| 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: | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | cat, graduation, judaism, sexual awakening, catholic priest, sex surrogate, virgin, wheelchair, sexual arousal, roman catholic church, sponge bath, iron lung, polio victim, narration, based on true story, power outage, male virgin, jealous husband, polio, handicap sex, sexual pleasure |
| Production Companies | Rhino Films, Such Much Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $9,138,338
Budget: $1,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) 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 | Director, Writer |
| 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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