Sex and Death 101 (2007)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Daniel Waters

Writer (WGA):

Daniel Waters (written by)

Release Date:

22 February 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

One Man. One List. 101 Women. Some Fantasies Are Too True to Be Good.

Plot:

A guy's life is turned around by an email, which includes the names of everyone he's had sex with and ever will have sex with. His situation gets worse when he encounters a femme fatale (Ryder) who targets men guilty of sex crime.

Plot Keywords:

Sex | Death | Stripper | List | Bachelor Party

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Robert Wisdom	...	Alpha
Tanc Sade	...	Beta
Patton Oswalt	...	Fred
Simon Baker	...	Roderick Blank
Mindy Cohn	...	Trixie
Winona Ryder	...	Death Nell / Gillian De Raisx (#101)
Keram Malicki-Sánchez	...	Master Bitchslap
Julie Bowen	...	Fiona Wormwood
Neil Flynn	...	Zack
Corinne Reilly	...	Lizzie
Cindy Pickett	...	Roderick's Mother
Winter Ave Zoli	...	Alexis De Large
Dash Mihok	...	Lester
Bryan Fuller	...	Buzzkilling Bodyguard (as Bryan Okes Fuller)
Jessica Kiper	...	Precious / Carlotta Valdes (#30)
Bryan Ross	...	Bachelor Party Buddy (as Brian Ross)
Greg Travis	...	Vulgar Newsstand Vendor
Sophie Monk	...	Cynthia Rose
David Magidoff	...	Video Store Geek
Marshall Bell	...	Victor Rose III
Buckley Norris	...	Club Owner (as Buckley Francis Norris)
Amanda Walsh	...	Stewardess Kathleen
Candice Coke	...	Greta Samsa (#32)
Thom Bishops	...	Malcolm the Bartender
William Caploe	...	Barista Bill
Zachary Gordon	...	Barbecue Brat
Rob Benedict	...	Bow-Tie Bob
Natassia Malthe	...	Bambi (#63)
Pollyanna McIntosh	...	Thumper (#64)
Leslie Bibb	...	Dr. Miranda Storm
Patrick Holland	...	Wonderful Waiter
Ryan Cutrona	...	Officer Krupke
Nicole Bilderback	...	Dr. Mirabella Stone (#66)
Cean Okada	...	Edwina Massey (#67)
Siobhan Flynn	...	Esther Fenchel
Christopher Stapleton	...	Terry Fenchel (#71)
Lauren Hill	...	Amberette (as Lauren Michelle Hill)
Frances Fisher	...	Hope Hartlight (#80)
Retta	...	Ethel Walters (#100) (as Retta Sirleaf)
David Bortolucci	...	Agent
Cate Ferguson	...	Death Nell Wannabee
Annie Kehoe	...	Death Nell Wannabee Two
Skyler James Sandak	...	Roderick Blank Jr. (as Skyler James)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Matt Baker	...	Rejected Clubgoer (uncredited)
Yara Brighton	...	Death Nell Wannabe (uncredited)
Colette Claire	...	School girl (uncredited)
Ingrid Coree	...	Waitress (uncredited)
Aaron Geller	...	Death Nell's First Victim (uncredited)
Marcus Alexander Hart	...	Comic Store Geek (uncredited)
Christy Bella Joiner	...	Party Goer (uncredited)
Ashley McCarthy	...	Mona Farlow (uncredited)
Marshall McClean	...	Party Guy (uncredited)
Jonas Neal	...	Frat Guy (uncredited)
Tony Nowicki	...	Frat Guy (uncredited)
Elisha Skorman	...	Helena Hartford (uncredited)
Heather Tocquigny	...	Catholic School Girl (uncredited)
Indira Varma	...	Devon Sever (uncredited)
Vitaliy Versace	...	Waiter (uncredited)

Directed by
Daniel Waters

Writing credits (WGA)
Daniel Waters		(written by)

Produced by
Cary Brokaw	....	producer
Lizzie Friedman	....	producer (as Elizabeth Zox Friedman)
Aaron Geller	....	executive producer (as Aaron Craig Geller)
Jerry P. Jacobs	....	co-producer
Greg Little	....	producer

