Sex and Death 101
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| Sex and Death 101 | |
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 Theatrical release |
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| Directed by | Daniel Waters |
| Produced by | Cary Brokaw |
| Written by | Daniel Waters |
| Starring | Simon Baker Winona Ryder Leslie Bibb Tanc Sade Patton Oswalt |
| Music by | Rolfe Kent |
| Cinematography | Daryn Okada |
| Editing by | Trudy Ship |
| Distributed by | Anchor Bay Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | September 27, 2007 (Russia) February 22, 2008 (US) |
| Running time | 100 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Sex and Death 101 is a 2007 dark comedy written and directed by Daniel Waters set for release in the United States in April 4th, 2008. This film marks the reunion of writer-director Daniel Waters and Winona Ryder, who previously worked on 1989's Heathers, written by Waters.
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[edit] Plot
Roderick Blank's life is turned upside down when he receives an email with the names of all the people he's had sex with in the past and will have sex with in the future. He becomes obsessed with the list, falls in love with a woman not on the list. Things then take a fatal turn courtesy of Ryder's femme fatale Death Nell a woman who enjoys near-fatal trysts with her love partners along with the intent on punishing all men she finds guilty of sex crimes against women.
[edit] Cast
- Simon Baker...Roderick Blank
- Winona Ryder...Gillian De Raisx
- Leslie Bibb...Miranda
- Tanc Sade...Beta
- Patton Oswalt...Fred
- Mindy Cohn...Trixie
- Dash Mihok...Lester
- Neil Flynn...Zack
- Thom Bishops...Malcolm
- Corinne Reilly...Lizzie
- Sophie Monk...Cyntha Rose
- Marshall Bell...Victor Rose III
- Rob Benedict...Bow-Tie Bob
- Julie Bowen...Fiona
- Frances Fisher...Hope Hartlight
- Natassia Malthe...Bambi
- Pollyanna McIntosh...Thumper
- Indira Varma...Devon Server
- Cindy Pickett...Roderick's mother
- Jessica Kiper...Carlotta Valdes
- Keram Malicki-Sanchez...Master Bitchslap
[edit] Critical reception
The film received generally negative reviews from critics. As of April 4, 2008, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 23% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 30 reviews.[1] Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 26 out of 100, based on 10 reviews.[2]
[edit] Awards
The film won the Golden Space Needle Award for Best Director at the Seattle Film Festival.
[edit] References
- ^ Sex and Death 101 Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved on 2008-04-04.
- ^ Sex and Death 101 (2008): Reviews. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2008-04-04.
[edit] External links
- Sex and Death 101 at the Internet Movie Database
- Sex and Death 101 at Rotten Tomatoes
- Sex and Death 101 at Metacritic
- Sex and Death 101 at Box Office Mojo
- Sex and Death 101 at Allmovie
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