Sex Drive (2008)

Director:

Sean Anders

Writers (WGA):

Sean Anders (screenplay) &
John Morris (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

17 October 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

He's leaving virgin territory

Plot:

A high school senior drives cross-country with his best friends to hook up with a babe he met online.

Plot Keywords:

Friend | Amish | Virgin | High School | Friendship

Cast

Josh Zuckerman	...	Ian
Amanda Crew	...	Felicia
Clark Duke	...	Lance
James Marsden	...	Rex
Seth Green	...	Ezekiel
Alice Greczyn	...	Mary
Katrina Bowden	...	Ms. Tasty
Charlie McDermott	...	Andy (as Charles McDermott)
Mark L. Young	...	Randy
Cole Petersen	...	Dylan
Dave Sheridan	...	Bobby Jo
Michael Cudlitz	...	Rick
Allison Weissman	...	Becca
Andrea Anders	...	Brandy
Kim Ostrenko	...	Ian's Stepmom
Brett Rice	...	Ian's Dad
David Koechner	...	Hitchhiker
Caley Hayes	...	Sandy
Michele Feren	...	Drunk Amish Girl
Shay Roman	...	Pregnant Kristy
Bella Salinas	...	Fundraising Girl
John Ross Bowie	...	Dr. Clark Teddescoe
Keith Hudson	...	Angry Cop
Marianne Muellerleile	...	Grandma Prisoner
Jessica Just	...	Lindsay
Brian Posehn	...	Carney
Scott Klace	...	Lance's Dad
Allen Zwolle	...	Men's Room Predator
Cleo King	...	Abstinence Host
Josh Duarte	...	Brandy's Dad
Marcia Koch	...	Brandy's Mom
Ken Clement	...	Senor Donut Manager
Susie Abromeit	...	Cousin Tiffany
Victoria Mallow	...	Aunt Carol
David Andrew Nash	...	Jail Cop (as David Nash)
Giovanni Rodriguez	...	Thug Prisoner
Alan Lilly	...	Prisoner in Sports Jacket
Matthew Ramsey	...	Mall Prankster
Sasha Ramos	...	Kimberly
Sandra Ives	...	Seamstress
Olivia Nedza	...	Little Girl at Mall
Sam E. Goldberg	...	"Harsh" Guy (as Sam Goldberg)
Rebecca Finer	...	Girl Entering Party
Drake Schirmer	...	Little Boy at Trailer Park
Massiel Perdomo	...	Undressed Abstinence Dancer
Brad E. Wilhite	...	Store Cashier
Dwayne Alexander Smith	...	Dwayne (as Dwayne Smith)
Santara Sidersky	...	Angry Female Prisoner
Natalia Reagan	...	Pregnant Woman Prisoner
Kiki Harris	...	Female Cop
George Steward	...	Creepy Guy
Chris Charles Herbert	...	Jogger (as Chris Charles)
Stella	...	Dog
Jimmy Baron	...	Church Dad
Kathryn Shasha	...	Church Mom
Liam Eagan	...	Church Boy with Camera #1
Gunnar Schneider	...	Church Boy with Camera #2
Darryll Scott	...	Angry Cop's Partner
Shelly Frasier	...	Dental Receptionist (as Shelly Keenan Frasier)
Jeremy McGuire	...	Rex's Boyfriend
Amanda Tae Alvarez	...	Abstinence Dancer
Paula Dos Santos	...	Abstinence Dancer
Jennifer Murdock	...	Abstinence Dancer
Bice Grobstein	...	Abstinence Dancer
Madeline Owens	...	Abstinence Dancer
Stephanie Lee	...	Abstinence Dancer
Alicea Karelix	...	Abstinence Dancer
Kristin Liu	...	Abstinence Dancer
Tonisha Agard	...	Abstinence Dancer
Lianna Patrice Beckno	...	Abstinence Dancer
Peter Wentz	...	Himself (as Fall Out Boy)
Joseph Trohman	...	Himself (Fall Out Boy)
Patrick Stump	...	Himself (Fall Out Boy) (as Patrick Stumph)
Andrew Hurley	...	Himself (Fall Out Boy)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Samantha Berry	...	Amish Girl (uncredited)
Stephen Brevig	...	Beer Pong Player (uncredited)
David Danello	...	Sheriff Deputy (uncredited)
Rafael Diaz-Wagner	...	The Groom (uncredited)
Kyle Gass	...	Trucker (uncredited)
Wendy Michaels	...	Angry mother at gas station (uncredited)
Kristina Plisko	...	Party Girl (uncredited)

Directed by
Sean Anders

Writing credits (WGA)
Sean Anders		(screenplay) &
John Morris		(screenplay)
Andy Behrens		(book "All the Way")

Produced by
Bob Levy	....	producer
Leslie Morgenstein	....	producer
John Morris	....	producer
Michael Nelson	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Stephen Trask

Cinematography by
Tim Orr		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
George Folsey Jr.

