Freak Talks About Sex (1999)

Director:

Paul Todisco

Writers:

Michael M.B. Galvin (novel)
Michael M.B. Galvin (screenplay) ...

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Two friends spend their days smoking pot and talking about sex. |

Plot Keywords:

Independent Film | Based On Novel

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Steve Zahn	...	Freak
Josh Hamilton	...	David Keenan
David Kinney	...	Big Steve
Wayne Federman	...	Tully
Heather McComb	...	Nichole
Arabella Field	...	Cari
Tim Green	...	Keenan's Newscaster Brother
Jack Mungovan	...	Keenan's Other Brother (as Jack Carey)
Carey Eidel	...	Mechanic
Sean Manton	...	Big Steve's Annoying Customer
Sybil Temtchine	...	Moira (as Sybil Temchen)
Debra Lebberts	...	Drunk Girl (as Debra Lubberts)
Beth Beer	...	Sheri
Eric Zappa	...	Band: The Tortillas You Wanted, Guitar (as The Tortillas You Wanted)
Mike Faloon	...	Band: The Tortillas You Wanted, Drums (as The Tortillas You Wanted)

Also Known As:

Blowin' Smoke (USA) (DVD title)
Syracuse Muse (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Auburn, New York, USA

Company:

Centre Street Productions

Trivia:

In the scene where "David Keenan" is trying to wind the tape back into the cassette, he is wearing a shirt that says "Egghead", which is the name of a band the screenwriter is in.

Quotes:

Freak: I can't think of a single movie that couldn't be improved by a lesbian sex scene.

Movie Connections:

References Slap Shot (1977)

Soundtrack:

Girls and Cars

Blowin' Smoke

The other night I stumbled upon this movie on HBO. After reading the short information screen (that digital cable provides) I thought it was something worth seeing. It sounded like many other young adult pot smoking movies I have seen before. It had an actor I liked in it, Steve Zahn, so I decided to check it out. First let me say this movie was titled all wrong. I believe the DVD title, "Blowin' Smoke" captures this movie. This movie is not just about Freak, nor is it just about Sex. Although they are strong parts of the movie. This movie is about growing up and making decisions. You have two good friends who are two years out of college and going no where with their life. Freak is a crazy pot smoking guy who lives in his mother's basement. He is not really motivated. Then there is David (in my opinion is the focus of the movie) who is a writer who tried moving out of Upper State New York, where he moved to Arizona to work on his writing. It didn't work out and now he is back living in a crappie apartment and working a crappie job. Dave really doesn't know where to go in life. He knows what he wants but just isn't there. I get this feeling through the movie of a Kevin Smith type movie. Even though Smith's movies are really only Cult Classics, they still managed to work better overall than this movie. I won't lie, this movie was watch-able and had its moments. I would suggest just watching it if you have nothing to do. It just really goes no where and often scenes end before they ever were resolved. Almost feels a little incomplete. Just in-case you wanted to see it, I won't tell you what happens. Although in the end, it leaves you wondering what happened to Dave. You know what Freak does, but Dave its a little more open to interpretation. I would like to think he finally decided what to do and who to do it with, but they didn't even do a good job at leading you to that idea.

Overall I wasn't disappointed I saw this, but in the end I knew why I had never heard of it. This movie connected to me because of the storyline. A guy two years out of college who is a writer and moved to Arizona to move in the right direction, but things turned out being one big procrastinating mess. I have been out of college for a few years and I am an artist. I just got back from Arizona in hopes to move there to work on my art, but of course I (too) procrastinate more than I should.