| Though a childhood bout with polio left him dependent on an iron lung, Mark O'Brien maintains a career as a journalist and poet. A writing assignment dealing with sex and the disabled piques Mark's curiosity, and he decides to investigate the possibility of experiencing sex himself. When his overtures toward a caregiver scare her away, he books an appointment with sex surrogate Cheryl Cohen-Greene to lose his virginity. | |
| Release Date: | May 02, 2012 |
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| Director: | Ben Lewin |
| Writer: | Ben Lewin, Mark O'Brien |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | virgin, narration, wheelchair, graduation, sexual arousal, judaism, power outage, roman catholic church, sexual awakening, male virgin, sponge bath, catholic priest, jealous husband, iron lung, sex surrogate, polio, polio victim, sexual pleasure, handicap sex |
| Production Companies | Rhino Films, Such Much Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $9,138,338
Budget: $1,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Hawkes | Mark |
| Helen Hunt | Cheryl |
| William H. Macy | Father Brendan |
| Moon Bloodgood | Vera |
| Annika Marks | Amanda |
| Adam Arkin | Josh |
| Rhea Perlman | Mikvah Lady |
| W. Earl Brown | Rod |
| Robin Weigert | Susan |
| Blake Lindsley | Dr. Laura White |
| Ming Lo | Clerk |
| Rusty Schwimmer | Joan |
| Jennifer Kumiyama | Carmen |
| Tobias Forrest | Greg |
| Jarrod Bailey | Tony |
| James Martinez | Matt |
| Paul MacLean | Young Mark |
| Phoebe Lewin | Girl on Beach |
| Jonathan Hanrahan | Unicyclist |
| Jason Jack Edwards | Waiter |
| J. Teddy Garces | Man in Elevator |
| Daniel Quinn | E.R. Doctor |
| B.J. Clinkscales | Ambulance Driver |
| Gina-Raye Carter | Pill Nurse |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ben Lewin | Writer, Director |
| Marco Beltrami | Original Music Composer |
| Ronnie Yeskel | Casting |
| Geoffrey Simpson | Director of Photography |
| Lisa Bromwell | Editor |
| Steven Iba | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sofia Jimenez | Set Decoration |
| John Mott | Production Design |
| Joshua Adeniji | Sound Effects Editor |
| Trevor Gates | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sharon Smith | Music Editor |
| Justine Seymour | Costume Design |
| Betsy Stahl | Production Executive |
| Angela Hemingway | Dialogue Editor |
| Mark O'Brien | Story |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Judi Levine | Producer |
| Ben Lewin | Producer |
| Stephen Nemeth | Producer |
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