The new phone sex comedy FOR A GOOD TIME, CALL…, starring Ari Graynor, Lauren Miller, and Justin Long premiered at Sundance this year to pretty rave reviews and is now gearing up for a theatrical release. The pic is going for some hard-R, raunchy comedy, which I’m totally down. Following on the heels of BRIDESMAIDS, I think it’s about time the ladies started getting a little nasty. It’s nice to see some female-driven comedies that aren’t romcoms.
Dial 1-900…
This looks pretty great to me and has the potential to be a break-out hit if it’s actually as funny as the trailer implies (and the reactions at Sundance suggest). Although the two leads are relatively unknown aside from roles in SUPERBAD and THE SITTER, it seems like they’ve got the right charisma and a handle on raunchy comedy to deliver the goods.
Here’s the synopsis:
The reserved Lauren (played by Lauren Anne Miller) and the irrepressible Katie (Ari Graynor) are polar opposites… and past enemies. But when both come up short on the funds needed to afford their dream New York City apartment a mutual friend (Justin Long) re-introduces them and they reluctantly agree to room together. These apartment-mates have nothing in common – until Lauren discovers that Katie is working as a phone-sex operator, and recognizes a good business opportunity. But as their business partnership takes off, their newfound friendship finds unexpected challenges that may leave them both, as they say, hanging on the telephone.
FOR A GOOD TIME, CALL… opens in limited release on August 31, 2012 and wide on September 7, 2012.