How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town
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| Directed by | Jeremy Lalonde |
| Written by | Jeremy Lalonde |
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| Cinematography | D. Gregor Hagey |
| Edited by | Jeremy Lalonde |
| Music by | Jeff Toyne |
Production company | Neophyte Productions |
| Distributed by | Northern Banner |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town is a 2015 Canadian sex comedy film directed by Jeremy Lalonde.[1]
Plot
[edit]The film stars Jewel Staite as Cassie Cranston, a newspaper sex columnist returning to her hometown for her mother's funeral, for the first time since being slut-shamed by her high school classmates who caught her trying to lose her virginity.[2] In trouble with her publisher because many of the sex stories she has written about were actually fictional, and with her former friends and neighbours because she has often written about them as yokels and rubes, she tries to square the circle by challenging the town to plan an orgy to prove that they are not as provincial as she has depicted them, in turn giving her the opportunity to write a new true story.[2]
Release and awards
[edit]The film premiered at the 2015 Atlantic Film Festival.[3] It was later screened at the 2016 Canadian Film Festival, where it won the awards for Best Feature, Best Costume Design and Best Ensemble Cast.[4] On May 13, 2015, the film was released in select theaters and on demand in Canada by Northern Banner and in the United States by Gravitas Ventures.[5]
Cast
[edit]- Jewel Staite as Cassie Cranston
- Ennis Esmer as Adam Mitchell
- Lauren Lee Smith as Heather Mitchell
- Katharine Isabelle as Alice Solomon
- Mark O'Brien as Bruce Buck
- Tommie-Amber Pirie as Polly Murray
- Jonas Chernick as Chester O'Connell
- James McGowan as Spencer Goode
- Kristian Bruun as Seth Parsons
- Gugun Deep Singh as Gus
- Natalie Brown as Anna
- Lauren Holly as Maureen Cranston
- Noah Cappe as Otis
- Christine Horne as Ellie
- Rosemary Dunsmore as Seth's Mom
- Zoe Cleland as Young Cassie
Reception
[edit]The film has a user rating of 5.5 due to mixed critic reviews on IMDb.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Film Review: 'How To Plan an Orgy in a Small Town'". Variety, February 2, 2016.
- ^ a b 'How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town': Slamdance Review. The Hollywood Reporter, February 11, 2016.
- ^ "Natasha, The Saver to get world bows at AFF". Playback, August 26, 2015.
- ^ Regan Reid, "Canadian Film Fest announces 2016 winners". Playback, April 4, 2016.
- ^ Gushway, Camille (April 4, 2016). "Coming Soon: How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town". Playback. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ^ "User ratings". IMDb reviews. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
External links
[edit]- 2015 films
- 2015 comedy films
- 2015 independent films
- 2010s sex comedy films
- Canadian independent films
- Canadian sex comedy films
- English-language Canadian films
- 2010s English-language films
- Films directed by Jeremy Lalonde
- Films set in Canada
- Films shot in Ontario
- 2010s Canadian films
- English-language independent films
- English-language sex comedy films