Sex Drive

Plot synopsis:
Ian Lafferty (Josh Zuckerman) is an 18-year-old recent high school graduate. He searches for a girl online making it seem as if he is attractive and strong, although he's sweet and unassuming. He soon meets "Ms. Tasty" (Katrina Bowden) and agrees to meet her in person. She lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, while he lives in Chicago, Illinois. With his best friends Lance Nesbitt (Clark Duke) and Felicia Alpine (Amanda Crew), he goes to Knoxville in a 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge borrowed without permission from Ian's arrogant homophobic older brother Rex (James Marsden).
On the way to Knoxville, they come across a hitchhiker (David Koechner), as the radiator in the Judge overheats. Felicia suggests urinating in the radiator in order to get to the next town, so they talk her into urinating into the radiator after her friends when the hitchhiker says he's empty. They only works briefly as they try to leave the hitchhiker in the dust. The hitchhiker, frustrated at Ian's lack of concern for his well being, leaves, but not before urinating on the car window. As Ian and Felicia wander to find help, Lance is waiting with the car as Ezekiel (Seth Green) happens to pass by in his horse-drawn buggy. Ezekiel and his Amish buddies repair the car while they join a Rumspringa party where Fall Out Boy are playing a concert, and at which Lance meets an attractive Amish girl, Mary (Alice Greczyn). The three promise to come again on the way back to do some work in return for fixing the car.
They go to jail due to Ian throwing a tire iron into a state trooper car, due to his increasing frustration after trying to put a possum he hit out of its misery, and are released after Mary pays the bail. Upon arriving in Knoxville, they find a hotel that sports a wide variety of role playing rooms. Rex, who has discovered the Judge missing, arrives angrily and insists that they go back and that Ian cannot visit Ms. Tasty. After Ian pretends to be gay, Rex allows him to see Ms. Tasty, hoping this encounter will change Ian's mind. Ian finally meets Ms. Tasty. However, when he tells her about Felicia, her seduction of Ian becomes a threat as her psychotic boyfriend Bobby Jo (Dave Sheridan) puts a gun to Ian's head. It becomes apparent that they work at a chop shop and attempt to steal the Judge.
Lance and Mary arrive after having sex, as well as a redneck named Rick (Michael Cudlitz) whose girlfriend Brandy (Andrea Anders) slept with Lance earlier. Felicia, however, is hiding in the car when Bobby Jo tries to steal it. Soon, a green car that has been continuously drag-racing with the Judge throughout the movie arrives. Ian manages to save Felicia, who then is able to run off and report to the police. Ms. Tasty tries to escape, but is stopped by the green car, whose drivers turn out to be Andy and Randy (Charlie McDermott and Mark L. Young), two dim-witted self-declared "womanizers" from Ian's school, who Ms. Tasty tried to manipulate into giving her the car. Bobby Jo is treated after being shot by Ian in self-defense. Felicia tells the police about the chop shop location and the couple is arrested.
Upon finding out that if Mary leaves the Amish community, she will be shunned, Lance refuses to come back home and stays behind to marry Mary, while Ian and Felicia realize their love for each other. Ian and Felicia drive to a tree where Ian throws his shoes up into the tree. A few weeks later Ian is Felicia's date to her cousin's wedding. At Thanksgiving dinner, Rex tells his family that he's gay. On New Year's Eve Ian and Felicia finally have sex, in Ian's basement under a blanket on the sofa. In the final frame of the film, a picture is shown of Lance and Mary getting married, accompanied by Ian. Lance is shown sporting a beard exactly like Ezekiel's. During the credits, a short scene shows Ezekiel and Fall Out Boy arguing over the fact that the Amish fixed Fall Out Boy's tour bus for just "a five song set" in form for compensation, referring to a running gag throughout the movie.

Tags: comedy, romantic

Review:
Zuckerman plays Ian, a young virgin with no luck with the ladies, a crush on his childhood friend Felicia (Crew), a jerk of an older brother (Marsden), and is best friends with an Austin Powers-esquire Casanova by the name of Lance (Duke).
Ian's character has the usual nerdy teen virgin-in-a-movie problems: falls for the wrong girls, takes few risks, gets caught in embarrassing sexual situations.
I don't want to wait til October, I want to watch it right now".THREE WEEKS later three of my friends and I decided to see a last minute movie- I looked up Sex Drive only to find that it was only playing in one theater in our entire city (Denver) with only one showtime!
