Molly Gordon may be best known for her work on “The Bear,” but now she’s destined to be remembered as the agitated star of “Oh, Hi,” a darkly original, offbeat comedy she co-created.

Writer-director Sophie Bush, Gordon, 29, explained in a Zoom interview, not only collaborated on the story but created the role of Iris specifically for her.

Iris is on a romantic weekend with her year-long boyfriend Isaac (Logan Lerman, “Hunters”) when, in their cozy cabin by a lake in the woods, he corrects Iris when she talks lovingly about the wonders of their relationship.

Wait, he says, clarifying there is no “relationship,” they’re just enjoying time with each other.

That’s a seismic shock for Iris who unexpectedly takes control of the conversation, the situation. Stunned, Isaac discovers he’s touched – ignited? – a nerve.

“This is a take on modern dating and this communication breakdown that we’ve had between sexes. I would describe it as a rom-com gone wrong,” Gordon said. “I would describe it as wish fulfillment for the darkest parts of ourselves, things that we would never actually do in real life.”

Iris, she continued, “just wants connection. Like, we want to mate with other people and when you’re 30 there’s this ticking clock of, ‘Oh, I have to settle down by then. Because I won’t be desirable as a woman after that.’

“Which is such a false thing! Because knowing yourself in such a deeper way makes you attract the right kinds of people.

“But I think society tells you that if you’re not in a partnership by the time you’re 25, something’s wrong with you. And it’s really hard to find people that you connect with.

“Because she thinks that her and Isaac really connect, she’ll do anything to protect that. Even go to extreme lengths.”

So is this a feminist fantasy?  A dip into the deep where no one would ever really go?

“I wouldn’t call it a fantasy. You get to watch what you would never do. But maybe, if we are in an argument with our significant other, or someone that we dated, we feel, ‘Oh, I just wish you would (expletive) listen to me. If I just locked the door and forced you to have this conversation.’

“I don’t think,” Gordon clarified, “anyone wishes that they would actually do this. But what if I was a little bit crazy-crazy — and I gave into those delusions?

“Yeah, it is a horror movie. I mean, obviously, sorry! It’s not a horror movie. But it’s a horrific thing to imagine that anyone would ever trap someone into a conversation.

“But sometimes being in a relationship,” she added cheerfully, “having a miscommunication feels like a horror movie.”

“Oh, Hi” is in theaters Friday

Geraldine Viswanathan, left, and Molly Gordon in a scene from “Oh, Hi!” (Sony Pictures Classics via AP)