Sex Ed (film)
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Directed by | Isaac Feder |
Written by | Bill Kennedy |
Produced by | Monika Casey Stephen Feder Elayne Schneiderman Dori Sperko |
Starring | Haley Joel Osment Lorenza Izzo Laura Harring Abby Elliott Glen Powell Retta Matt Walsh |
Cinematography | Brian Burgoyne |
Edited by | Christopher Gay |
Music by | Alexander Kemp |
Production company | Sweet Tomato Films |
Distributed by | MarVista Entertainment |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $5 million |
Sex Ed is a 2014 American comedy film directed by Isaac Feder and written by Bill Kennedy. The film stars Haley Joel Osment, Lorenza Izzo, Laura Harring, Abby Elliott, Glen Powell, Retta, and Matt Walsh. Sex Ed premiered at the Portland Film Festival on August 29, 2014,[1] and was released in theaters on November 7, 2014, by MarVista Entertainment.[2]
Plot
Ed Cole (
Ed seeks advice from his landlady Sydney (Retta), who also owns a bar in the apartment building. He meets Pilar (Lorenza Izzo), the adult sister of his student Tito (Kevin Hernandez). He and Pilar hit it off, and she invites Ed to her house for dinner after Tito tells her Ed is his favorite teacher. Pilar's boyfriend Hector (Ray Santiago) belittles Ed and threatens him, leading to the two competing by taking shots of rum. Ed vomits on Pilar and Tito's mother, Lupe (Laura Harring). Later Ed apologizes to Pilar, who tells him she and Hector are taking a break. Ed asks her on a date, which she accepts. With the help of JT and Ally, Ed gets his students interested in learning, to the point that other children attend the after school class out of interest.
At the same time Ed's student Leon gets sent to the principal's office for his behavior, leading to his father
Ed admits to JT that he is a
Pilar shows up at Ed's apartment and tells him she wants to be his first sexual partner, but wanting to wait until after hanging out in the bar downstairs, Ed turns her down. She leaves angrily, but passes JT in her underwear, impressing him. Ed is upset that he still has not had sex, but Sydney tells him he is a man now because he is in control of his life, and it has nothing to do with his virginity. A year later, Ed is shown to have one of the most popular classes at the school, and the respect of his students.
Cast
- Haley Joel Osment as Ed Cole
- Lorenza Izzo as Pilar
- Kevin Hernandez as Tito
- Retta as Sydney
- Matt Walsh as Washout
- Glen Powell as JT
- Abby Elliott as Trish
- Laura Harring as Lupe
- Castille Landon as Ally
- Lamorne Morris as Bobby the Bouncer
- Ray Santiago as Hector
- Isaac White as Leon Hamilton
- Chris Williams as Reverend Hamilton
- Parker Young as Montana
- Vadli Belizaire as Shelly
- Parvesh Cheena as Hank
- George Eads as Jimmy
- Monika Casey as Suzanne
- Abbe Meryl Feder as Louise
- Kelly Gray as Ashley
- Julia E King as Stevie
- Nicholas Patel as Fish
- Ally Rahn as Margarita
- J. Larose as Reiny
Reception
Sex Ed received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 64%, based on 11 reviews, with an average rating of 5.2/10.[3] On Metacritic, the film has a rating of 34 out of 100, based on six critics' reviews, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[4]
References
- ^ "World Premiere: Sex Ed with Haley Joel Osment".
- ^ "Haley Joel Osment's 'Sex Ed' Gets U.S. Distribution From MarVista Entertainment". Variety. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ "Sex Ed". Rotten Tomatoes. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ "Sex Ed Reviews - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
External links
- Sex Ed at IMDb