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Dogs in the Basement

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Mary (Heather Smith) and Joseph St. John (Hans Hoffman) have a terrible sex life. But the married couple are dedicated to bringing back the heat to their bedroom -- and will fork over plenty of cash to achieve the desired results. So begins the pair's madcap journey through the strange landscape of American self-help. Along the way they plunge into psychotherapy with Dr. Emil Watson (Douglas Manes) and explore sex's spiritual side courtesy of Tanya Nashold (Elizabeth Quinn).

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Jan Stuart Newsday As Shearing and company poke fun at our national anxiety over sexual dysfunction, they also send up our perverse eagerness (exemplified by courtroom television and show-all documentaries) to let it all hang out for public consumption. Rated: 3/4 Feb 9, 2005 Full Review Russell Scott Smith New York Post Offers enough laughs to please even those who don't usually venture into downtown art houses. Rated: 2.5/4 Feb 9, 2005 Full Review Stephen Holden New York Times Bold on the surface, squeamish underneath and utterly lacking in erotic warmth, Unscrewed could well perpetuate the very dysfunction it purports to address so fearlessly. Rated: 2/5 Feb 9, 2005 Full Review Doris Toumarkine Film Journal International Shearing tickles the right spots by applying just what is needed for maximum effect. Mar 24, 2005 Full Review Maitland McDonagh TV Guide A dark and discomfiting comedy of sexual insecurity, this scruffy mockumentary about a couple's odyssey through sex therapy marks the feature-film debut of documentary-trained writer and director Leslie Shearing. Rated: 3/5 Feb 11, 2005 Full Review Harvey S. Karten Compuserve An erotic pic that punches into the national uptightness about sexual dysfunction. Rated: B Feb 11, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Mary (Heather Smith) and Joseph St. John (Hans Hoffman) have a terrible sex life. But the married couple are dedicated to bringing back the heat to their bedroom -- and will fork over plenty of cash to achieve the desired results. So begins the pair's madcap journey through the strange landscape of American self-help. Along the way they plunge into psychotherapy with Dr. Emil Watson (Douglas Manes) and explore sex's spiritual side courtesy of Tanya Nashold (Elizabeth Quinn).
Director
Leslie Shearing
Producer
Hans Hoffman, Alan Oxman, Leslie Shearing
Screenwriter
Leslie Shearing
Production Co
Other Side Filmworks
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 15m