***  Movies - The Opposite of the Sex ***




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 General  
 Produced by   TriStar Pictures
  Runtime   105 minutes
  Certification   R
  Cast  
  Christina Ricci  Dedee Truitt
  Martin Donovan  Bill Truitt
  Lisa Kudrow  Lucia
  Lyle Lovett  Johnny Galecki
  Johnny Galecki  Jason
  Ivan Sergei  Matt Mateo
  Credits  
  Director   Don Roos
  Producers   Martin Bregman,
    Rolf Dehyle,
    Michael Scott Bregman
  Screenplay   Barry Glasser
  Photography   Ross Berryman, A.C.S.
  Editor   Stephen W. Butler
  Music   Joel lasser
  Costumes   Mary McLeod
  Editing   Stephen Butler
 
  Summary Made with help from others
  Lucia, Bill's sexually-repressed best friend and late lover's sister,
distrusts the newcomer and tries to protect Bill. Her suspicions are
confirmed when Dedee, being drawn to Matt's good looks and easy going
manner, lures Bill's boyfriend into abandoning his gay lifestyle to be
with her.
This unusual love triangle is further complicated when Dedee reveals
she is pregnant and Matt is the father. She then persuades Matt to steal
$10,000 of Bill's money and to hide out with her in Los Angeles. For
insurance, Dedee also steals the ashes of Bill's deceased lover and
threatens to dump them if Bill comes looking for Matt and Dedee.
If things aren't bad enough for Bill, Matt's jilted, bitter ex-lover,
Jason, frames him for sexual harassment at his school, causing a scandal
in their normally quiet town and forcing Bill and Lucia to go on a wild
chase in search of Matt and Dedee to clear his name.
Sheriff Carl Tippett follows them, trying to help his friends Bill and
Lucia find the runaways and keep them out of trouble, all while he finds
himself falling in love with Lucia. Lessons of life and love are learned
as they all confront and explore their own sexuality, learn to let go of
their traditional beliefs and ultimately discover that what they really want
is what Dedee calls the opposite of sex - lasting, committed and loving
relationships.