Original Music by
Rolfe Kent

Cinematography by
Daryn Okada		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Trudy Ship

Casting by
Andrea Stone-Brokaw		(as Andrea Stone)

Production Design by
John Larena

Art Direction by
Helen Harwell

Set Decoration by
Peggy Paola

Costume Design by
Julia Caston

Makeup Department
Merc Arceneaux	....	makeup artist
Diana Brown	....	makeup artist
Suzanne Diaz	....	makeup artist (as Suzy Diaz-Westmore)
Deborah K. Larsen	....	makeup department head
Lisa Meyers	....	hair stylist (as Lisa J. Meyers)
K.G. Ramsey	....	hair department head

Production Management
Jerry P. Jacobs	....	unit production manager
Jeffrey M. Rose	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Leah King	....	second second assistant director
Eric A. Pot	....	first assistant director
Robert 'Skid' Skidmore	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Sarah Geller	....	on-set dresser
Andrew Guinn	....	set dresser
Dallas Richard Hallam	....	assistant property master
Jason E. Hatfield	....	set dresser
Tony Howell	....	set dresser
Tom Humphrey	....	on-set dresser (as Tom Humphrey)
Ben Lewis	....	property master
David Lloyd	....	lead man
Matt Pennington	....	construction coordinator
Anthony Price	....	on-set dresser
Brook Shafer	....	on-set dresser
Jeffrey K. Shu	....	carpenter
Jeffrey K. Shu	....	propmaker
Daniel Trainer	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Gary Coppola	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gary Coppola	....	supervising sound editor
Frederick Howard	....	sound effects editor
Yagmur Kaplan	....	adr mixer
Maciek Malish	....	dialogue editor
Coleman Metts	....	production sound mixer
Jordan Pontell	....	dialogue assembly
Edward M. Steidele	....	foley artist
Chris Trent	....	foley mixer
Jerry Trent	....	foley artist
David Warburton	....	post facility coordinator
Ace Williams	....	boom operator
Mandell Winter	....	sound effects editor

Visual Effects by
Christopher Dusendschon	....	digital imaging supervisor: iO FILM
Michael Mintz	....	digital film colorist

Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Adcock	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Ron Batzdorff	....	still photographer
Dennis Bishop	....	gaffer
William Boatman	....	camera operator: 'b' camera
Kevin Britton	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
James B. Crawford	....	gaffer (as Jim Crawford)
Nicole Dayton	....	grip
Alfredo Denila	....	dolly grip (as Alfredo S. Denila III)
Michael Druez	....	company grip
Eric Fletcher	....	Steadicam operator
Eric Fletcher	....	camera operator
John C. Flinn IV	....	first assistant camera: 'b' camera
Gerrit Garretsen	....	dolly grip
P.J. Gaynard	....	daily electrician
Michael D. Gonzalez	....	grip
Joe Guzman	....	grip
David Hirschmann	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Mike Hodges	....	key grip
Donald S. Hubbell	....	company grip
Gigi Johnson	....	camera production assistant
Daniel Kauahi	....	dolly grip
Scott Kidner	....	best boy electric
Tommy James Lewis	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Tommy Lewis)
Jon Lindsay	....	second assistant: "a" camera
J. Steven Matzinger	....	first assistant camera: 'b' camera
Larry McCarron	....	company grip
Darin Necessary	....	first assistant: "a" camera
Daniel Ochoa	....	lighting technician (as Daniel J. Ochoa)
Doug Price	....	second assistant: "a" camera
Steve Redondo	....	best boy grip
Mike Reyes	....	company grip (as Michael Reyes)
Paul Storino	....	dolly grip
Lacey Terrell	....	additional still photographer
Dave Warfel	....	best boy electric
Joseph Wickner	....	loader
Anders Yarbrough	....	camera loader

