A very stupid idea taken very seriously.
That’s the engine behind Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass, the new film from David Wain — and the premise is exactly as ridiculous as the title promises.
Gail, a Midwestern bride-to-be, has a “free celebrity pass” arrangement with her fiancé. Then he actually uses his. Heartbroken and furious, Gail flies to Los Angeles to even the score with her own pass: Jon Hamm.
From there it’s a full-blown Hollywood comedy — love, jealousy, bad decisions, psychic advice, celebrity culture, and the sheer chaos of committing to a bad idea all the way through. Wain has stacked the cast with a who’s-who of gifted comic actors: Zoey Deutch leads as Gail, alongside Jon Hamm and John Slattery.
What makes the film feel rare isn’t the premise. It’s the commitment: an original American independent comedy that isn’t apologizing for being a unicorn — a movie built, first and foremost, to be funny.
Join us for a conversation with David Wain about comedy for comedy’s sake, shooting on location in L.A., and why the dumbest idea in the room is sometimes the only one worth chasing.