Casting by
Lisa Beach
Ellen Jacoby
Sarah Katzman

Production Design by
Aaron Osborne

Art Direction by
Erin Cochran

Set Decoration by
Jennifer M. Gentile

Costume Design by
Kristin M. Burke

Makeup Department
Malinda Bennett	....	additional makeup
Erin Brasfield	....	makeup department head
Caridad 'Cuqui' Collazo	....	key hair stylist
Felice Diamond	....	key makeup artist
Linda Schonning	....	additional hair stylist: crowd

Production Management
Erica Frauman	....	post-production supervisor
Christine White	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Josue Aguilar	....	second second assistant director
Mike Benson	....	second unit director
Linda Brachman	....	first assistant director
Melanie Grefe	....	first assistant director: second unit
Marge Piane	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Eric Bryant	....	graphic designer
Steven DeSantis	....	construction coordinator: additional photography
Rod England	....	leadman
Brian Feola	....	general foreman: Additional Photography
Paul J. Hendricks	....	construction foreman
Maureen Kropf	....	lead scenic: additional photography
Shawn W. Logue	....	assistant prop master
Jeremy McGuire	....	art department coordinator
Michael Metzel	....	construction coordinator
Greyson Miller	....	on-set dresser
Kevin Weber	....	set dresser
Cary Whittaker	....	greensman

Sound Department
Robert Althoff	....	sound re-recordist
Joe Barnett	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steve Bartkowicz	....	sound re-recording engineer
Kerry Ann Carmean	....	sound effects editor
Andrew DeCristofaro	....	supervising sound editor
Nerses Gezalyan	....	sound mixer
Glynna Grimala	....	dialogue editor
Nancy MacLeod	....	sound effects editor
Nancy Nugent	....	supervising dialogue & adr editor (as Nancy Nugent Title)
Michael Payne	....	supervising sound effects editor
Michael Pisano	....	sound utility
Lenny Rabinowitz	....	adr recording engineer (2008)
John C. Stuver	....	dialogue editor
Tami Treadwell	....	adr recordist
Jon Udell	....	boom operator
Mathew Waters	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark Weber	....	sound mixer
David Young	....	additional audio support
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
Craig Barnett	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
Mitch Gates	....	CG supervisor: Encore Hollywood
Cristian A. Kong	....	digital effects artist
Evelyn Lee	....	motion graphics
Brian McIntyre	....	visual effects
Bob Minshall	....	visual effects
Doug Spilatro	....	visual effects
Rodrigo Washington	....	visual effects artist

Stunts
Don Abbatiello	....	stunt driver
Tom Bahr	....	stunt driver
Kevin Ball	....	stunt double
Brent Bernhard	....	stunt double
Justin Bernhard	....	precision driver
Rosie Bernhard	....	stunts
Chick Bernhardt	....	stunt coordinator
Alan D'Antoni	....	stunts
Lena Fennema	....	stunt double
Denise Gallo	....	stunt driver
Rich Minga	....	stunt double
Christopher Parker	....	stunt double
Eddie Perez	....	stunt coordinator: Los Angeles
Christie Sanders	....	stunt double: Michele Feren
Iris Lynne Sherman	....	stunts
Amy Tomberlin	....	stunt double: Ian's stepmom
Kyle Woods	....	stunt double
Kyle Woods	....	utility stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Brent Egan	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Don Hamzik	....	video assist operator
Travis Hottinger	....	grip
Jimmy E. Jensen	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Ross Jones	....	key grip
Edward Knott III	....	dolly grip: "a" camera
Marvin Lee	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Patrick Longman	....	libra operator
Bill McConnell Jr.	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Mike McGowan	....	camera operator: "a" camera, second unit
T. Michael McLean	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Evan Nelson	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Jorge A. Parra	....	grip
Jorge Parra	....	grip
Al Pavoni	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Earl Perque	....	best boy grip
Matthew A. Petrosky	....	Steadicam operator
Matthew A. Petrosky	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Rusty Pouch	....	gaffer
Van Redin	....	still photographer
John 'Fest' Sandau	....	gaffer
Chuck Whelan	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera, additional photography
Dave Wightman	....	first assistant camera

