Sex Tape (2014)

A married couple wake up to discover that the sex tape they made the evening before has gone missing, leading to a frantic search for its whereabouts.

Director:

Jake Kasdan

Writers:

Kate Angelo (screenplay), Jason Segel (screenplay)

Stars:

Jason Segel, Cameron Diaz, Rob Corddry

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cameron Diaz	...	Annie
Jason Segel	...	Jay
Rob Corddry	...	Robby
Ellie Kemper	...	Tess
Rob Lowe	...	Hank
Nat Faxon	...	Max
Nancy Lenehan	...	Linda
Giselle Eisenberg	...	Nell
Harrison Holzer	...	Howard
Sebastian Hedges Thomas	...	Clive
Timothy Brennen	...	Walt
Krisztina Koltai	...	Marta
Randall Park	...	Edward
Joe Stapleton	...	Piper Bros. Executive
James Wilcox	...	Charlie

Storyline

When Jay (Jason Segel) and Annie (Cameron Diaz) first got together, their romantic connection was intense - but ten years and two kids later, the flame of their love needs a spark. To kick things up a notch, they decide - why not? - to make a video of themselves trying out every position in The Joy of Sex in one marathon three-hour session. It seems like a great idea - until they discover that their most private video is no longer private. With their reputations on the line, they know they're just one click away from being laid bare to the world... but as their race to reclaim their video leads to a night they'll never forget, they'll find that their video will expose even more than they bargained for.

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Plot Keywords:

sex video | sexuality | sex in a car | undressing | female nudity | 

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Taglines:

Their privates have just gone public.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, language and some drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Sex Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Ukrainian

Release Date:

18 July 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Basic Math

Filming Locations:

Tufts University - 169 Holland Street, Somerville, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$14,608,152, 20 July 2014, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$38,543,473

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$126,069,509

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation,Media Rights Capital (MRC),LStar Capital

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Datasat Dolby Digital Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Randall Park and Rob Lowe appeared together in another 2014 movie. Randall played North Korean dictator, Kim Jong Un in The Interview. Rob Lowe has a cameo as himself. Both are interviewed by Dave Skylark.

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Goofs

When the German Shepherd is chasing Jay in Hank's house, Jay exits through the french doors onto the balcony, from the inside view, the dog grabs the door handle on one side but in the outside view, it the dog grabs the opposite handle.

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Quotes

Hank: Can I get you anything? Coffee? Finger sandwiches?... Sliced pineapple?

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Connections

References Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

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Soundtracks

Take Me Out To The Ball Game
Written by Jack Norworth and Albert von Tilzer (as Albert Von Tilzer)

User Reviews

A really poor comedy

Sex Tape tells the tale of a couple who, as the title suggest, make a sex tape and it gets leaked. Now this is a perfect example of a great concept that morphs into a really bland and unfunny movie. Cameron Diaz and Jason Segal play a bored married couple trying to spice things up. For the sake of the film, these characters are needed but the actors in the roles are surprisingly typecast at this point. Jason Segal plays an R-rated version of his How I Met Your Mother character and it doesn't exactly benefit him at this point because these are the roles he is now stuck in. He's very good at what he does but this is the one film where his performance grows weary about mid way through. Cameron Diaz isn't much better either, while she does generate a couple chuckles it still isn't nearly enough to help it. The supporting cast featuring Rob Lowe and Rob Corddry do generate most of the laughs, it again doesn't make for anything of a redeeming quality. Jake Kasdan directs from a poorly executed screenplay that features a great idea and glimpses of its genius in some of its twists but they are not enough to set this comedy apart from the million other R rated comedies that have come and gone. Much like Bad Teacher, this film has maybe two good scenes while the rest become bogged down with useless crude jokes for the sake of having a R rating. Overall, Sex Tape marks another disappointing comedy with its overtly crude for the sake of being crude scenes and flat performances.