In the suburb of Chicago, the eighteen year-old Ian (Josh Zuckerman) is a naive and virgin teenager that is mocked by his homophobic brother Rex (James Marsden) and his schoolmates; his best friends are Felicia (Amanda Crew) and the wolf Lance (Clark Duke).
When Ian meets a girl called Tasty (Katrina Bowden) in Internet, he writes many lies about himself; when she invites him to drive to Knoxville, Tennessee, to have sex with her, Ian steals Rex's GTO Judge 1969 and travels with Lance and Felicia.
During their travel, Ian and Felicia discover that their feelings are more than friendship and that Tasty is not who she told she is.I am still laughing with "Sex Drive" since this movie is one of the funniest comedies that I have recently seen.
The scene when Ian is on the stage watching the dancers backstage while a pregnant girl is telling her sad story is so funny that I needed to stop the movie just to laugh.
If you are intellectual, or if you do not like this type of movie, please do not spend your time to write bad reviews in IMDb. I can not understand how a viewer can be surprised with the content of a comedy that begins the way "Sex Drive" does.
Sure enough such sprawling pit-stops are usually followed by a series of great, laugh out loud bursts of humour, but this incessant need to fill up space needlessly makes Sex Drive feel like a much longer drive than it actually is.That being said, despite the formulated, familiar approach to this road trip story, Anders and Morris do well to capitalise on the stronger elements of such a narrative.
It's a romance that never quite takes off, but with decent characterisation and performances from those involved, it's enough to give the story a warm core that pays out with an ending befitting of your average genre movie.To watch a movie like Sex Drive for the romance however, is a bit like eating a hot dog for the bun; the real drawing power and force of conviction that draws you into the surreal, ridiculous world displayed here is through the characters, and the awkward, downright hilarious jams they get themselves into.
For the most part, the movie strikes gold most when the comedy is just thatcharacter drivenand it's always fun to watch lead character Ian (Josh Zuckerman) constantly get into uncomfortable, cringe-inducing moments of embarrassment.Of course, a lot of such moments succeed primarily upon the clever, rat-a-tat, teenage colloquial dialogue that Anders and Morris accentuate through their script, but a lot of it also comes down to the performances of the cast who bring their characters to life vividly and with shades of naturalism that brings out the script's modern, laid back feel.
Don't get me wrong Sex Drive is crude, rude, smart, and funny.My problem is this: I have seen it too many times now - really.If this film had come out 10 years ago it would have been great but not it suffers from severe retread.
Because despite some laughs, funny moments ( "amish") and unexpected action - we experience beautiful acting of Amanda Crew who didn't appear to me that intense in other movies before (like Final Destination for example).
She does not only look beautiful but acts in a very authentic way, it seems to me like she enjoyed the set, the whole idea of the movie, and the acting in it especially (though the film had its rather crude moments at the beginning and in the step-mother appearances).I admit that this was one of the best teenage-road-movies I've seen in the last decade.
A closer look at the character of Ian would have been great because during the whole movie he seemed a bit inapproachable, and we don't get an impression about his development of feelings towards Felicia, only the other way round.Summary: Funny movie with a very nice development in the end, and a fascinating and breath-taking Amanda Crew - worth watching!.
In sight that the main trilogy of American Pie was destroyed by the repulsive sequels made straight-to-DVD which had nothing to do with the sharp tone of the first three films,the producers of Sex Drive took an opportunity and they used it,trying to show the rude humor and over the top characters which made the first American Pie film memorable.And although they surpassed the level of mischief and bad taste from that film,they fell short on the emotional and funny aspects.Sex Drive is a very bad juvenile comedy which bored me very much and did not make me laugh with one or two exceptions.There is not one cliché which is not used in Sex Drive or scenes which we have never seen on another movies : the embarrassing sexual situation discovered by the parents of the main character,the intolerable older brother who tortures him (James Marsden representing the only good element from this movie...I think he was the one who made me laugh on the previously mentioned exceptions),the younger brother who has more experience than the rest of the characters and the predictable ending in which happiness is nearer than what all the characters think.With the exception of Marsden,all the actors are anonymous and completely unfunny...they never put enthusiasm to their characters.The worst element from this movie is that it is not funny,specially if you have seen all the sexual juvenile comedies which were made after the success of American Pie.I cannot explain to myself how this movie got a release on cinemas,when it deserved to be one of those pathetic juvenile comedies made straight-to-DVD (like Cougar Club,Pledge This,Dorm Daze and other ones which I have fortunately forgotten).So,I suggest you to avoid this enormously boring and unfunny juvenile comedy because this is not worthy of your time and your money..
