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The Opposite of Sex (1998) -- Lisa Kudrow and Cristina Ricci go head to head in this dark indie comedy all about how sex leads to family, family to relationships, and how relationships are nothing but trouble.
The Opposite of Sex (1998) -- 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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Overview

User Rating:
6.5/10   12,131 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Don Roos (written by)
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Release Date:
22 May 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
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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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 11 wins & 14 nominations more
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(9 articles)
Get Ready for 'Wife vs. Ninja'
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Cast

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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
Emily Newman ... Marcia Delury
Harrison Young ... Medical Examiner

Pancho Demmings ... Police Officer
Terry L. Rose ... Palm Springs Harley Man
Richard Moore ... Palm Springs Harley Man #2

Susan Leslie ... Policewoman Judy Zale
Margaux St. Ledger ... Reporter
Leslie Bevis ... World News Reporter
Nicole Tocantins ... Bobette's Lawyer

Becky Wahlstrom ... Cashier

Peter Spears ... Dr. Allen
Kristine Keever ... Nurse (voice)
David Phelps-Williams ... School Principal
Todd Eckert ... Parole Officer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Lawrence Gaughan ... Reporter (uncredited)

David Gibbs ... Driver (uncredited)

Heather Lee ... Tricia Delury (uncredited)

John F. McCormick ... Flashback Dad (uncredited)
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Directed by
Don Roos 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Don Roos (written by)

Produced by
Michael Besman .... producer
Steve Danton .... executive producer
David Kirkpatrick .... producer
Jim Lotfi .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Mason Daring 
 
Cinematography by
Hubert Taczanowski (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
David Codron 
 
Casting by
Amanda Mackey Johnson 
Cathy Sandrich 
 
Production Design by
Michael Paul Clausen  (as Michael Clausen)
 
Set Decoration by
Kristin Peterson 
 
Costume Design by
Peter Mitchell 
 
Makeup Department
Daniel Curet .... key hair stylist
Brigitte Hennech .... assistant makeup artist
Sergio Lopez-Rivera .... key makeup artist
 
Production Management
David Codron .... post-production supervisor
Jim Lotfi .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steve Danton .... first assistant director
Susan J. Hellmann .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Angel Acosta .... property master
Jami Anderson .... on-set dresser
Matthew Ferreira .... set dresser
Humberto Jimenez .... construction coordinator
Kay Kropp .... lead painter
Portia Perry .... set painter
Andrew Reeder .... set designer
Sheri Watson .... set decoration buyer
Micah May .... assistant props (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Jon Ailetcher .... production sound mixer
David W. Alstadter .... foley mixer
Andre Bacha .... dialogue editor
Ron Bedrosian .... adr mixer
Gary Boatner .... boom operator
Mark Choi .... sound effects editor
Rickley W. Dumm .... first assistant sound editor
Arthur Farkas .... dialogue editor
Eric Flickinger .... sound recordist
Frank Gaeta .... sound effects editor
Catherine Harper .... foley artist
J. Stanley Johnston .... sound re-recording mixer
Trevor Jolly .... dialogue editor
Trevor Jolly .... sound supervisor
Shawn Kennelly .... dialogue assistant
Gerry Lentz .... sound re-recording mixer
Kimaree Long .... adr editor
Julie Lucas .... foley assistant
James Moriana .... foley artist
Scott Sanders .... sound effects editor
Jackson Schwartz .... adr mixer
David Spybrook .... adr recordist
 
Stunts
Gary J. Wayton .... stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Bob Akester .... still photographer
Yoram Astrakhan .... director of photography: second unit
Yoram Astrakhan .... gaffer
Hector Corona .... best boy electric
Debbie Davidian .... second assistant camera
Kenn Ferro .... Steadicam operator
Brady Harris .... electrician
Brad Heiner .... key grip
Andrew Naidl .... camera loader
Robert Schierer .... first assistant camera
George Hesse .... additional first assistant camera (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Mercedes Kelso .... casting associate (as Mercedes Danforth)
Joyce Kurtz .... voice casting
Elizabeth Lang .... casting associate
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Shawn Barry .... costume supervisor
Dena Matranga .... set costumer
 
Editorial Department
Jo Anne Finan .... negative cutter
Sandra Grubb .... first assistant editor
Julian Lopez Jr. .... second assistant editor
 
Music Department
Laura Ahlbeck .... musician: piano
Dana Bratton .... orchestrator: strings
Brent Brooks .... music editor
Paul Bryan .... musician: electric bass
Mason Daring .... musician: keyboards
Randy Gerston .... music supervisor
Dave Harris .... musician: trombone
Greg Hopkins .... musician: trumpet
Shane Koss .... musician: keyboards
Duke Levine .... musician: guitar
Billy Novick .... musician: clarinet and saxophone
Billy Novick .... orchestrator: swing orchestrations
Bill Reynolds .... musician: drums
Amy Rosen .... music coordinator
Stuart Schulman .... musician: violin
Dave Shacter .... music mixer
Dave Shacter .... music recordist
Marshal Wood .... musician: acoustic bass (as Marshall Wood)
 
Transportation Department
Brian N. Everett .... transportation coordinator
Michael Locke .... transportation captain
Hugo Ocana .... driver
Manuel Ruiz .... driver
 
Other crew
Jeanne Berney .... unit publicist
Andrew L. Carey .... assistant to producer
Brian Cinadr .... trainer: Ms. Ricci
Robert Clotworthy .... group voices
Linda O. Cook .... group voices
Tim Dornberg .... group voices
Kai Ephron .... location manager
Malcolm Groome .... group voices
Tina Hart .... group voices
Bob Kay .... key production assistant
Lontih Khatami .... assistant: Mr. Roos
Joyce Kurtz .... group voices
Sara Mandelson .... craft service
Kevin McEveety .... production accountant
Karen P. Morris .... first assistant accountant (as Karen P. Kistner)
Rebecca Robertson .... script supervisor
Andrew J. Sacks .... production coordinator
Maridean Mansfield Shepard .... stand-in (as Mari Shepard)
Matthew D. Smith .... production assistant
M. Peter Soikkeli .... title designer
 

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong language and sex related dialogue and sexuality.
Runtime:
105 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Deedee manages to smoke in a restaurant in California without any problems. There is a no smoking policy in enclosed public places in the state of California. more
Quotes:
[about marrying Matt]
Dedee: I just don't think it's something we should rush into.
Lucia: Oh, no, no. But bring another human life onto the planet - that's whim time.
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Soundtrack:
Lookin' For Love more

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
, 16 August 1998
Author: delouz from Sydney, Australia

In the first 5 minutes I'd decided I was gonna love this film, Ricci seemed on top form giving a cool monologue and coming across as the Drew Barrymore for the (late) 90's... but 20 minutes in and everything goes to pot... she becomes a pain in the ass, Kudrow can't take such a heavy role (not that it's a *heavy* role, just that she's *so* lightweight.) and you just end up not really giving a toss about any of them. Galecki (David from Roseanne) is over the top camp and looks more like he's starring in a Carry On movie than anything else. Ricci does show real promise though.. she could be *excellent* if just cast in the right thing by a decent director.

Best bit has to be the line Ricci delivers to the audience just after the Bill & Matt kiss.

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