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Writer (WGA):
Mike Binder (written by)
Release Date:
15 May 1999 (USA)
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Tagline:
A comedy that answers the question "What would happen if your wife said yes to a menage-a-trois... and loved it!" more
Plot:
Marty Barnes gets more than he wishes for when he asks his wife to join him in a menage-a-trois. She loves it and he has created a Sex Monster. full summary | add synopsis
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Beautiful Woman
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Awards:
3 wins
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Witty satire of gender roles and sexuality
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Mariel Hemingway | ... | Laura Barnes |
 | Mike Binder | ... | Marty Barnes |
 | Renée Humphrey | ... | Didi |
 | Taylor Nichols | ... | Billy |
 | Missy Crider | ... | Diva |
 | Christopher Lawford | ... | Dave Pembroke |
 | Joanna Heimbold | ... | Evie Pembroke |
 | Kevin Pollak | ... | Dr. Jerry Berman |
 | Stephen Baldwin | ... | Murphy |
 | Anita Barone | ... | Carol |
| Kara Zediker | ... | Ellen |
 | Marisol Nichols | ... | Lucia |
 | Holland Taylor | ... | Muriel |
| Melissa Denton | ... | Salon Customer |
| Noah Stone | ... | Danny |
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Rated R for strong sexual content including dialogue and for language.
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97 min
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Finland:K-16 |
Canada:18A (Ontario) |
Iceland:12 |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:M |
Germany:16 |
Spain:13 |
UK:15 |
USA:R
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Continuity: The first time Marty pours himself a cup of coffee and spills it, the spilled coffee disappears and his cup moves about between shots.
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Quotes:
Marty Barnes:
Listen to me, you're taking the whole thing way too far. You're tying women up and you're gagging them now! That's too far! What's next? I'm gonna come home one day and you're gonna be performing surgery on some girl?
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Referenced in Creating 'The Upside of Anger' (2005) (V)
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When you're not expecting much, it doesn't take a masterpiece to impress you. I watched The Sex Monster knowing that it had a bisexual-relevant theme, but uncertain of whether it would be a positive or negative portrayal of bisexuality and sexual experimentation in general. I was not disappointed.
Mike Binder somehow managed to take all of the tired stereotypes about gender and sexuality, weave them into exaggerated characters, put the characters in awkward situations, and make it all uproariously hilarious. Some viewers, no doubt, will interpret the caricatured portrayals as perpetuating outmoded stereotypes and perhaps even contributing to those stereotypes. But Binder's wit is both subtle and blatant: the dialogue makes use of every cliche imaginable, yet is still fresh and funny.
If you're cheek is prepared to accommodate your tongue, definitely see this movie (rent it! and then buy it to show all your friends). Be warned, though, that what you assume about people may be forever changed.