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The Opposite of Sex (1997)

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A 16-year-old girl visits her gay half-brother and ends up seducing his boyfriend, thus wreaking havoc on all of their lives.

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Awards

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe.

Another 14 wins & 23 nominations.

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2 February 2010 | desi_nemesis
7
| Loved every bit of this movie
I selected this movie on an impulse and ended up loving every bit of it. It isn't as black a comedy as most people profess, you laugh at some very witty scenes and a few conversations are very poignant and insightful. Note these bits: Lucia and Bill at the hotel in LA when they have a conversation about relationships, Matt and Bill at the log cabin in Canada and lastly, when Dedee delivers the last voice-over. I will remember this movie for quite some time. We have a trash-talking southerner: Christina Ricci (in one of her better roles) who takes some pretty illogical decisions in life and affects so many lives around her. Martin Donovan shines as her half-brother, seemingly very pacified and unnerved about things in life (a doormat personality, perhaps?). Watch out for Lisa Kudrow: she steals the show with her expressions and acting.

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Trivia

The cabin in Ontario, Big Bear Lake is the same filming location as Dr. Falken's house in WarGames (1983).

Quotes

Randy: It's not his baby?
Dedee Truitt: Oh, whose do you think it is, Mister "Who needs a rubber, I'll pull out in time"?

Goofs

Indiana license plates are numbered by county. While the movie takes place in St. Joseph county (as indicated by patches on the sheriff's uniform), neither Lucia's nor Bill's plates match that county (or any neighboring ones).

Crazy Credits

No minor was used to portray any sexually explicit conduct.

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Pilot Mode
Written and Performed by Mason Daring
Courtesy of Daring Music

Storyline

Plot Summary

Synopsis (WARNING: Spoilers)

Genres

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Details

Release Date:

22 May 1998

Language

English

Country of Origin

USA

Filming Locations

John Burroughs Middle School - 600 S. McCaddon Place, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$102,385 25 May 1998

Gross USA:

$5,881,367

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$5,881,367

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