Plot
A group of 30-year-olds who have been friends since high school attempt to throw an end-of-summer orgy.
Release Year: 2011
Rating: 6.1/10 (4,706 voted)
Critic's Score: 44/100
Director:
Alex Gregory
Stars: Jason Sudeikis, Leslie Bibb, Tyler Labine
Storyline A group of 30-year-olds who have been friends since high school attempt to throw an end-of-summer orgy.
Writers: Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck
Cast: Jason Sudeikis
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Eric Keppler
Leslie Bibb
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Kelly
Lake Bell
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Alison Lobel
Michelle Borth
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Sue Plummer
Nick Kroll
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Adam Richman
Tyler Labine
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Mike McCrudden
Angela Sarafyan
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Willow Talbot
Lindsay Sloane
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Laura LaCarubba
Martin Starr
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Doug Duquez
Rhys Coiro
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Marcus
Will Forte
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Glenn
Kelly Haas
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Ice Cream Girl
Michael Harding
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Mr. Weber
Jan Harrelson
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Emcee
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DJ
Bob Hungerford
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Farmer
Taglines:
A comedy about old friends in new positions.
Opening Weekend: $117,564
(USA)
(4 September 2011)
(145 Screens)
Gross: $154,604
(USA)
(4 September 2011)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia:
The parties that inspired the film are based on those thrown by co-director/writer Peter Huyck in and around his southern Californian home. These bashes have included Trekkie, pirate and jailbreak themes where Huyck and up to 100 guests take over venues and don costumes, from Star Trek gear to prison jumpsuits.
Quotes: Adam:
This is the worst orgy ever.
User Review
Funniest (and most surprising) movie of the year
Rating: 10/10
Reading the reviews for this film, which range from very positive to
strongly negative, I was intrigued to see what the disagreement was all
about. After seeing it (and it wasn't easy, as it was a bit of a drive
to the nearest theater showing it), I totally understand what it was
that divided the critics.
For the haters, it seems they assumed a movie with the word 'orgy' in
the title (for some reason they ignored the 'good old-fashioned' which
made it clearly intentionally silly) would have to be a dumb,
sex-filled romp. When it turned out to be a really smart and sweet
exploration of friendship through the device of group sex, with minimal
raunch, there seems to have been confusion and even anger.
For those who didn't find the movie funny, I have no idea what movie
they saw. The screening I went to was packed with laughs, but the movie
actually goes a lot further than just hitting the comedy (which it does
brilliantly). It's a generational movie about adults who grew up in the
shadow of AIDS, ergo a sex comedy about people who are afraid of sex.
The more we get to know the group of friends, the more we care about
them and their journeys, in addition to the comedy of a group of
neurotic New Yorkers trying to pull together a night of reckless sexual
abandon. It works on multiple levels and is far smarter than you might
expect it to be (which is what a lot of the positive reviews have
pointed out).
I'd compare this movie more to The Big Chill than one of the American
Pies, and the cast is one of the strongest ensemble comedy casts to
come along since Dazed and Confused. It's a movie people are going to
be watching and talking about for years to come, so check it out now
while it's still in theaters because seeing it with an audience really
adds to the experience.
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