Sex Sells: The Making of 'Touché' (2005)

Director:

Jonathan Liebert

Writer:

Jonathan Liebert (writer)

Release Date:

25 February 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

A world record orgy, wild sex scenes, ninjas... just a typical day at the office when you happen to work on a porn set...

Plot Keywords:

Sex | Lesbian Sex | Group Sex | Female Rear Nudity | Nudity

Cast

Priscilla Barnes	...	Roxy Free
Mark DeCarlo	...	Chuck Steak
Jay Michael Ferguson	...	Bernard Heiman
Eva Frajko	...	Nikki
Alexa Jago	...	Sally Ryder
Lisa Jay	...	Pursey Galore
Jack Kyle	...	Pearce Boyle
Adrian Zmed	...	Lance Long
Darby Daniels	...	Dancer (as Susan Hale)
Jonathan Durante	...	Frank / Cameraman (as Jonathan Pier Durante)
Bill Sutherland	...	Joe / Director of Photography
Bryan Geli	...	Camera Assistant
Stephen A'Hearn	...	Lead Protester
April Barnett	...	Shakespearean Actress
Lorielle New	...	Candy / Girl at Audition (as Loriele New)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content and language.

Runtime:

USA:96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Hermosa Beach Filmworks

Movie Connections:

References Jerry Maguire (1996)

A surprisingly good natured look at adult film-making

First off, I've been a cameraman in both porn and mainstream films since the 70's. I've seen it all, so is Sex Sells an 'authentic' look at adult films? yes and no. It nails the ordinaryness of production and and people involved, and it's pepered with nice insider details, like the adult movie award on the director's desk and the porn lingo (gonzo, wall to wall, pop shot, etc). In one sex scene, there's even a bored grip eating a sandwich while holding a c-light! Now that's funny. (funny to a porn cameraman or grip, anyway. No one else would know wha the hell it was) A c-light, by the by, is used just to light up the 'crotch' area so it shows up on film. Obviously someone involved in the movie worked in porn to get these things right.

However, it's also loaded with absurd and unrealistic stuff: a guy with a 3 foot c@ck, sex scenes being shot on film with 2 cameras, a woman reading Shakespere at an audition, etc. That stuff just doesn't happen, so if your looking for a hard hitting and revealing expose on the adult industry, this isn't it. Instead what you get is a very funny and good natured lite harted comedy. The humor is tongue in cheek, the acting is good (especially for a low budget indie) and unlike most movies about this industry it manages to portray people in a positive light.