Humpday

Name: Humpday
Genre: Comedy
Released: July 10, 2009
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 74
Cast: Alycia Delmore, Joshua Leonard, Mark Duplass

2009

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HUMPDAY

Movie Details & Credits

Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: July 10, 2009

Starring: Alycia Delmore, Joshua Leonard, Mark Duplass

Summary: It’s been a decade since Ben and Andrew were the bad boys of their college campus. Ben has settled down and found a job, wife, and home. Andrew took the alternate route as a vagabond artist, skipping the globe from Chiapas to Cambodia. When Andrew shows up unannounced on Ben’s doorstep, they easily fall back into their old dynamic of machoIt’s been a decade since Ben and Andrew were the bad boys of their college campus. Ben has settled down and found a job, wife, and home. Andrew took the alternate route as a vagabond artist, skipping the globe from Chiapas to Cambodia. When Andrew shows up unannounced on Ben’s doorstep, they easily fall back into their old dynamic of macho one-upmanship. Late into the night at a wild party, the two find themselves locked in a mutual dare: to enter an amateur porn contest together. But what kind of boundary-breaking, envelope pushing porn can two straight dudes make? After the booze and “big talk” run out, only one idea remains—they will have sex together…on camera. It’s not gay; it’s beyond gay. It’s not porn; it’s art. But how exactly will it work? And more importantly, who will tell Anna, Ben’s wife? Writer/director Lynn Shelton, director of My Effortless Brilliance and recipient of the “Someone to Watch Award” at the 2009 Independent Spirit Awards, expertly mines the biggest ironies of the male ego to hilarious effect. Humpday is a buddy movie gone wild. (Magnolia Pictures)… Expand

Director: Lynn Shelton

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 94 min

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San Francisco Chronicle - Amy Biancolli

Humpday succeeds, often beautifully, by grounding its risque premise in the awkwardness and humor of real people trying their damnedest to communicate. A lot. Read full review

Slate - Dana Stevens

May not be the single best movie I've seen so far this year--though it's certainly a contender for the title--but it's without doubt the most surprising. Read full review

Baltimore Sun - Michael Sragow

Humpday mixes hilarity with upset as the irresistible force of male pride meets the immovable object of sexual identity. Read full review

NPR - Bob Mondello

I'm guessing Humpday will make its natural, easygoing leading men -- Mark Duplass and Joshua Leonard -- much sought after. Read full review

The Globe and Mail (Toronto) - Jennie Punter

Humpday is mostly foreplay. But isn't that usually the most fun anyway? It certainly is in this film. Read full review

Variety - Todd McCarthy

A visually mangy but frequently hilarious low-budgeter. Read full review

New York Post - Kyle Smith

Few kinds of art are more boring than the insistently transgressive, and few movies are more boring than Humpday. Read full review

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Halfwelshman

Dec 1, 2011

Humpday makes a refreshing change to mainstream film drudgery. For a film about two straight guys deciding to make a porn film together, it's surprisingly deep, witty and honest. It's so original and off-the wall that you'll never see another comedy-drama quite like it. The story hinges onHumpday makes a refreshing change to mainstream film drudgery. For a film about two straight guys deciding to make a porn film together, it's surprisingly deep, witty and honest. It's so original and off-the wall that you'll never see another comedy-drama quite like it. The story hinges on the believability of its two leads, so thankfully both Mark Duplass and Joshua Leonard put in great performances - they're natural and relatable, and carry writer/director Lynn Shelton's highly original story along nicely with their effortless, entirely improvised dialogue - you don't doubt for a moment that Ben and Andrew have known each other for most of their lives. Humpday is a film experience like no other. There's no pretension, no hidden agenda, it's just exceedingly clever, unquestionably funny minimalist filmmaking.… Expand

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KevinS

Nov 26, 2009

An almost perfect movie. The acting is amazing, and it's a true to life, unHollywood type movie.

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Norm

Jul 10, 2009

It occurred to me as the unrealistic story of Humpday rolled out that the feelings I was having are probably similar to the feelings women have had watching movie after movie made by men attempting to portray how women approach sex and relationships. There is just no way the idea propelling It occurred to me as the unrealistic story of Humpday rolled out that the feelings I was having are probably similar to the feelings women have had watching movie after movie made by men attempting to portray how women approach sex and relationships. There is just no way the idea propelling this plot would get as far down the road as Seattle writer/director Lynn Shelton wants us to believe. Not much rang true so for me no emotional involvement, no empathy and not much enjoyment. The characters and story are based in Seattle but the city is not a factor.… Expand

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