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Good Dick (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Sundance Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
83 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2008 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Marianna Palka

Written By:
Marianna Palka

Actors:
Marianna Palka ..... Woman
Jason Ritter ..... Man
Eric Edelstein ..... Eric
Martin Starr ..... Simon
Mark Webber ..... Derek
Tom Arnold ..... Dad
Amanda Barnett ..... Restaurant Patron
Amberlee Colson ..... Elle
Charles Durning ..... Charlie
Jesse Garcia ..... Jose
Jeremy Glazer ..... Coffee Shop Patron
Josh Holt ..... Jared
Dana LaRue ..... Receptionist
Marge Morgan ..... Marge
Hunter Stiebel ..... Skate Clerk
Elisabeth Waterston ..... Elisabeth
Katherine Waterston ..... Katherine

Synopsis:

Put the cheeky title to one side for a minute, and Good Dick is quirky tale of romance that deserves a second look you might not give it once you've read the title. It's not the most straightforward love story you're going to watch, given that it's the story of Marianna Palka's pornography-addicted young woman, and Jason Ritter as the video store worker who rents her the film. But it is far better than much of what the genre has been spitting out of late. Its concept, in some hands, could have gone drastically wrong, but Good Dick's pairing of Palka and Ritter really is quite inspired. You never fail to buy them as characters, and the relationship they build up lacks the coating of sugar that a Hollywood production generally injects as a necessary requirement. Instead, you have a smart, very different story that nonetheless is really quite compelling. Good Dick does suffer from a couple of small problems. Its budget restrictions are fairly clear, but that's not too much of a worry. What does drag the film down a little is the less-than-satisfying final act, a pity given the really very strong build up. But it's still a film that punches above its weight, and ranks as one of the more interesting romances on the market. Well worth checking out.

A persistent video clerk draws a troubled, reclusive young woman out of her claustrophobic world by starting up a unique courtship with her. As they become closer, her sexual antipathy is met with unflinching optimism, until finally her aggressive defenses overwhelm them both and the relationship bursts apart. Profoundly affected by his presence in her life, she finds that she has the courage to face her past.

A vulnerable young woman gets into a relationship with a video store clerk.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 04 April, 2009.

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