I Am a Sex Addict (2005)

Director:

Caveh Zahedi

Writer:

Caveh Zahedi (writer)

Genre:

Biography | Comedy

Plot:

Autobiographical comedy about a recovering sex addict, about his obsession with prostitutes, and how that affected his relationships and his life altogether.

Plot Keywords:

Prostitute | Marriage | Autobiographical | Sex | New York City

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Caveh Zahedi	...	Himself
Christoff Colas	...	Man with Beret
Rebecca Lord	...	Prostitute / Caroline
Lindsey Tjian	...	Anna
Jenny Pompor	...	Polygamy Co-Ed
Michelle Roesler	...	Polygamy Co-Ed
Melanie Bonne	...	Polygamy Co-Ed
Anastasia Vega	...	Oscar Presenter
Seymour Kramer	...	Movie Theater Walkout
Sylvia Grosneau	...	French Film Producer
Phillip Minnig	...	College Friend
Thomas Logoreci	...	Anna's Husband
Angelina Moysov	...	French Prostitute
Jacqueline Wright	...	French Prostitute
Heidi Dupre	...	French Prostitute
Alexandra Guerineaud	...	French Prostitute
Maggie Foster	...	French Prostitute
Paula van der Zwaan	...	French Prostitute
Vanessa Von Avalon	...	French Prostitute
Sara Granovetter	...	French Prostitute
Bruna Matsin	...	French Prostitute (as Bruna Atkinson)
Katherine Bettis	...	Woman in Movie Theater
Valentine Fillol-Cordier	...	French Woman in Subway
Edouard Dorier	...	French Man in Cathedral
Olia Natasha	...	Hotel Room Prostitute
Howard Junker	...	French Doctor
Aaron Roland	...	French Doctor
David Klonoff	...	French Doctor
Tiffany Mink	...	First L.A. Prostitute
Jennifer Corey	...	Second L.A. Prostitute
Jeni Ring	...	Additional L.A. Prostitute
Alithia Garcia-Romero	...	Additional L.A. Prostitute
Angelica Porter	...	Additional L.A. Prostitute
Emily Morse	...	Christa
Steve Riggs	...	Party Guy
Aaron Cho	...	Party Guest
Roland Aujero	...	Party Guest
Cassandra Trainor	...	Sexy Woman in Museum
Laurel Lee	...	Sexy Woman at Gas Station
Mara Luthane	...	Newscaster
Jing Zhang	...	Massage Parlor Woman
Greg Watkins	...	Greg
Michael Fox	...	Freudian Therapist
Harvey Schwartz	...	Jungian Therapist
Harvey Schwartz	...	Jungian Therapist
Paul Cotten	...	Russian Therapist
Corinna Chan	...	Asian Masseuse
James Anne Farrell	...	Couples' Therapist
Katarina Fabic	...	L.A. Night Prostitute
Amanda Henderson	...	Devin
Michelle Sweeney	...	Paola
Stephanie Carwin	...	Italian Prostitute
Beatrice Basso	...	Paola's Friend
Lisa Di Costanzo	...	Paola's Friend
Roberto Marchesini	...	Paola's Friend
Pia La Rocca	...	Paola's Friend
James Stolich	...	Paola's Friend
Luciano Chessa	...	Paola's Friend
Lucia Filanti	...	Paola's Friend
Bunny Bunns	...	German Street Prostitute
Siobhan Wright	...	German Street Prostitute
Lisa Atty Ferry	...	German Street Prostitute
Jasmine Raff	...	German Brothel Prostitute
Cleary Clinger	...	German Brothel Prostitute
Erin Mahoney	...	German Brothel Prostitute
Julia Fuller	...	German Brothel Prostitute
Monika Hoyt	...	Black-haired Prostitute
Kathrynne McCurdy	...	Stripper
Arndt Peltner	...	Brothel Bartender
Natalia Tikhonova	...	Blond Brothel Prostitute
Kat Voldal	...	Black-haired Prostitute #2
Elrod	...	German Cab Driver (as Elrod III)
Jay Rosenblatt	...	L.A. Therapist
John Szabo	...	Sex Addict Speaker
Joel Shepard	...	Sex Addict
Mick Diener	...	Sex Addict
Edward Feldman	...	Sex Addict
Doug May	...	Sex Addict
James Gavin	...	Sex Addict
Ali Dadgar	...	Sex Addict
Matthew Gardner	...	Sex Addict
Daniel Gamburg	...	Sex Addict
Alexander Mazo	...	Sex Addict
Stamatis Marinos	...	Sex Addict
Michael Hoexter	...	Sex Addict
Brook Dillon	...	Sex Addict
Howard Besserman	...	Sex Addict
Jonathan Mitchell	...	Sex Addict
Peter Jacques	...	Sex Addict
Julian Camp	...	Sex Addict
Me Sook Ko	...	Woman (voice)
Barbara Speer	...	Woman (voice)
Ilaria Ventriglia	...	Woman (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Colin O'Herlihy	...	Sex Addict at S / A Meeting (scenes deleted)
Vicca	...	German brothel prostitute

Directed by
Caveh Zahedi

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Caveh Zahedi		writer

Produced by
Richard Clark	....	executive producer
Moe Ghassemi	....	associate producer
Thomas Logoreci	....	producer
Greg Watkins	....	producer
Corey Weinstein	....	associate producer
Matthew L. Weiss	....	associate producer (as Matthew Weiss)
Caveh Zahedi	....	producer

