The Opposite of Sex (1998)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Don Roos

Writer (WGA):

Don Roos (written by)

Release Date:

22 May 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll be offended

Plot:

A 16-year-old girl visits her gay half-brother and ends up seducing his boyfriend, thus wreaking havoc on all of their lives.

Plot Keywords:

Half Brother | Gay | Death | Homosexual | Teacher

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 11 wins & 14 nominations

Cast

Christina Ricci	...	Dede Truitt
Martin Donovan	...	Bill Truitt
Lisa Kudrow	...	Lucia DeLury
Lyle Lovett	...	Sheriff Carl Tippett
Johnny Galecki	...	Jason Bock
William Lee Scott	...	Randy 'One Ball' Cates
Ivan Sergei	...	Matt Mateo
Megan Blake	...	Bobette
Colin Ferguson	...	Tom DeLury
Dan Bucatinsky	...	Timothy
Chauncey Leopardi	...	Joe
Rodney Eastman	...	Ty
Heather Fairfield	...	Jennifer Oakes
Amy Atkins	...	TV Reporter
Leslie Grossman	...	Girl Student

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language and sex related dialogue and sexuality.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Italy:VM14 (re-rating on appeal) | Canada:18+ (Ontario) | Singapore:R(A) (cut) | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Brazil:18 | Chile:18 | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:16 | Italy:VM18 | Peru:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:11 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Big Bear Lake, California, USA

Company:

Rysher Entertainment

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In the movie Dede says, "the three Cs of Diamonds," when in truth it is the Four Cs of Diamonds: color, cut, carat weight, and clarity.

Quotes:

Randy: I'm just askin' that you stand by your man, like I'm standin' next to you! You know, a lot of guys, man, they woulda said that, "Shucks, man, she took up with them homosexuals. You know, she turned her back on righteousness."
Dedee: Oh, yeah, but blowing you in the backseat of your car every day after band, that was a stairway to heaven, right?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "HBO First Look: Getting Connected: On the Set of 'Hanging Up' (#7.2)" (2000)

Soundtrack:

Pilot Mode

In the first 5 minutes I'd decided I was gonna love this film, Ricci seemed on top form giving a cool monologue and coming across as the Drew Barrymore for the (late) 90's... but 20 minutes in and everything goes to pot... she becomes a pain in the ass, Kudrow can't take such a heavy role (not that it's a *heavy* role, just that she's *so* lightweight.) and you just end up not really giving a toss about any of them. Galecki (David from Roseanne) is over the top camp and looks more like he's starring in a Carry On movie than anything else. Ricci does show real promise though.. she could be *excellent* if just cast in the right thing by a decent director.

Best bit has to be the line Ricci delivers to the audience just after the Bill & Matt kiss.