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About
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.
Theatrical
Oct 18, 2012
Box Office
$9.1M
Budget
$1.0M
Return
9.1x
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
Such Much Films, Rhino Films
Keywords
cat
virgin
narration
wheelchair
affectation
graduation
based on true story
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
angry
zealous
unassuming
anxious
understated
sentimental
whimsical
admiring
adoring
amused
straightforward
sympathetic
tragic
vibrant
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$3.99
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$3.99
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$4.99
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Cast
Full credits →J
John Hawkes
Mark
H
Helen Hunt
Cheryl
W
William H. Macy
Father Brendan
M
Moon Bloodgood
Vera
A
Annika Marks
Amanda
A
Adam Arkin
Josh
R
Rhea Perlman
Mikvah Lady
W
W. Earl Brown
Rod
R
Robin Weigert
Susan
B
Blake Lindsley
Dr. Laura White
M
Ming Lo
Clerk
R
Rusty Schwimmer
Joan
T
Tobias Forrest
Greg
J
Jarrod Bailey
Tony
J
James Martinez
Matt
J
Jonathan Hanrahan
Unicyclist
J
J. Teddy Garces
Man in Elevator
D
Daniel Quinn
E.R. Doctor
B
B.J. Clinkscales
Ambulance Driver
R
RayVeness
Pill Nurse
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