Her Minor Thing

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Her Minor Thing
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Film poster
Directed byCharles Matthau
Written byJim Meyers
Debra Meyers
Produced byJim Meyers
Debra Meyers
Heather Simpson
Vikki Wagner
Starring Estella Warren
Christian Kane
Michael Weatherly
Rachel Dratch
Kathy Griffin
Ivana Miličević
Flex Alexander
Victoria Jackson
CinematographyJohn J. Connor
Edited byJessica Congdon
Music byTodd Holden Capps
Distributed by First Look International
Release date
  • 2005 (2005)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Her Minor Thing is a romantic comedy is directed by Charles Matthau released in 2005, with screenplay written by Jim and Debra Meyers. The film stars Estella Warren, Christian Kane, and Michael Weatherly.

Contents

The script's working title was "Men Are Jerks".

Plot

Everything was going fine for hot young 25-year-old Jeana (Estella Warren) until her newscaster boyfriend accidentally revealed on TV that Jeana is still a virgin despite being in her mid 20s. Jeana is completely humiliated by this, and adding insult to injury is the fact that the revelation of her virginity has made her a target for every oversexed man in the immediate area, all of them determined to "make a real woman out of her". Noting dejectedly that since it was revealed that she is a virgin, every man who looks at her "wants a date", and all her optimistic romantic ideals have been shattered. Ultimately she cannot salvage her relationship with her newscaster boyfriend, but in the end, she does finally find a man, a photographer, who is decent enough to be the man to whom she finally loses her virginity.

Cast and crew

Cast

ActorRole
Estella Warren Jeana Summers
Christian Kane Paul
Michael Weatherly Tom Lindeman
Rachel Dratch Caroline
Flex Alexander Marty
Kathy Griffin Maggie
Ivana Miličević Zsa Zsa
Victoria Jackson Norma

Production

The film was shot in 23 days, in June–July 2004.[ citation needed ]

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