Sex Tape (2014)
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The story
Jay and Annie Hargrove are a married couple who struggle with a lack of intimacy after having two children. To spice things up, they decide to film a sex tape following various positions from a book. However, a technical glitch causes the video to synchronize to several iPads Jay had previously given away. The couple embarks on a frantic and awkward quest to retrieve the devices before the private footage is seen by others.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Jay and Annie Hargrove, a married couple struggling with a lack of intimacy after having children, decide to film a sex tape to spice up their relationship. Due to a technical glitch, the video is inadvertently synchronized to several iPads Jay had given away. The couple begins a frantic search to recover the devices, leading to awkward encounters, including a scene where Annie tries cocaine and Jay battles a German shepherd at a potential boss's house. After recovering most tablets, they are confronted by a friend's son, Howard, who demands $25,000 to keep the tape secret. They break into the YouPorn headquarters to destroy the servers but are caught. The owner eventually agrees to delete the video for $15,000. Finally, Howard gives Jay the last copy on a USB drive in exchange for hanging out with their son. The couple watches the video one last time before destroying the USB drive in multiple ways.
- First release year
- 2014
- Runtime (minutes)
- 94
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Jake Kasdan
- Writers
- Kate Angelo · screenplay; Jason Segel · screenplay; Nicholas Stoller · screenplay; Kate Angelo · story
- Cast and characters
- Cameron Diaz; Jason Segel; Rob Corddry; Ellie Kemper; Rob Lowe
- Genres
- sex comedy; romantic comedy
- Themes
- marriage; infidelity; technology; parenting
- Tone and mood
- naughty-but-nice; comedy
- Premise and plot tags
- sex comedy; romantic comedy; family; marriage
- Source material / true-story basis
- original story
- Content notes
- sex
- Reception
- The film received generally negative reviews from critics, with some describing it as lacking both conviction and humor.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 36 · scale: 100 · review count: 36; CinemaScore · score: C+ · scale: A+ to F
- Production trivia
- The film was originally intended to be directed by Nicholas Stoller before he backed out.; Before Cameron Diaz signed on, several other actresses were considered for the lead role.; The film was released in India after its first version was rejected by the CBFC.
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