Good Dick (2008)

A look at the relationship between a lonely introverted girl and a young video store clerk vying for her attention.

Director:

Marianna Palka

Writer:

Marianna Palka

Stars:

Marianna Palka, Jason Ritter, Eric Edelstein

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marianna Palka	...	The Woman
Jason Ritter	...	The Man
Eric Edelstein	...	Eric
Mark Webber	...	Derek
Martin Starr	...	Simon
Tom Arnold	...	Dad
Jesse Garcia	...	Jose
Katherine Waterston	...	Katherine
Elisabeth Waterston	...	Elisabeth
Charles Durning	...	Charlie
Seth Gabel	...	Kissing Man
Bryce Dallas Howard	...	Kissing Woman
Marge Morgan	...	Old Woman
Tyler Ritter	...	Young Handsome Man
Jeremy Glazer	...	Café Patron

Storyline

They're in their 20s. He works in a video store; he's eager, chatty, sleeps in his car. She rents adult films, looks disheveled, rarely speaks. He chats her up, she brushes him off. He takes her address from store records and contrives to run into her. He rings her doorbell; she tells him to go away. He invents a story of a great-aunt who's died; she lets him in but holds a butcher knife between them. So it goes. He presses for a relationship; she ignores him, insults him, or yells. He's persistent, inviting her out, cooking, washing her hair. Both have demons and, as their natures become more clear, his addictive personality and her sex nausea may be on a collision course.

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Plot Keywords:

video store | sex | video store clerk | nameless character | misfit | 

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Taglines:

What do you REALLY want?

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 October 2008 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$200,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$5,036 (USA) (10 October 2008)

Gross:

$15,542 (USA) (17 October 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Good Dick, Morning Knight, Present Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Derek: [to Simon] Oh, by the way, that's the clitoris.

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Connections

References Band of Outsiders (1964)

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Soundtracks

"Big Boots"
Written by Joachim Cooder (as Joachim Herbert Cooder)
Published by Zegema Beach
Admin by Kobalt Music Publishing America Inc. (BMI)
Written by Juliette Monique Commagere
Published by Half Mexican Music
Admin by Kobalt Music Publishing America Inc. (ASCAP)
Written by Jared Nelson Smith
Privy Seal Inc.
Admin by Kobalt Music Publishing America Inc. (ASCAP)
Written by Ben Messelbeck
Meano Publishing
Admin by Kobalt Music Publishing America Inc. (ASCAP)
Written by Mike Elizondo
Admin by EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP)
Performed by Hello Stranger

User Reviews

Marianna Palka

This film is definitely 'watchable.' Its the sort of film you start to watch expecting very little from but end up very satisfied you decided to 'give it a go.'

Marianna Palka who directed/wrote and stars in this is a fine actress who right at the start reminded me of Helena Bonham Carter for some reason (please feel free to disagree) - she is certainly a talent worth keeping a eye on.

Overall a good film that will leave you pleased you viewed it. Possibly better to rent than to go to the cinema, but that I suppose is my own interpretation!

Enjoy.