Humpday - Wikipedia

Humpday is a 2009 American comedy-drama film directed, produced, and written by Lynn Shelton and starring Mark Duplass, Joshua Leonard, and Alycia Delmore. Humpday FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Thisarticle'sleadsectionmaybetooshorttoadequatelysummarizethekeypoints.Pleaseconsiderexpandingtheleadtoprovideanaccessibleoverviewofallimportantaspectsofthearticle.(May2020) 2009filmbyLynnShelton HumpdayTheatricalreleaseposterDirectedbyLynnSheltonWrittenbyLynnSheltonProducedbyLynnSheltonStarring MarkDuplass JoshuaLeonard AlyciaDelmore CinematographyBenjaminKasulkeEditedbyNatSandersMusicbyVinceSmithProductioncompanies MagnoliaPictures SeashelPictures DistributedbyMagnoliaPicturesReleasedates January 16, 2009 (2009-01-16)(Sundance) July 10, 2009 (2009-07-10)(UnitedStates;limited) Runningtime94minutesCountryUnitedStatesLanguageEnglish Humpdayisa2009Americancomedy-dramafilmdirected,produced,andwrittenbyLynnSheltonandstarringMarkDuplass,JoshuaLeonard,andAlyciaDelmore.Itpremieredatthe2009SundanceFilmFestival.InternationaldistributionrightswerepurchasedbyMagnoliaPicturesforamid-sixfiguresum.[1][2]ThefilmopenedinNewYorkCityonalimitedreleasedonJuly10,2009.[3]Muchofthedialogueforthefilmwasimprovised.[4] Contents 1Plot 2Cast 3Reception 4Remake 5References 6Externallinks Plot[edit] TwoheterosexualmalefriendsBen(Duplass)andAndrew(Leonard)meetafterhavingnotseeneachotherfor10years.Duringaparty,theyfindthemselveslockedina"mutualdare"situationengagingtomakeagaypornographicfilm,includinganalsex,asan"artproject"betweentwostraightguysandsubmitittotheHUMP!filmfestival.Theydonotdecideyetwhowillpenetratewhom.BentellsAndrewthathewilldiscusstheprojectwithhiswifeAnna(Delmore).AsBenbeginstodescribetheprojecttoAnna,shereactsskepticallyatthemerementionofamateurpornography.BenfindshimselflyingtoAnna;hetalksabouttheprojectwithonlyvaguedetail,tellingherthathewilllikelyactasabehind-the-scenesassistanttothehypotheticalfilmcrew. Later,AnnafindsherselfalonewithAndrewandsuggeststhattheyhaveadrinktogetherinanefforttogettoknowoneanother.Nowdrunk,thetwobegindiscussingBenandAndrew'sartproject,AndrewassumingthatBenhascompletelyinformedAnnaoftheirintentions.AfterAndrewbluntlyrevealsthatBenwillpotentiallyhaveagayexperience,Annabecomesupsetandconfused,confrontingBenpersonally.Thenextmorning,Beninsiststhathestillwantstogothroughwiththeproject,andAnnaconsents. BenandAndrewmeetinahotel,bringingavideocamera.Theirattemptstohavesexareprolongedbylengthydiscussionsandfrequentanalyzingofhowtoapproachtheexperience.Althoughtheyfilmthemselveskissingeachotheronthemouth,andhuggingeachotherintheirunderpants,neitherBennorAndrewappearscomfortablebecomingcompletelynaked,letalonehavingsex.Thetwocontinuetotalk,notsureifeitheronewillbeabletoachieveanerection,andbegintoquestionthevalidityoftheirexperimentasaworkofart.Benfinallysuggeststhattheycallofftheproject,andthetwolaughattheridiculousnessofthesituation.Benleavesthehotel,intendingtoapologizetoAnna.Andrewpreparestoleaveshortlyafterward,butnotbeforereviewingthefootagethatthetwohaverecorded. Cast[edit] MarkDuplassasBen JoshuaLeonardasAndrew AlyciaDelmoreasAnna LynnSheltonasMonica TrinaWillardasLily Reception[edit] Humpdayreceivedpositivereviewsfromcritics.Ithasanapprovalratingof79%onRottenTomatoes,basedon136reviews,andanaverageratingof6.7outof10.Thewebsite'scriticalconsensusstates,"Observantandinsightful,thisindiecomedytakesadifferenttackonthe"bromance"butstillmakesapointwithoutsermonizing."