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Love & Air Sex, formerly known as The Bounceback, is an American romantic comedy film directed by Bryan Poyser[1] and written by Poyser, David DeGrow Shotwell, and Steven Walters. The film stars Sara Paxton, Ashley Bell, Zach Cregger, and Michael Stahl-David. The film premiered at the 2013 SXSW Film Festival and was picked up by Tribeca Film for a U.S. day-and-date release. The film won awards for "Best Writing" at the 2013 Gen Art Film Festival and "Best Ensemble Cast" at the 2013 Napa Valley Film Festival.
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Directed by | Bryan Poyser |
Written by | Bryan Poyser David DeGrow Shotwell Steven Walters |
Produced by | Megan Gilbride Trace Sheehan |
Starring | Sara Paxton Ashley Bell Zach Cregger Michael Stahl-David Addison Timlin Marshall Allman |
Cinematography | PJ Raval |
Edited by | Don Swaynos |
Music by | Roanna Gillespie |
Production companies | Anaphrodisiac Preferred Content Boomdozer, Inc. |
Distributed by | Tribeca Film (USA) Archstone Distribution (International) |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Stan (Michael Stahl-David), a depressed struggling filmmaker, flies to Austin for the weekend to "accidentally" meet up with his ex-girlfriend Cathy (Ashley Bell), a med student. He finds their friends, crude, foul-mouthed Jeff (Zach Cregger) and hard-partying Kara (Sara Paxton) in the process of breaking up. To complicate matters, the Air Sex World Championships are in town, Cathy is mooning over a guy named Tim, Tim's obnoxious younger brother Ralph is courting Kara, Stan is attracted to an LA native, Haley, Jeff also finds a new love interest, and Stan's roommates Joe and Redge are underfoot.[2]
The film premiered at the 2013 SXSW Film Festival as "The Bounceback" in the Narrative Spotlight Section on March 10, 2014.[3] In January 2014, the film was acquired by independent distributor Tribeca Film and was retitled "Love and Air Sex." The film was released day-and-date, on VOD February 4 and theatrically on February 7, 2014. The theatrical release was accompanied by a ten-city road-show featuring live air sex demonstrations and competitions led by comedian Chris Trew.[4] International rights were picked up by Archstone Distribution.
The film was met with mixed reviews from film critics, with some praise from New York Times film critic Stephen for its "cheeky attitude" and "zany vitality,",[5] and from its local paper, the Austin Chronicle.[3] There was lackluster response from both Slant magazine,[6] and Roger Ebert.[7] FilmThreat critic Don Simpson remarked, "Poyser's oh-so-frank approach to sexuality goes much further than any Hollywood movie I have ever seen."[8] The film was panned by the New York Daily News.[9]
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