This is NOT one of them...American Pie, Superbad, Roadtrip and 100 others I don't remember anymore are way way better, funnier and in some cases actually worth your time....The plot is easily given, the acting ain't good and there's just not much to laugh about that we haven't seen before.It's just a lame attempt of making a funny movie, failing all over the place.
I'll even consider reliving school detention rather than watch a replay of Sex Drive.It's actually the very first movie I've rated below 3 stars at IMDb. i know I haven't rated nearly all movies I've ever seen and some I haven't even never seen to the end and all that, but this is the worst comedy attempt I can remember..
2 stars because it has some very funny moments........BUT I watched the unrated DVD and I am not in the least bit prudish but this "could have been the 16 Candles of 2008" turned out to be the "Fetish Porno version of Road Trip" Sean Anders has fallen into the trap of thinking that if he shocks you with utter vulgarity, you will tell your friends and you will all go see his movie and discuss it behind bathroom walls.
Despite what I would deem as a glut as far as teenage sex comedies are concerned, it's easy to have seen one to have seen them all, but Sex Drive still managed to arrest some attention from start to end because the screenplay by John Morris and director Sean Anders, based on the book "All The Way" by Andy Behrens, has plenty of genuinely funny moments, delivered by an excellent fresh faced cast supported by unlikely veterans hamming it up.Like all road trip related movies, from Harold and Kumar, to Road and Euro Trips, amongst a lot more others, there's always your virginal protagonist who is luckless in getting laid, and the premise has it all set up for him to do so en route to his deflowering destination.
If American Pie has its Stifler, then Sex Drive's equivalent would be the unlikely and pudgy Lance (Clark Duke) as his trash-talking mad humping equivalent, goading his best friend virgin Ian (Josh Zukerman) on to make a half-cross country trip to meet the internet girl of his dreams Ms Tasty (mm mmm, Katrina Bowden), who offered to go all the way should he arrive in his (brother's actually) sweet GTO.So on the guise of visiting his ailing grandmother, Ian brings along Lance (who's in on the plan), as well as best female friend Felicia (Amanda Crew) who along the way discovers that this road trip isn't exactly as innocent as it seems.
The whole film I felt this way and and it was quite distracting, this may to some degree be attributed to the actors and Director failing to create believability and instead creating teen-comedy caricatures, but to the actors credit the three leads showed promise and could do better in a different movie.The comedy itself has a lot of preteen raunchiness that appears so often and so strongly that if you were to see a naked old man showing his gonads like in the movie "Borat" you wouldn't be very shocked or surprised.
The whole film I felt this way and and it was quite distracting, this may to some degree be attributed to the actors and Director failing to create believability and instead creating teen-comedy caricatures, but to the actors credit the three leads showed promise and could do better in a different movie.The comedy itself has a lot of preteen raunchiness that appears so often and so strongly that if you were to see a naked old man showing his gonads like in the movie "Borat" you wouldn't be very shocked or surprised.
I mean by teen comedy standard(and when i say standard you got to know the difference between American Pie and Epic Movie) this was really good.I really wanna shout out some of the funny refreshed idea's, but I don't want to give away any spoilers, I will just say that, Sometimes you knew what was going to happen (random cliché's) yet It's done in a way that still makes you laugh, which is where it get's its quality.Cast wise they did a good job, I think they gave a lot of control to the Cast, to be as funny with the scene as they felt was their best(Seth Green).
But for the most part "Sex Drive" is a pleasant Comedy, equipped with plenty of laughs, a good story, and an excellent cameo by Seth Green.Starring: Josh Zuckerman, Clark Duke.
Having a character like Rex, resembles the original Stifler character, therefore Sex Drive reminds you of a dull and copycat version of American Pie which sadly fails to live up to any of the classics.The film has a storyline which has already been used a million times before, however teenagers will continue to see these films regardless of the story, as with all teenage films; sex has to be involved in it somehow.Its the story of an 18 year old guy called Ian who meets a girl on the internet, he then takes his best friends Lance and Felicia with him on his journey from Chicago to Knoxville to meet her.
Along the way they encounter many situations similar to that of Road Trip.The film was an average comedy, not as good as American Pie, Superbad or the classics such as Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
And while that was the base line for the movie, it just Wasn't the typical American pie kind of movie at all.Strangely if I had to compare it to something...i would put it somewhere between Ready to Rumble meets Dukes of Hazard meets American Pie.The whole traveling half-way across the country strangely reminded me of the classic Ready to Rumble for some odd reason....just couldn't get that movie outta my head when i was watching this.It also reminded me of Dukes of Hazzard(2004) a lot because of the GTO Judge they drive and the car is seen like EVERY 5 minutes,lol.And obviously reminded me of American Pie because of the Ians older brother, he reminds me of the character Stiffler(Sean William Scott)They basically travel a lot in this movie, it's like American pie gone Road Trip with 3 friends, and a lot of funny stuff along the way, but its not cheesy as a lot of the other movies.I TOTALLY thought i was going to hate this movie...like NO DOUBT in my mind...but i was wrong....it was a really good redneck version of a teen sex movie,haha..
