Giving It Up (1999)

Director:

Christopher Kublan

Writers:

Christopher Kublan (writer)
Daniel Einfeld (co-story)

Release Date:

11 September 1999 (Taiwan)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

No touching, no kissing, no sex... no problem.

Plot:

Womanizing New York adman attempts to identify the causes of, and find a remedy for, his so-called addiction to sex, in order to win the love of a woman he respects.

Plot Keywords:

Independent Film

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Mark Feuerstein	...	Ralph Gagante
Amy Redford	...	Elizabeth Brenner
Dabney Coleman	...	Johnathan Gallant
Ben Weber	...	Peter McGrath
James Toback	...	Dr. Hubbins
Timothi-Jane Graham	...	Claire Densen (as Timothi Jane Graham)
Ali Larter	...	Amber
James Lesure	...	Kevin
Callie Thorne	...	Rex
Annabel Rivera	...	Monica
Mike Johnson	...	Jamie (Sex Addict) (as Jon Michael Johnson)
John Metelitz	...	John (Sex Addict)
Sara Moon	...	Debra (Sex Addict)
Andrew Marks	...	Jason (Sex Addict)
Bill Dawes	...	Pick-Up Man (Sex Addict)

Also Known As:

Casanova Falling

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content, language and some drug use.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Bigel / Mailer Films

Trivia:

Because of Mark Feuerstein's knack with physical slapstick (he studied with the top clown teacher in France), writer/director Christopher Kublan nicknamed him "Chaplin" on the set of the movie (he even referred to him as "Chaplin" on the call-sheet).

Quotes:

Elizabeth: Face it, Ralph. Everything you say and do is designed to attract members of the opposite sex.

Movie Connections:

References Love in the Afternoon (1957)

Totally underrated

This movie is a gem! Maybe not for everyone but still a gift for everyone who take the time to understand it. Before I saw the movie I saw one comment saying it was the bastard child between What Women Want and Sex in the City and I can understand that (it was meant negative) for the first twenty minutes. Whoever said that probably stopped wathcing after that conclusion because this movie is so much more. The dialogue is excellent the script is great but I get a feeling that maybe it isn't for everyone to connect with.

I however thought this was a truly great movie. The leading charachter, played by Mark Feuerstein (never heard about him before), talkt right to me! Hell I've been this man!

It's seldom I've seen such good writing describing the relationships between the sexes without falling into an eager to please the audience witht easy conclusions.

After watching this I got a real eager to meet the writer Christopher Kublan because he has obviously been through the same things I'm been through. It is so easy to spend you're life making it look good to other people (especially woman) that you forget about yourself and what you want. And the thing that makes you realize that is often the one you wanna love but whom detests you of what you have become of that.

This is a great movie, to put it down in any ways is awful but the photoghraphy is beyond standard and they could have worked some more on the endingt. Anyway I'll give this a 9/10 at least!