A man in an iron lung who wishes to lose his virginity contacts a professional sex surrogate with the help of his therapist and priest.
Director: Ben Lewin
Writer: Ben Lewin (screenplay)
Stars: John Hawkes, Helen Hunt and William H. Macy | See full cast and crew
THE BUZZ: With a lighter tone than you might expect given the subject matter, this could be an increasingly rare instance of a Sundance hit that connects with audiences outside of the festival circuit. Strong performances by John Hawkes (the subject), Helen Hunt (the surrogate), and William H. Macy (the priest) might put the film in awards contention, but the person we're watching is Ben Lewin, the sixty-something writer/director whose bawdy charm and early-life experience with polio makes for a fascinating read. For example, he freely admits to discovering Mark O'Brien's writing as he was surfing the internet for anything having to do with sex and the disabled for "The Gimp," his initial pitch for a TV sitcom. We want to hang out with him.
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