The Marshmallow Experiment is an upcoming coming-of-age sex comedy film directed by Richard Goldgewicht. Matt Hamilton and Abe Frank co-wrote as well. It stars Sam McCarthy, Dafne Keen, Steve Buscemi, Johnny Knoxville, Josh Lucas, and Sarah Chalke.
Premise For Alex, making it through high school as a socially awkward teen is hard enough. Trying to survive while having an insatiable online porn addiction makes it even harder.
Cast Sam McCarthy as Alex, a sexually frustrated teenager who unplugs from the internet after a disastrous sexual encounter Dafne Keen as Kat Garcia Steve Buscemi as King Dong Johnny Knoxville as Will Josh Lucas as Dr. Newman Sarah Chalke as Colleen
Production In April 2025, it was announced that a coming-of-age sex comedy film written and directed by Richard Goldgewicht, Matt Hamilton, and Abe Frank was in development, with Sam McCarthy, Dafne Keen, Steve Buscemi, Johnny Knoxville, Josh Lucas, and Sarah Chalke joining the cast. Principal photography began on April 28, 2025, in Vancouver, and wrapped on May 22.
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