Casting Department
Charla Bowersox	....	casting associate
Beth Lipari	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michelle Liu	....	key costumer
Susan Salzano	....	key costumer
Janet Stirner Ingram	....	costume supervisor
J. Brad Watson	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Reza Amidi	....	digital edit assist
Ryan Bonner	....	post-production assistant
Laureen Clarke	....	editorial assistant
Roxanne Dorman	....	assistant editor
Jimmy Fusil	....	digital intermediate producer
Michael L. Holland	....	digital intermediate producer
Benjamin Sutor	....	digital intermediate editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Christine Bergren	....	music legal and clearance
Dave Jordan	....	music supervisor
Paul Katz	....	music consultant
Dean Menta	....	music editor
Jojo Villanueva	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Pamela Alessandrelli	....	assisant production coordinator
Solomon Alexander	....	production assistant (as Alex Katzeff)
Sheila Allen	....	production accountant
Eric Bednarowicz	....	location assistant: Chicago
Jerry Blohm	....	key armorer
Barbara Branch	....	first assistant accountant
Amanda DePover	....	assistant: Sean Anders & John Morris
Elizabeth Elwell	....	location manager
Gino Falla	....	assistant accountant
Liz Goldsmith	....	location manager: Chicago
Brandon Goodman	....	set production assistant
Julie Hansen	....	post-production accountant
Esteban Hernandez	....	construction accountant
Pam Holdridge	....	production coordinator
Niema Hulin	....	production assistant
Jay Johnson	....	main title design
Marc H. Katz	....	craft service
Adam Kulick	....	representative: Goldcrest Pictures Limited
Robert A. Levine	....	unit publicist
Mack McKelvey	....	craft service
Tony Murphy	....	representative: Goldcrest Pictures Limited
Greg Nye	....	travel coordinator
Andrea Olabarría	....	production assistant
Christina Pitassi	....	payroll accountant
Benjamin R. Reder	....	production legal counsel
Tara A. Senior	....	production legal counsel
Anthony Walters	....	representative: Goldcrest Pictures Limited
Pamela Lyn Weiss	....	assistant: Sean Anders & John Morris
Travis Quentin Young	....	adr voice

Production Companies

• Summit Entertainment (presents)
• Alloy Entertainment
• Goldcrest Pictures (in association with)

Distributors

• Alfa Films (2009) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• BFD (2009) (Chile) (theatrical)
• Concorde Filmverleih (2009) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Contender Films (2009) (UK) (theatrical)
• Hoyts Distribution (2008) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Independent Films (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Nordisk Film (2008) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Odeon (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• SPI International (2009) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• SPI International (2009) (Slovakia) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Summit Distribution (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Central Partnership (2008) (Russia) (all media)
• Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution (2008) (Finland) (all media)
• Paris Filmes (2009) (Brazil) (all media)
• Summit Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Summit Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Cineworks Digital Studios  HD dailies
• Eye2Ear Music  music consultant
• Hollywood-DI  HD screening services
• Reder & Feig  production counsel
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate

Also Known As:

Sexdrive (USA) (promotional title)
Untitled Teen Road Movie (USA) (working title)
Секс Драйв (Russia) [ru]
Ljubavni zov (Croatia) [hr]
Manejado por el sexo (Argentina) [es]
Plein Gaz (Canada: French title) [fr]
Rápido y fogoso (Peru) [es]
Seksiralli (Estonia) [et]
Sex Drive (Greece) [el]
Sex Drive - Rumo ao Sexo (Brazil) [pt]
Sex Movie (Italy) [it]
Spritztour (Germany) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong crude and sexual content, nudity, language, some drug and alcohol use - all involving teens.

