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How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town

2015 · 102 min

A cheeky, small-town sex comedy that mixes awkward laughs with a gentle look at old wounds and gossip.

Directed by
Jeremy LaLonde
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Tagline
Love thy neighbour.
Overview
In high school Cassie Cranston was slut-shamed out of the wholesome and repressed town of Beaver’s Ridge following a humiliating attempt at losing her virginity. Now, years later, a big city sex columnist, Cassie returns home to bury her mother and finds a chance for revenge when her prudish childhood nemesis insists she helps her old friends plan an orgy.

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Directed by
Jeremy LaLonde
Genres
Drama, Comedy
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • sexuality
  • identity
  • revenge
  • friendship
  • isolation
Places
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Jeremy LaLonde
Written by
Jeremy LaLonde
Starring
Jewel Staite, Ennis Esmer, Tommie-Amber Pirie, Jonas Chernick, Katharine Isabelle, Mark O'Brien, Lauren Lee Smith, Kristian Bruun
Music
Jeff Toyne
Cinematography
D. Gregor Hagey
Runtime
102 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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