The Sex Monster (1999)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Mike Binder

Writer (WGA):

Mike Binder (written by)

Release Date:

15 May 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

A comedy that answers the question "What would happen if your wife said yes to a menage-a-trois... and loved it!"

Plot:

Marty Barnes gets more than he wishes for when he asks his wife to join him in a menage-a-trois. She loves it and he has created a Sex Monster.

Plot Keywords:

Contractor | Secretary | Sex | Architect | Beautiful Woman

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Mariel Hemingway	...	Laura Barnes
Mike Binder	...	Marty Barnes
Renée Humphrey	...	Didi
Taylor Nichols	...	Billy
Missy Crider	...	Diva
Christopher Lawford	...	Dave Pembroke
Joanna Heimbold	...	Evie Pembroke
Kevin Pollak	...	Dr. Jerry Berman
Stephen Baldwin	...	Murphy
Anita Barone	...	Carol
Kara Zediker	...	Ellen
Marisol Nichols	...	Lucia
Holland Taylor	...	Muriel
Melissa Denton	...	Salon Customer
Noah Stone	...	Danny

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content including dialogue and for language.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Canada:18A (Ontario) | Iceland:12 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Germany:16 | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Greentrees Films

Goofs:

Continuity: The first time Marty pours himself a cup of coffee and spills it, the spilled coffee disappears and his cup moves about between shots.

Quotes:

[to Evie, who is lying bound and gagged on a bed after a consensual bondage scene with Laura]
Marty Barnes: Hi. Listen, before I untie you, while I have your attention, I just wanted to take a minute and say, you know, this is going to be really rough on you and Dave. It will probably end up in divorce for the two of you; it's really sad. Okay, what I'm thinking is you're going to have half of Dave's money, right? And I got a really good investment for you... a really good project I'm working on. It's something...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Creating 'The Upside of Anger' (2005) (V)

Funny but NOT Erotic

Sex Monster 1999

A movie with some very funny moments. There were a few scenes that caused me to laugh hysterically and that is unusual for me. Although Mariel Hemmingway has never been a favorite of mine, she definitely brings strong acting talent to this movie. Her wardrobe is interesting yet appropriate for the scenes in the movie. Mike Binder does a great job of carrying the movie with a combination of almost dramatic acting skills but definite ability as a straight man and the occasional goof ball. Missy Crider is always a good actress, in this movie I don't think she was given a strong enough role and the role she had did not give her adequate room to demonstrate her true skills or to allow her usual sensual self to come through. I believe the movie would have been much better had Mariel and Missy had each other's roles. But obviously the director thought otherwise. Directors always have the right to be wrong I guess. Warning; do not let the title or the movie synopsis fool you. There is almost nothing erotic about this movie. It is funny, but not erotic. The jacket suggests a lot of lesbian activity. Most of that activity is not seen however but alluded to or happens with the camera elsewhere. On the eroticism scale this movie is a 2 out of 10. There is also very little nudity. For the most part (with the exception of what I noted above) the movie was well cast. The plot is plausible but the sequence of events is not, hence we have a clever comedy. I recommend this movie for a good laugh only. It is not a movie to watch for the whole family due to the adult theme of lesbianism and sexual threesomes. As a non-erotic comedy I would rate this 6 out of 10.