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Freak Talks About Sex

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Slacker Dave (Josh Hamilton) returns to his hometown in Upstate New York. He talks of being a writer but gets a job at a store, and constantly works on his car so he can hit the road again. Meanwhile, he avoids relationships and ignores everyone's advice by reuniting with "Freak" (Steve Zahn), a boyhood friend who still lives in his parents' basement, smoking pot and dispensing stoner wisdom. When even Freak shows the beginnings of adult behavior, Dave realizes he may have to grow up too.

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Brian Webster Apollo Guide Rated: 74/100 Feb 7, 2001 Full Review Christopher Null Filmcritic.com Rated: 2/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member A slow paced stoner epic of how shitty Syracuse New York is. It's okay I understand. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member A banal, utterly uninteresting and misogynistic pile of absolute crap. Not only is this the second movie that I saw on holiday I actually could not finish watching, but it is also another movie that defys nearly every example of decent film making possible. If you want to watch something on what not to do when making a movie, this is a perfect example. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Freak: I can't think of a single movie that couldn't be improved by a lesbian sex scene. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Very Funny Little Movie . Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Josh Hamilton plays Dave Keenan (already, who gives a Christ, right?). Let us hope the story has something to it. OK, so Dave Keenan left Syracuse for a new life in Arizona. When that didn't work out, he moved back to Syracuse. He works a dead-end job at a department store in a mall, his car has broken down and the mechanic is taking forever to repair it and his ex- girlfriend wants him to join her in New York City. To make matters even simpler, one of his co-workers, a high school girl played by Heather McComb seems to be getting interested in him. But that apparently not the part that is supposed to matter. The reason we are supposed to want to see the movie is Dave's best friend Freak, played by Steve Zahn, who is always around him pontificating nonsensically about such philosophical observations as the automatic improvement of any and all films with the addition a lesbian sex scene, or his very generic theory on four states of conscious development. I watched this movie. However, is there a reason for such a thing? I don't know it. And what's more, I got nothing out of it. I didn't even get a reactionary feeling out of it, whether it's a really bad movie or just a pointless, languid one. Don't I get something? I'm the audience here. Everything that seemed as if it would be entertaining was only entertaining because of the degree of willpower I had to propel me to do something other than watch this movie. That degree was a low one. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member aside from the weed, this guy reminds me a bit of myself (he even drives a volvo ... Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Slacker Dave (Josh Hamilton) returns to his hometown in Upstate New York. He talks of being a writer but gets a job at a store, and constantly works on his car so he can hit the road again. Meanwhile, he avoids relationships and ignores everyone's advice by reuniting with "Freak" (Steve Zahn), a boyhood friend who still lives in his parents' basement, smoking pot and dispensing stoner wisdom. When even Freak shows the beginnings of adult behavior, Dave realizes he may have to grow up too.
Director
Paul Todisco
Producer
Angela Daddabbo, Jimmy Daddabbo
Screenwriter
Michael M.B. Galvin, Paul Todisco, Peter Speakman
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Apr 2, 2002
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Surround