Product Details

• Actors: Taylor Handley, Dustin Seavey, Alison Folland, Kyle Schmid, Rebecca Mozo
• Directors: Martin Curland
• Writers: Martin Curland
• Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Tla
• DVD Release Date: February 20, 2007
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000M2E372
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #57,276 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Zerophilia" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Studio: Tla Releasing Release Date: 02/19/2008 Rating: Nr

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dontcha hate when this happens?, March 8, 2007

By 

Bob Lind "camelwest" (Phoenix, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zerophilia (DVD)

Luke has a problem. He met a beautiful girl, who seems to be very
much interested in him as well. But when starts to get sexually
aroused by her, he starts to turn into a woman. (Say, what?)

You see, Luke is a victim of "Zerophilia" (2005), a genetic
abnormality that causes one to switch genders when they have an
orgasm. Of course, they can turn back just by having another orgasm,
but that may not be so easy, since a male "zero" who just changed
into a woman may not be attuned to how to sexually excite his female
self to orgasm. Then there is the matter of having to maintain two
complete wardrobes ...

Firmly tongue in cheek, this hillariously offbeat indie comedy from
writer-director Martin Curland features witty dialogue delivered by
a talented, likeable young cast, headed by Taylor Handley (whom some
may remember as Oliver on "The O.C.") as Luke. Not a gay film, but
of special interest to anyone who likes to explore the mystery of
traditional gender roles and attitudes. DVD includes a phony plug
for a supposed "support group" for zerophiliacs, deleted scenes and
a short "making of" feature. I give it four stars out of five.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Deeper than your typical sex comedy, March 10, 2007

By 

D.S. Chen (Rancho Cordova, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Zerophilia (DVD)

This is not your average sci-fi romantic comedy plot: boy meets girl, girl meets boy, boy falls for girl... but that last bit becomes a problem, because when Luke feels the stirrings of lust for Michelle, boy starts to TURN INTO a girl. This is because he has "zerophilia," a rare genetic disorder that causes those afflicted to spontaneously change gender whenever they orgasm. To compound matters, Luke's newfound female alter ego "Luca" feels quite attracted to Michelle's brother Max.

The genre is that of a teen sex comedy, and the film's subject matter makes the perfect fodder for a host of sex and gender-related jokes. However, this indie film goes beyond the formulaic pablum Hollywood seems to crank out too much of these days. On another level, it does have more to say about gender roles, relationships and acceptance of oneself.

Writer/director Martin Curland's debut production features a clever script. There are excellent performances from the entire cast, particularly Taylor Handley (Luke) and Rebecca Mozo (Michelle). Dustin Seavey and Alison Folland are definite standouts in their roles as Luke's friends Keenan and Janine, and Marieh Delfino also deserves mention as the emotionally-confused "Luca."

The special effects and makeup were pretty decent given the movie's presumably limited budget. On another note, while the filmmakers could have shot this script virtually anywhere, they made quite good use of locations in and around Eugene, Oregon.

The DVD extras don't add a lot to the film. However, there is a pretty humorous interview with actress Kelly LeBrock (The Woman in Red) where she talks of zerophilia as though it were a real disease.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An intriguing film, April 3, 2007

By 

James Marshall "Searcher597" (Lakeville,, Connecticut USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zerophilia (DVD)

The premise of the film is a little far-fetched but once you get over that it is an interesting idea that is cleverly spun out. It helps that the two leading protagonists are immensely attractive (I would imagine to both males and females) and so the idea of changing genders is enticing!!