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  1. www.imdb.com › title › tt0120777The Opposite of Sex (1998) - IMDb

    May 22, 1998 · The Opposite of Sex: Directed by Don Roos. With Christina Ricci, Martin Donovan, Lisa Kudrow, Lyle Lovett. A 16-year-old girl visits her gay half-brother and ends up seducing his boyfriend, thus wreaking havoc on all of their lives.

    • (22K)
    • Comedy, Drama, Romance
    • Don Roos
    • 1998-05-22

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Opposite_of_SexThe Opposite of Sex - Wikipedia

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    Sixteen-year-old Dedee Truitt runs away from home. She is pregnant by her ex-boyfriend, Randy Cates. Not revealing her pregnancy, Dedee eventually moves in with her much older half-brother Bill, a gay teacher in a conservative, suburban community in Saint Joseph County, Indiana. Although he is living with Matt, Bill still mourns the loss of his pre...

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    The Opposite of Sex was shot from June to July 1997 in Los Angeles, California. It was to be the last theatrical work produced by Rysher Entertainment, who shut down their film unit the same month that shooting wrapped. Sony's arthouse division Sony Pictures Classicsdistributed the film.

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    Box office

    The Opposite of Sexwas given a limited theatrical release on May 22, 1998. Its opening weekend saw a per screen average of $20,477 for the 5 theaters showing it.

    Critical response

    Janet Maslin in The New York Times called it a "gleefully acerbic comedy". Christina Ricci's performance was widely praised and she received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical. Roger Ebert especially enjoyed the voice-over narration supplied in-character by Ricci, calling it "refreshing" and comparing it to Mystery Science Theater 3000: On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an 81% approval rating based on 42 reviews, with an average rating o...

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  3. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › opposite_of_sexThe Opposite of Sex | Rotten Tomatoes

    After her stepfather dies, 16-year-old Dede (Christina Ricci) moves in with her gay half-brother Bill, (Martin Donovan). Already pregnant, Dede seduces Bill's partner, Matt (Ivan Sergei), and ...

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  4. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › the-opposite-of-sex-1998The Opposite of Sex movie review (1998) | Roger Ebert

    Jun 19, 1998 · In "The Opposite of Sex," her 16-year-old character DeDee bails out from an unhappy home life in Louisiana and makes her way to Indiana, where an older half-brother named Bill ( Martin Donovan) teaches high school.

  5. www.youtube.com › watchThe Opposite Of Sex (1998) Trailer | Don Roos - YouTube

    Oct 12, 2012 · Writer-Director Don Roos' film has a gnarled wisdom about modern romance - straight and gay - which makes The Opposite of Sex a sharp, wickedly funny look at life and sex in the 90s. She's a foul...

  6. www.moviefone.com › movie › the-opposite-of-sexThe Opposite of Sex (1998) - Movie | Moviefone

    A 16-year-old girl visits her gay half-brother and ends up seducing his boyfriend, thus wreaking havoc on all of their lives. Starring Christina Ricci Martin Donovan Lisa Kudrow. Director Don Roos...

  7. www.tcm.com › tcmdb › titleThe Opposite of Sex (1998) - Turner Classic Movies

    Story of a highly-sexual teenage girl and her non-traditional family which takes a turn when she travels to South Bend, Indiana to live with her gay half-brother and his lover. She then proceeds to ruin her half-brother's life when she gets pregnant by his lover and then steals him away.