A first date kiss turns into contract negotiations. The most unsexy sexy comedy ever made.
Things are going great on Penny and Judah's first date. They're lounging on her bed and they lean in for a kiss. Then he stops and asks her if she minds going over a sexual consent form. She has no objections, but asks if he minds if her lawyer looks it over. Soon, over each of their shoulders, their lawyers are in full negotiation.
Writing
Reitman's debut short—sharp, cynical, predictive of Thank You For Smoking.
Editing
Six minutes of escalating absurdity with perfect comedic timing.
Director
Jason Reitman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Jason Reitman's directorial debut, made before Thank You For Smoking, and it already shows his gift for making policy debates weirdly sexy.
Made in 2004, this short became bizarrely prophetic during the 2010s consent conversation era—Reitman essentially predicted how we'd all start talking about affirmative consent, then made it awkward.
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