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Sixteen-year-old Deedee runs away from Louisiana to live with her half-brother Bill, an English teacher who happens to be gay. Lucia, Bill's sexually-repressed best friend, distrusts her. These suspicions are confirmed when Deedee lures Bill's boyfriend into bed and talks him into stealing $10,000 from Bill and running away with her to Los Angeles. To make matters worse for Bill, his bitter ex-lover frames him for sexual harassment, causing a scandal in their quiet town. This forces him and Lucia to go on a wild chase in search of Matt and Deedee in order to clear his name. They are joined by Sheriff Carl Tippett, a friend, who begins to fall in love with Lucia. A black comedy about what people must go through in order to find "the opposite of sex" - lasting, committed, and loving relationships.
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| Key Information | |
| Directors | Don Roos |
| Stars | Christina Ricci |
| Actors | Lyle Lovett |
| Genre | Comedies |
| Subgenre | Black Comedy • Homosexuality • Love Triangles • Comedy (General) • Theatrical Release |
| MPAA Rating | R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats | DVD: Closed Caption; Subtitled French |
| UPC | 043396018372 |
| Release Date | 1998 |
| Running Time | 1hr 40min |
| Languages | |
| Original Language | English |
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Format: DVD: Closed Caption; Subtitled French, 1hr 40min Release Company: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (October 20, 1998) UPC: 043396018396 |
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| VHS Editions | |
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Format: VHS: Spanish Subtitled Version; Closed Captioned, 1hr 40min Release Company: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (October 20, 1998) UPC: 043396028210 |
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| Credits | |
| Screenwriter | Don Roos |
| Professional Reviews | |
| (01/01/1999, p.51-2, Andy Medhurst): "...A potent cocktail of scandalous comedy and challenging sexual politics, THE OPPOSITE OF SEX is a delight on every conceivable level..." | |