Humpday

Humpday
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLynn Shelton
Written byLynn Shelton
Produced byLynn Shelton
Starring
CinematographyBenjamin Kasulke
Edited byNat Sanders
Music byVince Smith
Production
companies
Distributed byMagnolia Pictures
Release dates
  • January 16, 2009 (2009-01-16) (Sundance)
  • July 10, 2009 (2009-07-10) (United States; limited)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Humpday is a 2009 American mumblecore comedy-drama film directed, produced, and written by Lynn Shelton and starring Mark Duplass, Joshua Leonard, and Alycia Delmore. It premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. International distribution rights were purchased by Magnolia Pictures for a mid-six figure sum.[1][2] The film opened in New York City in a limited release on July 10, 2009.[3][4] The story line follows two male heterosexual best friends, Ben and Andrew. The plot line centers around a "mutual dare" that is introduced at a party, which involves the two main characters engaging in a pornographic film together. The film was shot on-location in Washington state around Seattle from September 2008 to January 2009, and much of the dialogue for the film was improvised.[5]

Humpday received positive critical reception and won the Special Jury Prize for Spirit of Independence at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, among other awards.

In 2012, a remake in French entitled Do Not Disturb was released.

  1. ^ Miller, Brian (January 20, 2009). "Lynn Shelton's local indie Humpday has sold to Magnolia Pictures". Seattle Weekly. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  2. ^ Hernandez, Eugene (January 20, 2009). "Magnolia Takes "Humpday"; Film Will Go From VOD to Theatrical This Summer". Indiewire. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
  3. ^ "this week, "hump" day is friday". IndieWire. July 8, 2009. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  4. ^ "Humpday (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  5. ^ Holden, Stephen (July 9, 2009). "Putting a Bromance to an Erotic Test". The New York Times.