Humpday (2009)

Two guys take their bromance to another level when they participate in an art film project.

Director:

Lynn Shelton

Writer:

Lynn Shelton

Stars:

Mark Duplass, Joshua Leonard, Alycia Delmore

6 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mark Duplass	...	Ben
Alycia Delmore	...	Anna
Joshua Leonard	...	Andrew
Lynn Shelton	...	Monica
Trina Willard	...	Lily
Olivia	...	Kid on Bike
Stellan Mathiesen	...	Kid on Bike
Steven Schardt	...	Disgruntled Driver
David Bundgren	...	'Dionysus' Extra
J. Martin Dinn	...	'Dionysus' Extra
Paddy Evans-Winfield	...	'Dionysus' Extra (as Patrick Evans-Winfield)
Joy Brooke Fairfield	...	'Dionysus' Extra
Monica Fisk	...	'Dionysus' Extra
Lori Goldston	...	'Dionysus' Extra
Jane Hall	...	'Dionysus' Extra

Storyline

When Andrew unexpectedly shows up on Ben's doorstep late one night, the two old college friends immediately fall into their old dynamic of heterosexual one-upmanship. To save Ben from domestication, Andrew invites Ben to a party at a sex-positive commune. Everyone there plans on making erotic art films for the local amateur porn festival and Andrew wants in. They run out of booze and ideas, save for one: Andrew should have sex with Ben, on camera. It's not gay; it's beyond gay. It's not porn; it's an art project. The next day, they find themselves unable to back down from the dare. And there's nothing standing in their way - except Ben's wife Anna, heterosexuality, and certain mechanical questions.

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Plot Keywords:

mumblecore | title directed by female | title written by female | reference to dionysus the greek deity | artist | 

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Taglines:

Sometimes male bonding can be taken a little too far.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some strong sexual content, pervasive language and a scene of drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 September 2009 (France)

Also Known As:

A legmelegebb nap

Filming Locations:

Seattle, Washington, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$28,737, 12 July 2009

Gross USA:

$407,377

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$473,980

Company Credits

Production Co:

Magnolia Pictures, Seashel Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

As he walks to the hotel room for the final scene, Andrew walks in front of the home of Edith Macefield. Macefield was famous for stubbornly resisting the offers of developers and remaining in her tiny 108-year-old farmhouse while the surrounding properties were turned into a five-story commercial development.

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Goofs

As Ben and Andrew explain to their video camera their story so far, Ben mistakenly refers to Andrew as "Ben".

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Quotes

Andrew: That's the tricky thing. It's the difference between this and bungee jumping, is that bungee jumping, you just walk to the edge and jump...
Ben: ...and the whole thing takes care of you...
Andrew: ...and you don't have to have a hard-on to bungee jump.

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Connections

References Pretty Woman (1990)

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Soundtracks

Dimorphus
Written and Performed by Lori Goldston and Julian Martlew
(c) 2009

User Reviews

Men having sex as art? Hmmmm...not in this film.

If a man had written and directed this film, it would have had a different ending. With that said, Lynn Shelton takes us on a feminist ride--after all, two women having sex on film is sometimes considered "art," so why not explore that angle with men? In the final seconds of the film when Andrew stops laughing while looking at what was recorded, I was left with this sense of his longing--for completion of something (as he said), for something more intimate with his good friend, for being part of something greater than himself--all things Ben already had. And even though the idea was booze- and drug-induced, it was Andrew who came up with it to start. Sooo...something else is going on in Andrew's mind, heart and soul. At the end of the day, I ask "Do I care about these characters?" The only one I really cared for was Anna--she had the most to lose and gain from Ben and Andrew's really implausible scheme. Acting okay...Alycia Delmore really stood out, especially in the two scenes when the truths come out.