[5]OnMetacritic,thefilmhasaweightedaveragescoreof74outof100,basedon25critics,indicating"generallyfavorablereviews".[6] Ithasbeencategorizedbysomereviewersaspartofthemumblecoremovementinindiecinema.[7] Itwasanawardwinneratthe2009SundanceFilmFestival,receivinga"SpecialJuryPrizeforSpiritofIndependence".[8]In2009,TheNewYorkTimes'StephenHoldenselectedthemovieasa"NYTCritics'Pick"[4]andNewYorkmagazinealsoselecteditasa"Critics'Pick".[9]Thefilmwonboth"BestDirector"forSheltonand"BestActor"forbothDuplassandLeonardatthe2009GijónInternationalFilmFestival.Thefilmwonthe"JohnCassavetesAward". Remake[edit] In2012,aFrench-languageremakewasreleasedunderthetitleDoNotDisturb,directedbyYvanAttalandstarringAttalandFrançoisCluzet. References[edit] ^Jones,Michael(2009-01-09)."MagnoliagetsShelton's'Humpday'".Variety.Retrieved2009-01-20. ^Hernandez,Eugene(2009-01-09)."MagnoliaTakes"Humpday";FilmWillGoFromVODtoTheatricalThisSummer".Indiewire.Retrieved2009-01-20. ^"UltimateMovieSite".Archivedfromtheoriginalon2011-07-17.Retrieved2009-09-01. ^abHolden,Stephen(July9,2009)."PuttingaBromancetoanEroticTest".TheNewYorkTimes. ^"Humpday(2009)".RottenTomatoes.FandangoMedia.Retrieved2018-03-20. ^"HumpdayReviews".Metacritic.CBSInteractive.RetrievedMarch20,2018. ^Foundas,Scott(2009-01-27)."SundanceLaysLow".TheVillageVoice.Retrieved2009-01-28. ^Bates,Bridgett(January25,2009)."AwardsCelebrate2009Storytellers".SundanceFilmFestival.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonMarch19,2010.Retrieved2009-07-10. ^Edelstein,David(2009)."Humpday".NewYorkMagazine.Retrieved2009-07-13.MovieReview Externallinks[edit] Officialwebsite HumpdayatIMDb vteFilmsdirectedbyLynnShelton WeGoWayBack(2006) MyEffortlessBrilliance(2008) Humpday(2009) YourSister'sSister(2011) TouchyFeely(2013) Laggies(2014) OutsideIn(2017) SwordofTrust(2019) Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Humpday&oldid=961563499" Categories:2009filmsEnglish-languagefilms2000scomedy-dramafilms2009LGBT-relatedfilmsAmericancomedy-dramafilmsAmericanfilmsAmericanLGBT-relatedfilmsAmericansexcomedyfilmsFilmsaboutpornographyLGBT-relatedcomedy-dramafilmsMalebisexualityinfilmFilmssetinSeattleFilmsshotinWashington(state)FilmsdirectedbyLynnSheltonMumblecorefilms2009comedyfilms2009dramafilmsHiddencategories:WikipediaintroductioncleanupfromMay2020AllpagesneedingcleanupArticlescoveredbyWikiProjectWikifyfromMay2020AllarticlescoveredbyWikiProjectWikifyArticleswithshortdescriptionShortdescriptionmatchesWikidataTemplatefilmdatewith2releasedates Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk Variants expanded collapsed Views ReadEditViewhistory More expanded collapsed Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Languages FrançaisItalianoPolskiPortuguês Editlinks