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Baitball Blogger

(46,576 posts)
Fri Sep 21, 2012, 10:03 AM Sep 2012

Can they do this? Shia LaBeouf is having real sex in his movie Nymphomaniac.

What happened to the acting part of acting? What happens if they need multiple takes?

According to reports, Shia's role requires having actual sex for the cameras, as opposed to what's been required in his past movies. He spoke about the unusual requirement in an interview last month. Shia said, "It is what you think it is. There's a disclaimer at the top of the script that basically says we're doing it for real. And anything that is 'illegal' will be shot in blurred images. But other than that, everything is happening."

http://www.popsugar.com/Shia-LaBeouf-Nymphomaniac-Photocall-Pictures-25060160

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Can they do this? Shia LaBeouf is having real sex in his movie Nymphomaniac. (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Sep 2012 OP
I thought Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise broke this barrier in Eyes Wide Shut? riderinthestorm Sep 2012 #1
The Brown Bunny already went there. rrneck Sep 2012 #2
Ewww, Vincent Gallo. geardaddy Sep 2012 #14
They have done it in a few films already Xyzse Sep 2012 #3
Yep, saw 9 Songs. geardaddy Sep 2012 #13
Was pretty pointless Xyzse Sep 2012 #16
Lots of movies have already done this. Major Nikon Sep 2012 #4
The following could be the subject matter for a Master's thesis: Baitball Blogger Sep 2012 #5
I'm guessing you never saw 'Wild Orchids' LynneSin Sep 2012 #6
Did not see Wild Orchids. But I did see the Nicole-Cruise one and didn't Baitball Blogger Sep 2012 #7
"What happened to the acting part of acting?" Rob H. Sep 2012 #8
Slippery Slope Desperado_6569 Sep 2012 #9
What's the point? They'll still be "faking" it. dawg Sep 2012 #10
Of course they can. It was his choice to take the role. Xithras Sep 2012 #11
nothing new really kgg6336drrq Sep 2012 #12
Gives a whole new dimension to the work-play ratio................ n/t DFW Sep 2012 #15
shocking. shocking I tell you. and shocking makes the news... yawnmaster Sep 2012 #17
Lars Von Triers is a racist fuck and Shia thinks he's all edgy and Dogma and shit. zonkers Sep 2012 #18
They do it in Chatsworth all damn day. Iggo Sep 2012 #19
No, they can't do this. It is physically impossible for Shia LaBeouf to have sex. Bucky Sep 2012 #20
I had my suspicions. Baitball Blogger Sep 2012 #22
More importantly, who is he having sex with? aikoaiko Sep 2012 #21
You have to pay the ticket price to find out. Baitball Blogger Sep 2012 #23
I've decided to let my imagination run wild.... aikoaiko Sep 2012 #24

Xyzse

(8,217 posts)
3. They have done it in a few films already
Fri Sep 21, 2012, 12:00 PM
Sep 2012

I mean examples are:

9 Songs - With Penetration
Caligula - No Penetration but with Oral
Antichrist - Used Porn Actors as Body Doubles

So yeah, it is nothing new. What do you expect from Lars von Trier?

Xyzse

(8,217 posts)
16. Was pretty pointless
Fri Sep 21, 2012, 11:03 PM
Sep 2012

If I wanted porn I would go for porn.
Not porn lite that had a pretty bad sound track.
Although, I have to admit, I've done one of the scenarios there before I've even seen that flick.

Hrm too much info.

Baitball Blogger

(46,576 posts)
5. The following could be the subject matter for a Master's thesis:
Fri Sep 21, 2012, 12:12 PM
Sep 2012

"The difference between these films and pornography is that, while such scenes might be considered erotic, the intent of these films is not solely pornographic."

I think the line is getting blurred.

LynneSin

(95,337 posts)
6. I'm guessing you never saw 'Wild Orchids'
Fri Sep 21, 2012, 12:22 PM
Sep 2012
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100934/trivia

Mickey Rourke and Carré Otis were a couple at the time this film was made, and there is a persistent rumor that the sex scenes were not faked.

Baitball Blogger

(46,576 posts)
7. Did not see Wild Orchids. But I did see the Nicole-Cruise one and didn't
Fri Sep 21, 2012, 12:24 PM
Sep 2012

care for it. The one that at least had the semblance of a plot which dealt with nudity, was the Story of O.

Rob H.

(5,340 posts)
8. "What happened to the acting part of acting?"
Fri Sep 21, 2012, 12:51 PM
Sep 2012

That would be a legitimate question, except for the fact that Shia LaBeouf has nothing at all to do with the "the acting part of acting," as far as I can tell.



(Sorry, I just think he has one of the most punchable faces in all of Hollywood and is a mediocre actor at best.)

Desperado_6569

(14 posts)
9. Slippery Slope
Fri Sep 21, 2012, 03:02 PM
Sep 2012

This is just another step toward Shia LaBeoufs career being reduced to filming actual porn. The highlight of his career were the Transformer movies and he's barely watchable in those.

dawg

(10,610 posts)
10. What's the point? They'll still be "faking" it.
Fri Sep 21, 2012, 04:08 PM
Sep 2012

Movie sex has about as much to do with real-life sex as movie combat does with real war.

Xithras

(16,191 posts)
11. Of course they can. It was his choice to take the role.
Fri Sep 21, 2012, 04:38 PM
Sep 2012

When major actors are considering roles, they are usually provided with most of the roles requirements, and often all or part of the script. Like any actor, it's his choice whether or not to pursue the role. If he had a problem with it, he could have passed it up. If he didn't like the script, he could have passed it up. There are plenty of roles that don't require hooking up.

As others have noted, it's been done many times before. The thing is...if the movie calls for a sex scene, and both actors are completely comfortable with the idea of having sex with each other, then why NOT just do the real thing? Why go through all the trouble of faking it, if both people are willing to just do it?

yawnmaster

(2,812 posts)
17. shocking. shocking I tell you. and shocking makes the news...
Fri Sep 21, 2012, 11:20 PM
Sep 2012

if they were hoping for that, in my opinion, all they get from me is...
meh

 

zonkers

(5,865 posts)
18. Lars Von Triers is a racist fuck and Shia thinks he's all edgy and Dogma and shit.
Fri Sep 21, 2012, 11:34 PM
Sep 2012

I just can't buy into pretentious shit Von Triers peddles.

Bucky

(53,795 posts)
20. No, they can't do this. It is physically impossible for Shia LaBeouf to have sex.
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 04:22 PM
Sep 2012

He's too adorable. Any woman attempting to fornicate with Shia LaBeouf will immediately become overwhelmed by his off-the-charts cuddliness and begin cooing at him like he was a wet kitten wrapped in a valour bathmat, and thus replacing all feeling of sexual arrousal with a bizarre mixture of pity and asexual adoration.

aikoaiko

(34,127 posts)
24. I've decided to let my imagination run wild....
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 07:15 PM
Sep 2012

IMDB.com has two actresses listed.

Connie Nelson as seen in Gladiator
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Charlotte Gainsboug
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