Sex Drive is a decent movie with some funny scenes and some good cast members but its definitely nothing great,its not hilarious and nothing I've never seen before.It reminded me a lot of the American Pie movie and I could definitely imagine this being one of those sequels.However the cast wasn't great,I did enjoy Seth Greens appearance,who I am a big fan of,and I also liked James Marsden performance because he seemed into that role,unlike most of the cast,and I didn't even realise until the credits that it was him.Ian (Josh Zuckerman) is a desperate virgin and meets a girl on the internet who he goes cross-country to meet her and lose his virginity.However,he starts to feel like he might be in love with his best friend Felicia (Amanda Crew)..
This continued until the end of the film for me.It's a classic stupid road trip comedy, and yes to all the haters, IT WAS MEANT TO BE A STUPID MOVIE.I'm not sure why people hated it so much, all I can think is that they weren't in a very good frame of mind when they watched it.I was in a relaxed mood, a little bored maybe, and was laughing through out the whole movie.Yes it was cliché and immature and unrealistic, but to me that's what made it so funny.HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for easy going people (with a GSOH) who enjoy good harmless zany fun!.
So, with his best friends Lance (Clark Duke) and Felicia (Amanda Crew), Ian steals his brother's beloved Jaguar and heads off to Nashville.There's some very funny stuff in this movie, such as getting a wet dream at the worst possible moment, or partying with the Amish during Rumspringa, and many other comic moments.
The Girl Next Door in that the previews make it look like a dirty sexual comedy but ends up being a comedic feel-good, get the right girl movie.Don't get me wrong, I laughed a lot during Sex Drive, but I got the same exact vibe as I got from The Girl Next Door (mind you I also rated that a 7/10).
Certainly.On another note, like Superbad, there really aren't any good quotes from Sex Drive to recite to your friends...that unless you really want to go out of your way and memorize Seth Green's unexpected, and comical lines..
His bullying brother was great, loved Seth Green in it and the vengeful boyfriend.Overall its pretty funny and actually got a nice sentiment behind the story, not just another sex film but there's these things called feelings involved (Yes I had to check the dictionary for feelings, they apparently are quite normal to have them) which make the story quite engaging.Would definitely watch again..
It's another raunchy teen movie sort of like American Pie, but it doesn't have as many crude scenes.Ian, a teen virgin, decides to take his brother's car and go to Knoxville to meet a hot girl he's chatting with online.
Basically in Chicago shy and naive eighteen year old high school senior Ian Lafferty (Austin Powers in Goldmember's Josh Zuckerman) is still a virgin, which is easy for his homophobic brother Rex (James Marsden) to mock, but he has best friends Lance (Clark Duke) who although being a little geeky gets all the women, and beautiful Felicia (Amanda Crew) who has been his friend since childhood but he secretly may love.
And Seth Green's appearance as an unlikely Amish mechanic is a treat.James Marsden is extremely funny as older brother Rex whose prized GTO is taken without permission.The biggest problem I had with this movie, though, concerns Ian's friend Lance.
There were a lot of great comedy movies in 2008 and Sex Drive was one of them.
Desperate meeting the girl, Ian takes his brother Rex's (James Marsden) car without permission and is off to Knoxville with two of his close friends Lance (Clark Duke) and Felicia (Amanda Crew).The story is very simple and easy to follow, but there is a good twist at the end that might surprised you a bit.
I loved the crazy characters and all the wild stuff these kids got into, I wish more films were made like this...I have only seen the unrated version and it was pretty raunchy at times.Josh Zuckerman, James Marsden, Seth Green, Mark L.
Also you can hear great songs by bands like AC/DC, MGMT and The Flys - Fall Out Boy actually play live on the film, I wish they could have found someone better for that Amish party.I almost gave this movie a perfect 10 rating, because it is that good and I can't wait to show it to every one I know...9/10 stars ....if you want real crazy comedy with hot girls, kinky sex, fast cars, randy Amish, old man testicles, hold-ups and so much more then here you go...I loved it!.
"Sex Drive" also reminds a little bit of American Pie, if you consider the humor and one of the characters in this movie.