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Release Date:
22 May 1998 (USA)
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Tagline:
You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll be offended
Plot:
A 16-year-old girl visits her gay half-brother and ends up seducing his boyfriend, thus wreaking havoc on all of their lives. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 11 wins
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14 nominations
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(8 articles)
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"Eureka"'s Colin Ferguson and "Firefly"'s Sean Maher Set to Play Gay in "Timing"
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Christina Ricci | ... | Dede Truitt |
 | Martin Donovan | ... | Bill Truitt |
 | Lisa Kudrow | ... | Lucia DeLury |
 | Lyle Lovett | ... | Sheriff Carl Tippett |
 | Johnny Galecki | ... | Jason Bock |
 | William Lee Scott | ... | Randy 'One Ball' Cates |
 | Ivan Sergei | ... | Matt Mateo |
 | Megan Blake | ... | Bobette |
 | Colin Ferguson | ... | Tom DeLury |
| Dan Bucatinsky | ... | Timothy |
| Chauncey Leopardi | ... | Joe |
 | Rodney Eastman | ... | Ty |
 | Heather Fairfield | ... | Jennifer Oakes |
| Amy Atkins | ... | TV Reporter |
| Leslie Grossman | ... | Girl Student |
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Rated R for strong language and sex related dialogue and sexuality.
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Runtime:
105 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:12 |
Italy:VM14 (re-rating on appeal) |
Canada:18+ (Ontario) |
Singapore:R(A) (cut) |
South Korea:18 |
Philippines:R-18 |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:M |
Brazil:18 |
Chile:18 |
Finland:K-15 |
France:U |
Germany:16 |
Italy:VM18 |
Peru:18 |
Portugal:M/16 |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:11 |
UK:18 |
USA:R
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Factual errors: 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).
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Referenced in Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (2006)
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Pilot Mode
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The Opposite Of Sex – 1998
The Opposite Of Sex stars two of my favourite actress' – Lisa Kudrow and Christina Ricci. Needless to say, they were my main motivations for seeing this film. Expecting a fairly average film you might say I was a little shocked when this turned out to be a well scripted, well acted, suitably gritty and compelling drama. The Opposite of Sex is narrated by the appropriately cynical lead character, Dede Truitt (Christina Ricci). The narration is highly amusing and witty and provides the audience with a release during tense and heavily themed situations. Dede Truitt basically walks into her half brothers life (Martin Donovan) and causes a stir among his sister in-law (Lisa Kudrow) by stealing his boyfriend who was originally thought to be gay and now decides he is bisexual. The whole film is constantly asking questions about Sex and what it has done to humanity. It works on two levels, one being that it has heavy themes and can be coarse at times. However Lisa Kudrow offers comic relief playing a straight square teacher who disapproves of everything and everyone in life especially sex. That is until she finds Sex on her doorstep. The Opposite of Sex is a brilliant film, when Christina Ricci was in her prime. It deserved much more praise than it got which is such as shame. 9/10