Runtime:

109 min | 129 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #44556) | Australia:MA | UK:15 | Ireland:16 | Finland:K-13 | Netherlands:12 | Sweden:11 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Singapore:M18 (cut) | New Zealand:R16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Argentina:13 | Germany:12 | Norway:11 | Chile:14 | Mexico:B15 | Iceland:12 | South Korea:18 | Italy:T

Filming Locations:

Belle Glade, Florida, USA

Company:

Summit Entertainment

Trivia:

Both Seth Green (Ezekiel) and Katrina Bowden (Ms. Tasty) have appeared in Fall Out Boy music videos before this film. Seth Green is in the funeral scene of in "It Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" and Katrina Bowden was the mean girl dancing with Patrick Stump in "Dance Dance".

Goofs:

Continuity: In the patio scene as Ian leaves Lance's party, the different shots of the door have people entering and exiting but depending on who is focused in the shot people disappear.

Quotes:

Fundraising Girl: Hi. I'm collecting for the underprivileged children of Ecuador. Would you like to help?
Andy: Not really.
Randy: We don't have any money.
Andy: No jobs.
Randy: You wanna party?
Fundraising Girl: Um, I'm kind of working right now.
Andy: When're you done?
Randy: Yeah, what're you doing after?
Fundraising Girl: I have a church thing tonight.
Andy: Kickass! We'll come.
[...]

Movie Connections:

References Full Metal Jacket (1987)

Soundtrack:

Grand Theft Autumn/Where Is Your Boy

Don't' Listen To Critics- Sex Drive Is Top 5 Comedies I've Ever Seen

There are several people who say that critics don't know anything... I find it funny in Hollywood how the best movies get rated terribly, and have a 28% rating on rottentomatoes 'tomatometer'...

I saw the preview for Sex Drive on myspace. The preview started off as a typical drive-across-the-country crazy-things-happen teen sex party movie. About halfway into the trailer I found myself laughing... and thinking "wow... something about this movie feels different. I think it's going to be really good. I don't want to wait til October, I want to watch it right now".

THREE WEEKS later three of my friends and I decided to see a last minute movie- I looked up Sex Drive only to find that it was only playing in one theater in our entire city (Denver) with only one showtime! 10:30 was the only showtime, if this was any indication of how the movie was I figured that it was going to be terrible- but I remembered how much I enjoyed the preview and coerced my friends to go see it. When we arrived the theater had only two other people in it, both middle-aged males sitting separately by themselves. Again- not a good sign...

The movie started out, and was instantly funny. We laughed, so did the others. I thought, "ok, any movie can make people laugh... it's not that hard a thing to do... let's see where this goes". The movie continued on, and I found myself loving the plot. Loving the script. Loving the (no-name) actors. Loving the directing. Loving the editing. Loving everything about it. But that's just me... everyone has different opinions. My three friends (who- might I mind you, have very different senses of humor) all felt the exact same way. We were crying at certain parts because we were laughing so hard. The other (two) people in the theater were laughing hysterically as well. Just when I thought it couldn't get any better- the movie turns to a love story, and everything throughout the whole movie comes together.

It finally ended, and I, and my three friends, sat there, in awe, about what we just saw. We left the theater and could not have been any happier about our movie choice.

I returned home to instantly look up reviews online about what others thought of this movie- and it blew my mind. The most terrible, awful things were said, and the movie's gross domestic total? $8,402,485. A BOMB.

I don't understand what it is people are looking for in a comedy. I will agree with others and say- yes, this has been done before. Yes, this movie is exactly what I thought it would be and what I wrote above (a typical drive-across-the-country crazy-things-happen teen sex party movie). Yes, this movie is predictable and familiar- but back to the question- what is it people are looking for in a comedy? This movie had every element of the $100,000,000+/movie American Pie series. Sex Drive should of made AT LEAST half that much.

I saw College recently- NOW THIS is a movie that deserved it's abysmal earnings of 4.5 million dollars. College's jokes were cheap, and seemingly desperate, as if almost begging for a laugh. And once again- yes, College made me (slightly) laugh- as I said before any comedy can- but what it did not do was leave me with a feeling of sheer joy and happiness that I took the time out of my night (and life) to watch it. Sex Drive left me with this feeling.

I believed Sex Drive to be perfect. In every aspect. I will address that, again, everyone's taste is different; everyone's brains interpret things differently and because of this not everyone will find Sex Drive to be perfect, in fact some may not find it funny it all- but I believe THE MAJORITY of people (9 out of 10) will realize, upon DVD release and word-of-mouth, that Sex Drive was the sleeper hit of 2008.

See this movie. It deserves much more money than it made and is well, well worth your time.