrreverent Humor
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- Multiple StoriesOn the RoadVoice OverTalky
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- Semi SeriousRealistic
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- Sexual Content
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The Opposite of Sex, 1998
English
USA
Profile of The Opposite of Sex
The Opposite of Sex can be described as biting, clever, and witty. The plot revolves around pregnancy, gays and lesbians, and coming of age. Its comic aspect comes from dark humor and satire. The Opposite of Sex's main genre is comedy. In terms of style, it involves multiple stories, includes a voice over, and has a road movie structure. In approach, it is realistic. The Opposite of Sex is set, at least in part, in the suburbs. It takes place in the 1990s. The movie has received attention for being an award winner and critically acclaimed. The Opposite of Sex is well suited for a girls' night and a date night. Note that it involves sexual content.
Summary of The Opposite of Sex
Sixteen-year-old Deedee runs away from Louisiana to live with her half-brother Bill, an English teacher who happens to be gay. Lucia, Bill's sexually-repressed best friend, distrusts her. These suspicions are confirmed when Deedee lures Bill's boyfriend into bed and talks him into stealing $10,000 from Bill and running away with her to Los Angeles. To make matters worse for Bill, his bitter ex-lover frames him for sexual harassment, causing a scandal in their quiet town. This forces him and Lucia to go on a wild chase in search of Matt and Deedee in order to clear his name. They are joined by Sheriff Carl Tippett, a friend, who begins to fall in love with Lucia. A black comedy about what people must go through in order to find "the opposite of sex" - lasting, committed, and loving relationships.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | January 1998 |
| Runtime: | 105 min |
Cast and Crew
as Dede Truitt
as Bill Truitt
as Lucia DeLury
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Critics Reviews
Los Angeles Times
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- by: Kristine McKenna
The New York Times
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- by: Elvis Mitchell
Users Reviews
- 20.March.2009
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- by: sethdellinger
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