The Oh in Ohio

The Oh in Ohio
	Promotional movie poster
Directed by	Billy Kent
Produced by	Matthew Leutwyler; Debra Grieco; Jun Tan
Screenplay by	Adam Wierzbianski
Story by	Billy Kent; Sarah Bird; Adam Wierzbianski
Starring	Parker Posey; Paul Rudd; Danny DeVito; Mischa Barton; Chandra Wilson; Liza Minnelli; Heather Graham
Music by	Bruno Coon; Michael Muhlfriedel
Cinematography	Ramsey Nickell
Edited by	Paul Bertino; Michael R. Miller
Distributed by	Cyan Pictures
Release date	July 14, 2006 (Limited);
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$5,000,000 (estimate)
Box office	$418,689

The Oh in Ohio is a 2006 American comedy film directed by Billy Kent and starring Parker Posey, Paul Rudd, Mischa Barton and Danny DeVito. The picture was screened at several US film festivals from March to May 2006 and was released theatrically by Cyan Pictures on July 14, 2006. Set in Cleveland, much of the film was shot on location at well-known Cleveland area landmarks such as Coventry Village and Case Western Reserve University.

Plot

Frustrated with the fact that he cannot give his wife Priscilla (Parker Posey) an orgasm, Jack (Paul Rudd) moves out of the house and starts a relationship with Kristen (Mischa Barton), his student. Unfulfilled, Priscilla forms an unlikely partnership with Wayne (Danny DeVito), a businessman more than twice her age.

Cast

Parker Posey as Priscilla Chase
Paul Rudd as Jack Chase
Danny DeVito as Wayne Sianidis
Mischa Barton as Kristen Taylor
Chandra Wilson as Sherri
Keith David as Coach Popovich
Liza Minnelli as Alyssa Donahue
Heather Graham as Justine
Tim Russ as Douglas
Adam Nelson as Kid at Vending Machine

Reception

The film was a commercial failure, earning back less than 10% of its $5 million budget at the box office.[1] The film-critics aggregator Rotten Tomatoes listed 22% positive reviews, based on 69 reviews.[2] Lou Lumenick of the New York Post wrote, "Despite its seemingly sure-fire premise and cast of veteran comedians, this movie just lies there without a single laugh." Dan Callahan of Slant gave the film 0 stars out of 4, calling it an "implausible, weirdly depressed comedy" adding "there isn't one laugh in it".[3] Entertainment Weekly was more favorable, giving the film a 'B-', with Owen Gleiberman describing it as "a silly, amusing trifle".[4]

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References

Box Office Mojo - The Oh in Ohio
The Oh in Ohio at Rotten Tomatoes
Callahan, Dan. "The Oh In Ohio". Slant. Archived from the original on 2010-01-07.
Gleiberman, Owen. "The Oh in Ohio". Entertainment Weekly.

External links

The Oh in Ohio on IMDb
The Oh in Ohio at AllMovie

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[1] Box Office Mojo - The Oh in Ohio

[2] The Oh in Ohio at Rotten Tomatoes

[3] Callahan, Dan. "The Oh In Ohio". Slant. Archived from the original on 2010-01-07.

[4] Gleiberman, Owen. "The Oh in Ohio". Entertainment Weekly.