YPF (2007) Young People Fucking (original title)

Director:

Martin Gero

Writers:

Martin Gero (written by)
Aaron Abrams (written by)

Release Date:

13 June 2008 (Canada)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

A comedy about coming together.

Plot:

On a Tuesday night, five couples have separate sexual adventures.

Plot Keywords:

Friend | Foreplay | Orgasm | Birthday | Roommate

Awards:

5 wins

Cast

Aaron Abrams	...	Matt
Carly Pope	...	Kris
Kristin Booth	...	Abby
Josh Dean	...	Andrew
Sonja Bennett	...	Mia
Josh Cooke	...	Eric
Diora Baird	...	Jamie
Callum Blue	...	Ken
Ennis Esmer	...	Gord
Peter Oldring	...	Dave
Natalie Lisinska	...	Inez

Directed by
Martin Gero

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Aaron Abrams		written by
Martin Gero		written by

Produced by
Aaron Abrams	....	executive producer
Lorne Abrams	....	executive producer
Michael Baker	....	executive producer
Tracey Boulton	....	producer
Glenn Cockburn	....	executive producer
Martin Gero	....	executive producer
Steven Hoban	....	producer
Jeff Sackman	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Todor Kobakov		(original score)

Cinematography by
Arthur E. Cooper		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Mike Banas

Casting by
Sara Kay
Jenny Lewis
Paul Weber

Production Design by
Diana Abbatangelo

Costume Design by
Alex Kavanagh

Makeup Department
Stacey Iseman	....	assistant hair stylist
Stacey Iseman	....	assistant makeup artist
Diane Mazur	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Jonathan Walker	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Indiana Allemang	....	trainee assistant director
Jennifer Beam	....	third assistant director
Michal Page	....	second assistant director
Bob Warwick	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Mariana Jukica	....	set decoration buyer
Deirdra Morris	....	property master
Laura Salnek	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Steph Carrier	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Elliot	....	foley assistant
Jamie Gould	....	sound re-recording assistant
David McCallum	....	supervising sound editor
Brent Pickett	....	dialogue editor
David Rose	....	sound effects editor
Urmas Rosin	....	sound
Lou Solakofski	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark Zsifkovits	....	sound re-recording assistant
Al Buchok	....	boom operator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jerry Fil	....	dolly grip
Jerry Fil	....	key grip
Vanessa Ireson	....	first assistant camera
Jason Luke	....	second assistant camera
Mike Nieuwland	....	camera trainee
Steve Wilkie	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Ivy Isenberg	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Stephanie Lees	....	assistant costume designer
William Ng	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Tavia Charlton	....	digital intermediate production manager
Nick Iannelli	....	digital intermediate producer
Steve McLeod	....	assistant editor
Dave Muscat	....	assistant digital intermediate editor
Mila Patriki	....	digital intermediate colorist
Mark Smith	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Kevin Banks	....	music editor
David Hayman	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Scott Clarke	....	transportation coordinator
Richard Hooper	....	driver: cast

Other crew
Cynthia Amsden	....	publicist
Erik Bright	....	publicist
Alison Bulger	....	assistant production coordinator
Marc Lougheed	....	production assistant
Chris Pare	....	assistant to director
Corinna Pieloch	....	publicist
Devjani Raha	....	production coordinator (2007)
Philip Spurvey	....	location manager
David Steinberg	....	legal

Thanks
Ivon R. Bartok	....	special thanks (as Ivon Bartok)
Mark Branch	....	special thanks
Natalie Brown	....	special thanks
Stephanie Cadman	....	special thanks
Sean Cossey	....	special thanks
Daniel DeSanto	....	special thanks
Jason Dowdeswell	....	special thanks
Liam Eagle	....	special thanks
Lesley Faulkner	....	special thanks
Brendan Gall	....	special thanks
David Hewlett	....	special thanks
Ken MacKenzie	....	special thanks
Randy Manis	....	special thanks
Bryan Misener	....	special thanks
Sarah Polley	....	special thanks
Jensenne Roculan	....	special thanks
Alek Trpkovski	....	thanks
Kristopher Turner	....	special thanks
Tony Wosk	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Copperheart Entertainment

Distributors

• RCV Film Distribution (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Revolver Entertainment (2007-2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• All Interactive Distribution (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
• Lizard Cinema Trade (2008) (Russia) (all media)
• Maple Pictures (2008) (Canada) (all media)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Revolver Entertainment (2008) (UK) (DVD)
• THINKFilm (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Velocity Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Deluxe Post-Production  post-production facilities
• Hand Prop  props supplied by
• Toronto Film Studios  movie studio

Also Known As:

"Young People Fucking" - Canada (original title)
"Y.P.F." - UK (video title), USA (video title)
"Young People F*cking" - Canada (English title) (poster title)

Runtime:

87 min | Canada:90 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Netherlands:16 | Australia:R | South Korea:18 | New Zealand:R18 | UK:15 (DVD) | Portugal:M/18

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Copperheart Entertainment

Trivia:

The infamous "Dirty Talk" speech was the only thing written while both writers were in the same room. The rest of the script was written entirely over email, while Abrams worked in Toronto on "Slings and Arrows" (2003) and Gero worked on "Stargate: Atlantis" (2004) in Vancouver.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Kris:Don't be a fag.
Matt:I won't. Fuck off.
Kris:No pussying out.
Matt:I'm not! Will you just...
Kris:All right. Come on.
Matt:OK. OK.
Kris:OK?
Matt:Oh, yes!
Kris:You're not moving.
Matt:Well, neither are you.
Kris:Jesus Christ, man, how could you.
Matt:I'm fucking - I'm closer to you than you are to me.
Kris:How the fuck does that work?
Matt:Because, you know, I'm doing some moving. You're not doing anything. You're just
[unintelligible]
Kris:You're an idiot.
Matt:You're an idiot!
Kris:Shut up. Don't be a pussy.
Matt:I'm - I got it.
[they kiss]
Matt:OK.
Kris:Yep.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema (2009) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Make It Good To Me

Enjoyable

This film isn't the standard comedy about average teens to young adults trying to get off, this is about young adults that have the same sort of mishaps and adventures exploring the different types of sex, yes believe it or not there are different types; whether it be about being in love, to a one night stand, two friends helping each-other out or just two ex-partners filling in.

Be it a rough topic to display on screen seen it's pretty full of sex at every angle, which is besides the point, the point is that it's about the deeper meaning, what do we discover about each-other in bed, what was there before and what's there now. The writing is spot on, the scenes aren't as you'd expect, the characters question themselves and their abilities in or out of the sack. An odd experience on screen, but a funny one.

Verdict: 90 minutes of sex on screen, could the internet provide better? Doubtful. This is sexual comedy at it's best, thinking that makes it a new genre of film-making to consider. 7.5/10.