Strictly Sexual

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Strictly Sexual
Directed byJoel Viertel
Written byStevie Long
Produced byJoel Viertel & David Kohner Zuckerman
Starring Amber Benson
Johann Urb
Kristen Kerr
Stevie Long
Trevor Murphy
Music by H. Scott Salinas
Production
companies
DKZ Films
Hyphenate Films
Kambam-Ramnath-Weston Productions
Strictly Xmd Productions
Distributed byArts Alliance
Alpha Filmes
Release date
  • December 2, 2008 (2008-12-02)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Strictly Sexual is a 2008 comedy film directed by Joel Viertel, written by Stevie Long, and starring Amber Benson, Johann Urb, Kristen Kerr, Stevie Long, and Trevor Murphy.

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Synopsis

In Los Angeles, the wealthy aspirant writer Donna and her best friend (also aspirant designer) Christi Ann are bored of relationships and decide to chase two escorts in a bar for a one-night stand. Meanwhile, construction workers and best friends, Stanny and Joe, come from New York but can't find jobs in Los Angeles. Without money, the guys decide to go to a fancy bar to drink and leave the place without paying the bill. Donna and Christi Ann meet Stanny and Joe and invite them home believing they are gigolos. After a night of sex, the women discover the misunderstanding and that the men are, indeed, unemployed construction workers. The women offer to have the men stay in their swimming pool cabana, furnishing them with beer and food while the boys search for jobs. In return, they would be their on-call "boy-toys" in a strictly sexual relationship. During the ensuing months, the couples become closer and change their feelings and behaviors with the development and growing of their relationships as the couples begin to develop romantic feelings.

Cast

Business

NPR reported that Strictly Sexual was the most-watched film of all time on Hulu.com as of February 2010. [1]

TV series

In 2011, Hulu produced a six-episode spin-off series, Strictly Sexual: The Series, featuring some of the original cast.

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References

  1. "Thanks To Hulu, Indie Film 'Strictly Sexual' Hits Big". National Public Radio. 8 February 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2010.