Strange Fits of Passion
Strange Fits of Passion

Strange Fits of Passion

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2000
1h 21m
4.3(7 votes)
Comedy
Drama

Overview

The hilarious tale of one young woman's quest to lose her virginity. She is a sexually curious, romantically frustrated bookstore clerk on a mission. Taking the advice of her friends she goes from one person to the next in her vain attempts to be deflowered. In between encounters with other people, she returns to the one person she can trust and truly relate to, her gay friend Jimmy, whose faith in love is being shake by the revelation that his boyfriend has been unfaithful.

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Cast & Crew

37 members
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Michela Noonan

She

Michela Noonan
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Mitchell Butel

Jimmy

Mitchell Butel
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Samuel Johnson

Josh

Samuel Johnson
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Steve Adams

Pablo

Steve Adams
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Anni Finsterer

Judy

Anni Finsterer
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Bojana Novaković

Jaya

Bojana Novaković
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Rob Carlton

Blackson

Rob Carlton
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Jack Finsterer

Francis

Jack Finsterer
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Nathan Page

Simon

Nathan Page
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Barry Dickins

Mr. Selditt

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Jodie J. Hill

Penny

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Luke Anderson

Lachlan

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James Liotta

James

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Howard Stanley

Jimmy's Father

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Judith Roberts

Jimmy's Mother

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Donni Frizzell

Boy at Bar

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Sim Gray

Girl at Bar

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Glenn Burns

Barman

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Tommy Dysart

Taxi Driver

Tommy Dysart
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Tom Healey

Supermarket Man #1

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James Wardlaw

Supermarket Man #2

James Wardlaw
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Elizabeth Welch

Store Detective

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Bradley Hulme

Slick Businessman

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Genevieve Morris

Church Woman

Genevieve Morris
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Maude Davey

Woman in Gay Bookshop

Maude Davey
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David Lih

Christian Boy

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Paul Bongiovanni

Nurse #1

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Libby Stone

Nurse #2

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Andrea Swifte

Doctor

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Johanna Hanley

Hot Dog Customer #1

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Michael Isaacs

Hot Dog Customer #2

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David Schofield

Jaya's New Man

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Jeremy Engelman

Simon's Other Man

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Nick Barker

Boy in Hot Dog Shop

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Natasha Lyne

Beautiful Young Girl

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Eric Kowalewski

Manson (Soap Opera)

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Constance Lansberg

Charity (Soap Opera)

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