Casting Department
Chris Bustard	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jamie Bresnan	....	wardrobe assistant
Rani Cunningham	....	costumer (as Rani Self)
Pamela Havens	....	costume supervisor
Jeannie H. Kelly	....	wardrobe supervisor
Laura E. Little	....	costumer (as Laura Liz Little)
Michelle Margolis	....	on-set costumer
Christina Mongini	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Nicholas 'Nikko' Tsiotsias	....	first assistant editor
Lee Wimer	....	color timer

Music Department
Stephen Coleman	....	music programmer
Trevor Gilchrist	....	music programmer: score
James Sall	....	music supervisor
Ralph Sall	....	executive music producer
Dan Savant	....	music contractor
Nick South	....	music editor
Greg Townley	....	scoring mixer

Transportation Department
Ed Adams	....	driver
Rafael Baires	....	driver
Brian Eastveld	....	driver
Robert Fulps	....	driver
Dan Gearhart	....	driver: honeywagon
Frankie Gearhart	....	driver
Kelly Harkess	....	driver
Philip Henderson	....	driver
Curt Larson	....	driver
Calvin McDowell	....	driver
Jay Norof	....	transportation captain
Hugo Ocana	....	driver
Tony Ruiz	....	transportation coordinator
Don Williams	....	driver: water truck
Ali Yegahne	....	driver

Other crew
Ed Adams	....	fueler
Emma Baksi	....	assistant: Winona Ryder
Brian Beard	....	digital optical conformist
Kristin Brokaw	....	directorial assistant
Yvonne Caycedo	....	assistant to producers
Lily Garcia	....	set production assistant
Andrew R. Gardiner	....	key assistant location manager
Judy Geletko	....	post-production accountant
Russell Gremillot	....	location manager
Ali Jazayeri	....	production financing
Lisa McNeil	....	additional script supervisor
Lindsey Mesa	....	assistant: Ms. Friedman
Bryan Meyers	....	first assistant accountant
Tracy L. Moody	....	script supervisor
Julie Morgan	....	production coordinator
Patrick Priest	....	production assistant
Shari Sontag	....	key production accountant
Ryan Tighe	....	production assistant
Alex L. Worman	....	unit publicist
Francie Brown	....	dialect coach (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Avenue Pictures Productions
• S and D Productions
• Sandbar Pictures

Distributors

• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Hoyts Distribution (2008) (New Zealand) (theatrical)
• Top Film (2007) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Spentzos Film Home Video (2008) (Greece) (DVD)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Central Casting  extras casting
• Departure Studios  post-production audio services
• Eisner & Frank  production legal
• NovaStar Digital  sound post-production
• ShowBiz Studios  studio
• Sound Satisfaction  sound post-production

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content and language.

Runtime:

Germany:100 min (European Film Market) | USA:100 min | USA:117 min (Starz)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R | Italy:T | Singapore:R21 | Portugal:M/16 | Australia:MA | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Avenue Pictures Productions

Trivia:

The list of lovers also includes Selena Kyle (Catwoman's real name), Kitty Twist (Jane Fonda's role in "Walk on the Wild Side"), Barbarella Pygar (formed from Fonda's "Barbarella" character and its blind angel Pygar), Candace Christian (the full name of the title character of the 1968 sex romp "Candy"), Annabelle Lee (the title of an Edgar Allan Poe poem), Carlotta Valdes (a character in "Vertigo"), and Gillian De Raisx (a modification of the 15th-century aristocratic French serial killer Gilles De Rais).

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The scene in front of the grocery store has a sign in the window advertising "Watermellons" which should be spelled with one L, not two.

Quotes:

Victor Rose III: Stop. Mother deserves some respect, not to be treated as a leper... Despite her grotesque skin disease. Dessert?

Movie Connections:

References Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

A dark, clever comedy.

It's another example of the critics not 'getting it'. This is a terrific movie, non-conventional, quirky, clever and funny. Go see it and enjoy yourselves. Be prepared to have fun, but's not for the faint of heart.

Simon Baker (The Devil Wears Prada) is wonderful. He will be a big star. Winona Ryder is a surprise. She is back. It seemed as if her career was on hold, but she's great in this film.

The language is unabashedly strong, the situations ditto, but the underlying message of the film is intelligent and 'right on'.

Go see this movie.