Heh. A very good friend of mine got a small role in Garden State - which, of course NOW is getting wide distribution, because of its inexplicable success at Cannes, etc. - but when my friend filmed his scene, it was just another low-paying local indie-film job, no big deal, he didn't think anything would ever come of it. For every Garden State, there are 100 plus films which never are seen by anybody. Joey assumed that Garden State would be one of THOSE, because most films are ... but now ... it's become a small success, and Joey is a bit mortified because of his "role".
I guess in the movie, some of the characters peek through a hole in a motel-room wall and sees a man and a prostitue having sex.
My dear friend, a married man with 2 teenage daughters, plays the "man".
He is listed in the credits as "Man Having Sex".
"Cool, Joey, you're in Garden State?? Who do you play?"
"Uh ... Man Having Sex."
"Oh."
Needless to say, he is relatively mortified that this film, of all independent films, would suddenly be a success, and now he has to add "Man Having Sex" to his resume. Also, he HOPES that his two daughters won't get it into their heads to go see Garden State - (which, they probably won't ... they're teenagers, after all, more into blockbusters and action movies).
I cannot WAIT to see it. I think it's going to be hilarious. We're trying to get a group together to go. I don't care about Natalie Portman, or the other stars in the film. I am waiting for one scene, and one scene only. I am primarily interested in "Man Having Sex".
I think you'll enjoy it on its merits as well.
I saw it a few weeks back at a preview in Philadelphia and thought it was great. Zach Braff showed up at the end to talk about the movie and he's an absolute riot.
Posted by: Nathan Hamm at July 29, 2004 01:10 PMNathan - so is there a scene of a guy having sex with a prostitute?? Can you see his face?
We're afraid he might have been cut - but since he's actually in the credits, we are hopeful.
Posted by: red at July 29, 2004 01:12 PMOh well, at least some day he'll be able to say, "I'm not a man having sex - but I play one on TV."
Posted by: Jeff at July 29, 2004 01:46 PMhahaha
His wife said to me last night, "I suppose I should be thankful it isn't 'Man With Penis In His Mouth' or something like that ..."
Posted by: red at July 29, 2004 01:50 PMI would give my left arm to have "Man having sex" on my resume at the moment...
Posted by: Mr. Z at July 29, 2004 02:08 PMIn "The Way of the Gun", one character is credited as "Raving Bitch" and her boyfriend as "P. Whipped".
Posted by: Bill McCabe at July 29, 2004 02:14 PMI dated an actor once, ages ago, who had a part in a cat food commercial. The script listed him as "Meathead Pushing Shopping Cart."
Posted by: Emily at July 29, 2004 03:46 PMFor the record, I do care about Natalie Portman, including in a less-than-intellectual way. But then, I think you already knew that.
Posted by: Dave J at July 29, 2004 04:40 PM