Original Music by
Hilary Soldati

Cinematography by
Greg Watkins

Film Editing by
Thomas Logoreci
Caveh Zahedi

Casting by
Thomas Logoreci

Makeup Department
Debra Dietrich	....	hair stylist
Alicia Rose Lecce	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Bernhard Lhert	....	post-production supervisor (as Bernard Lhert)
Roger Scott	....	post-production supervisor

Art Department
Yael Braha	....	graphic designer
Yael Braha	....	storyboard artist
Anne Collier	....	artist: museum art
Paul Connolly	....	carpenter
Holly Fisher	....	storyboard artist
Michael Gilette	....	artist: bathroom graffiti
Irene Morris	....	graphic designer
Nienke Prins	....	artist: Rimbaud illustrations

Sound Department
Miik Dinko	....	dialogue editor
Miik Dinko	....	sound effects editor
Lawrence Dolton	....	sound designer
Lawrence Dolton	....	voiceover recordist
Abie Hadjitarkhani	....	sound recordist
Scott Koué	....	supervising sound editor
Ralph Leith	....	voiceover recordist
Jim Lively	....	dialogue editor
Thomas Logoreci	....	sound recordist
Eduardo Mendoza	....	voiceover recordist
Jeremiah Moore	....	sound designer
Jeremiah Moore	....	sound effects editor
Dave Nelson	....	sound designer
Dave Nelson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dave Nelson	....	sound supervisor
Greg Sextro	....	sound designer: Rimbaud sequence
Greg Sextro	....	sound recordist
Matthew L. Weiss	....	sound recordist (as Matthew Weiss)

Visual Effects by
Craig Chapman	....	visual effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Frazer Bradshaw	....	additional camera operator
Lisa Fremont	....	set photographer
Gary Green	....	additional camera operator
Emily Hughes	....	set photographer
John Kiffmeyer	....	key grip
Thomas Logoreci	....	additional camera operator
Monica Mejia	....	set photographer
Nancy Sarrouf	....	set photographer
Elina Shatkin	....	additional camera operator
Matthew L. Weiss	....	additional camera operator (as Matthew Weiss)

Animation Department
Bob Sabiston	....	animator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Felicity Gifford	....	wardrobe
Cindy Harlan	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
John Behrens	....	color corrector
J. Davis	....	editing consultant
Chris Dupont	....	additional editor
Edward Feldman	....	additional editor
Brook Hinton	....	color corrector
Stamatis Marinos	....	assistant editor
Sarah Marx	....	assistant editor
Miles Montalbano	....	color corrector
Jay Rosenblatt	....	editing consultant
Matthew L. Weiss	....	additional editor (as Matthew Weiss)

Music Department
Brett Chapman	....	music rights
Jonathan Hafter	....	music rights (as John Hafter)
Zoe Keating	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
Colin O'Herlihy	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Jason Bates	....	wigs by
Alex Bernette	....	wigs by
Ami Capen	....	production assistant
Liza Chan	....	researcher
Jamie Chow	....	location manager
Nicolas Duchemin	....	location manager (as Nicholas Duchemin)
Amanda Field	....	creative consultant
Alithia Garcia-Romero	....	location manager
Katie Gorman	....	production assistant
Sam Green	....	cross bearer
Spencer Hicks	....	production assistant
Chris Kelly	....	script consultant
Janey Kim	....	researcher
Wu Li Leung	....	production assistant
Ben Lieberman	....	script consultant
Thomas Logoreci	....	creative consultant
Dawn Nott	....	accountant
Penelope Pfefferkuch	....	wigs by
Fabian Redrovan	....	production assistant
Bradley Richie	....	production assistant
Rahel Smith	....	accountant
Greg Watkins	....	creative consultant
Traci Waugh	....	location manager

Thanks
Jonathan Marlow	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Reinventing the Wheel

Distributors

• Ocule Films (2006) (non-USA) (all media)
• IFC Films (2006) (USA) (all media)
• IFC Films (2006) (USA) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Cinetic Media  sales
• Rights Workshop, The  clip clearance

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Brazil:16 | Australia:R | South Korea:18 | UK:18 | New Zealand:R18 | USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

Reinventing the Wheel

Trivia:

The film took 15 years to make. Seven years of footage had to be dumped after a tenant trashed Zahedi's Los Angeles apartment, one of the movie's primary locations.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The Italian prostitute says her fee is "100,000 lira." "Lira" is the singular form (like "dollar"). She should have said "100,000 lire" (the correct plural form, like "dollars").

Movie Connections:

References The Devil in Miss Jones 5: The Inferno (1994) (V)

Soundtrack:

My Baby Love Love Loves Me

daring film, but for most of the time wordy and a bit annoying

I am a sex addict is not another stupid comedy as one might suppose while looking at the tittle. It makes an attempt to be a smart film on very important subject, that is sex addiction. The movie succeeds in this respect and even at some points resembles more drama than comedy. Although I approve of extremely personal films with wise message and dealing with difficult, taboo subjects, I regrettably cannot write that I am a sex addict is a good or bad film. In fact, it's a mixed bag and wasted potential for me. Caveh Zahedi tells the story about himself without embelishment and sentimentalism, which requires a great bravery and distance. Nonetheless, the picture is very uneven. It starts very well, but then it 's worse and worse. The flick becomes wordy and lengthy. What is the biggest vice is a first-person narration which is repetitive and to a large degree irrelevant. Zahedi also appears too frequently (he's present in every scene). The superior moments are when Zahedi plays with form in order to entertain viewers. The ending is satisfactory, but it's too late to save this average movie.