Sex Drive (2008)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Sean Anders

Writers (WGA):

Sean Anders (screenplay) &
John Morris (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

17 October 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

He's leaving virgin territory

Plot:

A high school senior drives cross-country with his best friends to hook up with a babe he met online.

Plot Keywords:

Friend | High School | Amish | Sex | Friendship

Cast

Josh Zuckerman	...	Ian
Amanda Crew	...	Felicia
Clark Duke	...	Lance
James Marsden	...	Rex
Seth Green	...	Ezekiel
Alice Greczyn	...	Mary
Katrina Bowden	...	Ms. Tasty
Charlie McDermott	...	Andy (as Charles McDermott)
Mark L. Young	...	Randy
Cole Petersen	...	Dylan
Dave Sheridan	...	Bobby Jo
Michael Cudlitz	...	Rick
Allison Weissman	...	Becca
Andrea Anders	...	Brandy
Kim Ostrenko	...	Ian's Stepmom

Also Known As:

Sexdrive (USA) (promotional title)
Untitled Teen Road Movie (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong crude and sexual content, nudity, language, some drug and alcohol use - all involving teens.

Runtime:

109 min | 129 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #44556) | Australia:MA | UK:15 | Ireland:16 | Finland:K-13 | Netherlands:12 | Sweden:11 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Singapore:M18 (cut) | New Zealand:R16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Argentina:13 | Germany:12 | Norway:11 | Chile:14 | Mexico:B15 | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Belle Glade, Florida, USA

Company:

Summit Entertainment

Trivia:

Both Seth Green (Ezekiel) and Katrina Bowden (Ms. Tasty) have appeared in Fall Out Boy music videos before this film. Seth Green is in the funeral scene of in "It Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" and Katrina Bowden was the mean girl dancing with Patrick Stump in "Dance Dance".

Goofs:

Continuity: When the older brother (Rex) is pounding on the garage door his motorcycle helmet lying in the driveway changes locations a couple of times although he has not touched it.

Quotes:

Ian: Hey, uh, can I ask you guys a question?
Randy: You just did!
Ian: Can I ask you guys another question?
Andy: You just did again!

Movie Connections:

References X-Men (2000)

Soundtrack:

Flying High

Reasonable Coming Of Age Comedy

I couldn't bash "Sex Drive" in good faith. For a comedy of its type, and all of you know what I mean by this coming of age sort of comedy, it had a lot of slow parts that weren't funny, and needless sentimentality that only served to slow the movie down. However, when it was funny, it was super funny.

The ongoing gags were pretty notable, and performances were top notch, notably by Seth Green as the sarcastic Amish guy. This may reign as best sarcastic performance in any movie, ever. The energy between the various performers was right and helped execute most of the gags effectively. As I mentioned, I have complaints, but they are trivial. If you want some goofy humor to eat popcorn to, give it a shot.