''Confessions of a Womanizer'' (also known as ''Confessions of a Sex Addict'') is a 2014 American
comedy-drama
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...
film directed and written by Miguel Ali
and starring
Gary Busey
Gary Busey (; born 1944) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Buddy Holly in ''The Buddy Holly Story'' (1978), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and won the National Society of Film Critics ...
,
C. Thomas Howell
Christopher Thomas Howell (born December 7, 1966) is an American actor. He has starred in the films '' Soul Man'', '' The Hitcher'', '' Grandview U.S.A.'', ''Red Dawn'', ''Secret Admirer'' and '' The Outsiders''. He has also appeared in '' Gett ...
,
Andrew Lawrence, and
Jillian Rose Reed
Jillian Rose Reed (born December 20, 1991) is an American actress. She is best known for playing the role of Tamara Kaplan in MTV's TV series ''Awkward''.
Early life
Reed was born in Hollywood, Florida, and raised in Coral Springs, Florida. Sh ...
.
Story
Richie (
Andrew Lawrence) is an arrogant guy whose only priority is a new girl every week, until he finds himself in a real relationship with Megan (
Jillian Rose Reed
Jillian Rose Reed (born December 20, 1991) is an American actress. She is best known for playing the role of Tamara Kaplan in MTV's TV series ''Awkward''.
Early life
Reed was born in Hollywood, Florida, and raised in Coral Springs, Florida. Sh ...
).
It causes him to confess his womanizing and how it was sparked by a scar caused years ago. His new best friend, Ginger, a transgender prostitute, helps bring these wounds to the surface.
Cast
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Gary Busey
Gary Busey (; born 1944) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Buddy Holly in ''The Buddy Holly Story'' (1978), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and won the National Society of Film Critics ...
as Gary
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C. Thomas Howell
Christopher Thomas Howell (born December 7, 1966) is an American actor. He has starred in the films '' Soul Man'', '' The Hitcher'', '' Grandview U.S.A.'', ''Red Dawn'', ''Secret Admirer'' and '' The Outsiders''. He has also appeared in '' Gett ...
as Tony
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Andrew Lawrence as Ritchie
**Andrew Miller and Jakob Miller as Young Ritchie
*
Jillian Rose Reed
Jillian Rose Reed (born December 20, 1991) is an American actress. She is best known for playing the role of Tamara Kaplan in MTV's TV series ''Awkward''.
Early life
Reed was born in Hollywood, Florida, and raised in Coral Springs, Florida. Sh ...
as Megan
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Kelly Mantle
Kelly Leroy Mantle (born July 9, 1976), is an American actor, singer-songwriter, comedian, musician, drag queen, and reality television personality. Mantle appeared as a contestant on the sixth season of the reality TV show ''RuPaul's Drag Race ...
as Ginger
* Nosheen Phoenix as Jasmine
*
Andrew Caldwell as Matt
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Nikki Bella and Brie Bella as Erica and Sally
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Patricia de Leon as Patricia
Production
In September 2012, ''
The Hollywood Reporter
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'' announced that
Jillian Rose Reed
Jillian Rose Reed (born December 20, 1991) is an American actress. She is best known for playing the role of Tamara Kaplan in MTV's TV series ''Awkward''.
Early life
Reed was born in Hollywood, Florida, and raised in Coral Springs, Florida. Sh ...
would star as Richie's love interest.
Filming took place at the Silver Dream Factory Studio in
Laguna Hills, California
Laguna Hills (; ''Laguna'', Spanish for "Lagoon") is a city in south Orange County, California, United States. Its name refers to its proximity to Laguna Canyon and the much older Laguna Beach. Other newer cities nearby—Laguna Niguel and Lagun ...
, and at the Harbor House Diner in
Sunset Beach, California
Sunset Beach is a Huntington Beach beachfront community in Orange County, California. It was established on September 8, 1904 and developed as a result of the 1920 discovery of oil in the Huntington Beach Oil Field. The census-designated place of ...
.
Opening
''Confessions of a Womanizer'' is opening nationwide with
AMC Theatres
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on October 14, 2016.
Awards
''Confessions of a Womanizer'' screened at 30 film festivals and won 10 awards.
Kelly Mantle
Kelly Leroy Mantle (born July 9, 1976), is an American actor, singer-songwriter, comedian, musician, drag queen, and reality television personality. Mantle appeared as a contestant on the sixth season of the reality TV show ''RuPaul's Drag Race ...
, who is
genderfluid
Non-binary and genderqueer are umbrella terms for gender identities that are not solely male or femaleidentities that are outside the gender binary. Non-binary identities fall under the transgender umbrella, since non-binary people typicall ...
, made history when the film's producers sought both supporting actor and supporting actress consideration for their performance and
The Academy granted the request.
References
External links
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2014 comedy-drama films
American comedy-drama films
American independent films
Films shot in California
Films about trans women
2014 independent films
2010s English-language films
2010s American films