Touchy Feely (2013) on Netflix
Massage therapist Abby develops an aversion to skin after her boyfriend asks her to live with him. Her brother Paul's failing dental practice draws clients who believe his hands can heal.
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Plot summary
Abby works as a massage therapist and lives freely, while her brother Paul keeps to a strict routine at the family dental practice, where his daughter Jenny also helps out. Money is tight because Paul refuses to advertise for new patients. Jesse, Abby's boyfriend, asks her to move in with him, and soon afterward Abby develops a sudden disgust at the touch of skin. She takes time off from her job, and the aversion keeps her from touching Jesse or letting him touch her. Jenny invites her friend Henry to come in for a routine teeth cleaning. After Paul accidentally cures Henry's temporomandibular joint dysfunction, people begin coming to the practice for treatment.
Cast
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Touchy Feely (2013)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Elliot Page joined the cast of Touchy Feely after Catherine Keener mentioned that director Lynn Shelton was interested in working with the actor.
- According to Elliot Page, who is in the cast, a large amount of the dialogue in Touchy Feely was improvised.
- The film's title came from director Lynn Shelton's friend Megan Griffiths, who suggested it after Shelton described her idea for the film over lunch.
