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  • Love... and Other Reasons to Panic (2007)
  • Unrated
    90 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Love... and Other Reasons to Panic (2007)
Unrated
90 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

A corpse lies on a living room floor. Our leads, Alex and Sarah are desperately trying to figure out what to do with the deceased Punjabi man Roger. Sarah is in panic, Alex tries to calm her down. Meanwhile, they start debating whether ...See moreA corpse lies on a living room floor. Our leads, Alex and Sarah are desperately trying to figure out what to do with the deceased Punjabi man Roger. Sarah is in panic, Alex tries to calm her down. Meanwhile, they start debating whether Roger is dead and whether Punjab is part of India or Pakistan. Then, suddenly, the body disappears. We flashback to Alex and Sarah's childhoods, they've been friends since kindergarten, and through high school. Both are smart, adventurous and hilarious. As kids, they have both been traumatized: Alex by the fact that the only picture of him allowed in the house was his embryonic ultrasound image; Sarah by the fact that her parents were swingers. As teens, Alex and Sarah are pranksters in school (Sarah hands in her assignments in Sanskrit) and outside (importuning a parking officer who is ticketing a car that does not even belong to them). The two lose touch with each other after high school. Sarah travels to the orient, while Alex becomes a stand up comedian. Then, one day, at a party, Sarah and Alex meet again. Sarah thinks it's more than just a coincidence and decides that they should keep in touch. They start getting to know each other better. However, Alex has an issue with Sarah's belief in astrology, the supernatural and various "esoteric" creeds. He particularly objects to her having a spiritual guide or "guru" (Roger, the man from the first scene) who, in Alex's view, is a phony and only wants to have sex with her. Alex and Sarah fall in love and move in together. Their experiences take them through trials and tribulations (as when Alex is hired to write a musical based on the life of Saddam Hussein, complete with a chorus of dancing girls called 'Al-Qaedettes,' or when he wants to move into a haunted house, which is very cheap, but which Sarah refuses to set foot into). Flash-forward: back to the living room, with Roger's body on the floor. We find out that Roger had made a pass at Sarah, who then hit him, making him collapse. While Alex and Sarah argue over where Roger is from (India or Pakistan) the man recovers and runs away. Just as Alex had predicted, Sarah's "guru", turns out to be nothing more than a snake-oil salesman. This creates a rift between them and they split up. However, Sarah eventually realizes that Alex is her soul mate and the two end up back together again for good. Written by Alberto Diamante See less
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Michael Patrick Lilly (as Michael Patrick)
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Michael Patrick Lilly (as Michael Patrick)
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Oct 14, 2011 (United States)

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35 cast members
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Ana Candia
Sarah Sarah   See fewer
Shawn Devlin
Larry Myers Larry Myers   See fewer
Silvia Platsis
Lucy (as Silvia Preston) Lucy (as Silvia Preston)   See fewer
Rob Peperkorn
Parking Officer Parking Officer   See fewer
Robert Howard
Sex Therapist Sex Therapist   See fewer
Gwen Rawlinson
Elderly Woman Elderly Woman   See fewer
Trudi Deacon
Louise Louise   See fewer
Kelda Card
Linda (as Kelda Cummings) Linda (as Kelda Cummings)   See fewer
Tino Demitro
Angry Man (as Tino Wilson) Angry Man (as Tino Wilson)   See fewer
Keiran Simunovic
Young Alex Young Alex   See fewer
Craig Estrella
Male Executive Male Executive   See fewer
Dru Viergever
Party Man #2 Party Man #2   See fewer
Allan Wainio
Elderly Man Elderly Man   See fewer
Rebecca Warden
Female Executive Female Executive   See fewer
Inx B. Incubury
Executive #2 Executive #2   See fewer
Dwaye Gayle
Party Man #1 Party Man #1   See fewer
Paul Nicholls
Alex's Father Alex's Father   See fewer
Carla Devenish
Alex's Mother Alex's Mother   See fewer
Guy Castonguay
Sarah's Father Sarah's Father   See fewer
Dr. Shiva
Indian Guru Indian Guru   See fewer
Scott Hilton
Soul Mates Host Soul Mates Host   See fewer
John McEwen
Young Senator Young Senator   See fewer
John Henley
Old Senator Old Senator   See fewer
Naya Guzman
Receptionist Receptionist   See fewer
Julie Todaro
Young Sarah Young Sarah   See fewer
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