Relax... It's Just Sex (1998)

Director:

P.J. Castellaneta

Writer:

P.J. Castellaneta (writer)

Release Date:

10 June 1998 (France)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

A mixed group of individuals - lesbian, gays, and heterosexuals who all frequent a local bar struggle to accept each others lifestyles...

Plot Keywords:

Rape | AIDS | Lesbian Lead Character | Infidelity | Gay Interest

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Mitchell Anderson	...	Vincey Sauris
Terrence 'T.C.' Carson	...	Buzz Wagner
Seymour Cassel	...	Emile Pillsbury
Lori Petty	...	Robin Moon
Serena Scott Thomas	...	Megan Pillsbury
Jennifer Tilly	...	Tara Ricotto
Susan Tyrrell	...	Alicia Pillsbury
Cynda Williams	...	Sarina Classer
Paul Winfield	...	Auntie Mahalia
Billy Wirth	...	Jared Bartoziak
Eddie Garcia	...	Javi Rogero
Timothy Paul Perez	...	Gus Rogero
Chris Cleveland	...	Diego Tellez
Gibbs Tolsdorf	...	Dwight Bergman
Kathryn Bundy	...	Marcia Fu

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content, language and a scene of violence.

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

UK:18 | Australia:R | Australia:R (2007) | France:-12 | Hong Kong:III | USA:R | Germany:12

Company:

Forefront Films

Trivia:

Paul Winfield was recommended for the role of Auntie Mahalia by his friend Mitchell Anderson.

Quotes:

Sarina Classer: I am an African-American lesbian woman. I have strength, I have pride, and I have ways of tricking lying, two-timing bitches into telling the truth!

Movie Connections:

References "Sesame Street" (1969)

Soundtrack:

Hey

The Birdcage and Philadelphia aren't the only good 'gay' film out there

Maybe I'm a bit presumptuous in marking this one as a gay film, but since the majority of the characters is in fact gay I choose to do so anyway and I really do not mean anything more than: this is a film mainly about gay people! Now the beginning of the film really is how I imagined how the whole film would be, giving the audience a somewhat comedic look on sex and human nature. Gradually I found out that this was a different sort of film though and I must say that I really was amazed by how well the film turned from comedy, to seriousness, to drama. There are not too many films out there that are able to get from a really funny scene like the intro to such a dramatic last scene, without something seeming odd or misplaced, yet this film did. I mean I really felt as if I was changing alongside the characters on the screen and in the end I was amazed at what I'd seen. There was comedy, there was drama, there were thrills and everything was so realistic that you'd have to have a heart of stone not to be touched by it - except for the conservative maybe ;-)!

7,25 out of 10