The Oh in Ohio (2006)

Priscilla Chase is a woman who has never had an orgasm.

Director:

Billy Kent

Writers:

Sarah Bird (story), Billy Kent (story),

Stars:

Parker Posey, Danny DeVito, Winter Ave Zoli

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Parker Posey	...	Priscilla Chase
Danny DeVito	...	Wayne the Pool Guy
Winter Ave Zoli	...	The Water's Fine Girl
Miranda Bailey	...	Sherri
Paul Rudd	...	Jack Chase
Adam Nelson	...	Kid at Vending Machine
Keith David	...	Coach Popovitch
Tim Russ	...	Douglas
Ramon Adams	...	Black Student
Jennifer Luu	...	Chinese Student
Alex Potapenko	...	Blonde Student (as Alex Potatenko)
Mischa Barton	...	Kristen Taylor
James Kisicki	...	Dr. Harry (as James P. Kisicki)
Liza Minnelli	...	Alyssa Donahue
Brynn Horrocks	...	Punky Chick

Storyline

In Ohio, Priscilla Chase is the VP of a company that works bringing new business to Cleveland. She has been married for more than ten years with Jack Chase, the biology teacher from the local public school. Priscilla is successful in her career but is frigid and has never reached an orgasm, hurting her frustrated husband. When Priscilla decides to buy a vibrator, Jack is seduced by his teenage student Kristen Taylor and recovers his self-esteem, working out, losing weight and dressing adequately. Priscilla has new sexual experiences and becomes closer to Wayne the Pool Guy, the constructor of swimming pools in her neighborhood since she was a child. The new relationships upgrade the personal and professional lives of Priscilla and Jack.

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Plot Keywords:

orgasm | sex | school | biology | student | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content, language and some drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Cyan Pictures [us] Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 February 2007 (Mexico)

Also Known As:

Em Busca do Prazer

Filming Locations:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ambush Entertainment, AV Club, The, Cold Iron Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

In Ohio passenger cars have both front and rear license plates.

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Quotes

Jack Chase: Do you know I have a magnificent penis?
Coach Popovitch: Oh shut up!
Jack Chase: No, no. I have a magnificent penis.
Coach Popovitch: Just Shut up!
Jack Chase: It's true!
Coach Popovitch: I'm not listening to you.
[covering ears and walking away]
Coach Popovitch: la la la la la.
Jack Chase: You're here to hear coach. Well hear this: My cock's jammin'! It's jammin'!

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Connections

References American Splendor (2003)

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Soundtracks

"Ballet Suite from Sleeping Beauty, Pas d'action"
Written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performed by New Philharmonic Orchestra of London
Courtesy of Point Classics, LLC

User Reviews

A dramatic sex comedy doesn't work

I would have assumed that "The Oh! in Ohio" was trying to be the Judd Apatow sex comedies for females, but this was released in 2006 just before the Apatow craze began. So now I'm not sure what they were trying to go for.

It's marketed as a comedy but it's more of a drama. The plot line is that Priscilla Chase (Parker Posey) and her husband (Paul Rudd) are in an unhappy marriage because she isn't able to climax. Along with "50 million other women who suffer from orgasmic dysfunction" as the film tells us.

The film moves forward with Posey trying to have an orgasm. I'm assuming these scenes were supposed to provide us laughs but they weren't very funny. The other half of the movie is Rudd living his depressed life as a biology teacher. Finally the film industry has figured out that occasionally there are teachers for subjects other than English, but unfortunately it's in this movie just so we can have him spout the names of some sex organ muscles. Paul Rudd is one of my favourite actors, but the story for his character is extremely poorly done. The humour is so low-key, that I view it more as a drama, so there is no pay-off for his poor character. I might even have to blame this film for Rudd being relegated to buddy comedies now.

There is a lot to not like in this film, but Posey does shine, and some of the "50 million women who suffer from orgasmic dysfunction" might enjoy "The Oh! in Ohio" but probably not many other people will.