''Love & Air Sex'', formerly known as ''The Bounceback'', is an American
romantic comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...
film directed by Bryan Poyser and written by Poyser, David DeGrow Shotwell, and Steven Walters. The film stars
Sara Paxton
Sara Paxton (born April 25, 1988) is an American actress, voice artist, and singer. She began acting at an early age, appearing in minor roles in both films and television shows, before rising to fame in 2004, after playing the title role in the t ...
,
Ashley Bell,
Zach Cregger
Zachary Michael Cregger (born March 1, 1981) is an American actor, comedian, writer, director, producer, and Twitch (service), Twitch streamer. He first came to prominence as one of the three founding members, alongside Trevor Moore (comedian), ...
, and
Michael Stahl-David
Michael Stahl-David (born October 28, 1982) is an American actor, known for his role as Sean Donnelly on the NBC drama series ''The Black Donnellys'' and his lead role as Robert "Rob" Hawkins in the J. J. Abrams-produced film ''Cloverfield'' and ...
. The film premiered at the 2013
SXSW Film Festival
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and was picked up by
Tribeca Film
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for a U.S. day-and-date release. The film won awards for "Best Writing" at the 2013
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and "Best Ensemble Cast" at the 2013 Napa Valley Film Festival.
Synopsis
Stan (
Michael Stahl-David
Michael Stahl-David (born October 28, 1982) is an American actor, known for his role as Sean Donnelly on the NBC drama series ''The Black Donnellys'' and his lead role as Robert "Rob" Hawkins in the J. J. Abrams-produced film ''Cloverfield'' and ...
), a depressed struggling filmmaker, flies to
Austin
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the 11th-most-populous city ...
for the weekend to "accidentally" meet up with his ex-girlfriend Cathy (
Ashley Bell), a med student. He finds their friends, crude, foul-mouthed Jeff (
Zach Cregger
Zachary Michael Cregger (born March 1, 1981) is an American actor, comedian, writer, director, producer, and Twitch (service), Twitch streamer. He first came to prominence as one of the three founding members, alongside Trevor Moore (comedian), ...
) and hard-partying Kara (
Sara Paxton
Sara Paxton (born April 25, 1988) is an American actress, voice artist, and singer. She began acting at an early age, appearing in minor roles in both films and television shows, before rising to fame in 2004, after playing the title role in the t ...
) in the process of breaking up. To complicate matters, the
Air Sex Air sex is a performance activity invented in Japan; clothed men and women simulate sexual activity with an invisible partner, often in an exaggerated manner, set to music, and in a competition before an audience. This is somewhat akin to playing a ...
World Championships are in town, Cathy is mooning over a guy named Tim, Tim's obnoxious younger brother Ralph is courting Kara, Stan is attracted to an LA native, Haley, Jeff also finds a new love interest, and Stan's roommates Joe and Redge are underfoot.
Cast
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Michael Stahl-David
Michael Stahl-David (born October 28, 1982) is an American actor, known for his role as Sean Donnelly on the NBC drama series ''The Black Donnellys'' and his lead role as Robert "Rob" Hawkins in the J. J. Abrams-produced film ''Cloverfield'' and ...
as Stan
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Ashley Bell as Cathy
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Sara Paxton
Sara Paxton (born April 25, 1988) is an American actress, voice artist, and singer. She began acting at an early age, appearing in minor roles in both films and television shows, before rising to fame in 2004, after playing the title role in the t ...
as Kara
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Zach Cregger
Zachary Michael Cregger (born March 1, 1981) is an American actor, comedian, writer, director, producer, and Twitch (service), Twitch streamer. He first came to prominence as one of the three founding members, alongside Trevor Moore (comedian), ...
as Jeff
* Justin Arnold as Tim
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Marshall Allman
Marshall Scot Allman (born April 5, 1984) is an American actor. He is known to television audiences for his role as L. J. Burrows on the Fox television series '' Prison Break''. He is also known for playing Tommy Mickens on ''True Blood''.
Earl ...
as Ralph
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Addison Timlin
Addison Jayne Timlin (born June 29, 1991) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Jami Lerner in ''The Town That Dreaded Sundown'' (2014) and Colleen Lunsford in '' Little Sister'' (2016). She is also known for playing Sasha Bingham i ...
as Haley
* Zach Green as Joe
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Ashley Spillers
Ashley Rae Spillers is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for her film roles as Elizabeth in the 2013 comedy film '' Last Vegas'' (2013), Amy in the 2014 neo-noir thriller film '' Two Step'' (2014) and Olivia in the Netflix comedy ...
as Ellie
* Brian McGuire as Redge
* Jesse Tilton as Sandee/Poke-Hot-Ass, Jeff's new girlfriend
Release
The film premiered at the 2013
SXSW Film Festival
South by Southwest, abbreviated as SXSW and colloquially referred to as South By, is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences organized jointly that take place in mid-March in Austin, Te ...
as "The Bounceback" in the Narrative Spotlight Section on March 10, 2014.
In January 2014, the film was acquired by independent distributor Tribeca Film and was retitled "Love and Air Sex." The film was released day-and-date, on VOD February 4 and theatrically on February 7, 2014. The theatrical release was accompanied by a ten-city road-show featuring live air sex demonstrations and competitions led by comedian Chris Trew.
International rights were picked up by Archstone Distribution.
Reception
The film was met with mixed reviews from film critics, with some praise from ''
New York Times
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'' film critic Stephen for its "cheeky attitude" and "zany vitality,", and from its local paper, the ''Austin Chronicle''.
There was lackluster response from both ''Slant'' magazine, and ''Roger Ebert''. FilmThreat critic Don Simpson remarked, "Poyser's oh-so-frank approach to sexuality goes much further than any Hollywood movie I have ever seen." The film was panned by the ''
New York Daily News
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''.
References
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2013 films
2010s English-language films