SEX DRIVE (2008) ** Josh Zuckerman, Amanda Crew, Clark Duke, James Marsden, Seth Green, Alice Grezyn, Katrina Bowden, Charlie McDermott, Mark L. Young, David Koechner. Hit-and- miss update of the teen sex comedy that steals liberally from '80s 'classics' like "The Sure Thing" and any John Hughes comedy, with Zuckerman (gratingly annoying to the film's detriment) seeking to lose his virginity by taking a road trip down south after his internet 'hottie' invites him to visit. Along for the trip are his best bud, Duke (making the most of the hilarity as an unikely stud) and platonic gal pal (Crew who equally is amiable/sexy) and some outrageous encounters (namely a well-versed Amish auto mechanic played drolly by Green) and Zuckerman's angry, jerk-off older bro Madsen (who displays some impressive comic chops in an homage to Bill Paxton's Chet from "Weird Science"). Ultimately forgettable but a digressive comedy none-the-less. (Dir: Sean Anders)
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