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Title: Shortbus (2006)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Paul Dawson | ... | James | |
| Lindsay Beamish | ... | Severin | |
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Adam Hardman | ... | Jesse / the John |
| Sook-Yin Lee | ... | Sofia / Rob's wife | |
| Raphael Barker | ... | Rob / Sophia's husband | |
| Peter Stickles | ... | Caleb / the Stalker | |
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PJ DeBoy | ... | Jamie |
| David Pittu | ... | Jacuzzi Hunter | |
| Jeff Whitty | ... | Jacuzzi Hunted | |
| Mickey Cottrell | ... | Dead Man in the Jacuzzi | |
| Mary Beth Peil | ... | Ann (Our Lady of the Gutter) | |
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Shanti Carson | ... | Leah / the Beautiful Couple |
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Jan Hilmer | ... | Nick / the Beautiful Couple |
| Mx Justin Vivian Bond | ... | Justin Bond | |
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Bradford Scobie | ... | Dr. Donut |
Numerous New York City dwellers come to the exclusive club Shortbus to work out problems in their sexual relationships. Rob and Sophia are a happily married couple, except for the fact that she has never experienced sexual climax. This irony follows her to work because she is a couples counselor who frequently has to deal with the sexual issues other couples have. Two of her patients are Jamie and James, a gay couple who have been monogamous for five years and counting. James wants to bring other men in to the relationship, and his own history with depression may hint at an ulterior motive. Ceth (pronounced Seth) may be the perfect addition to their family, but Caleb, a voyeur from across the street, may have his own ideas about that. Sophia visits Severin, a dominatrix with secrets of her own to reveal. Written by Anonymous
First of all I am a "straight" man so I wont let this cloud my review of this film...
I found this movie hard to watch at times but the fact that this was toted as "real" sexuality peaked my interest in the first place. I thought I knew what I was getting myself into but even my own preconceptions were shot to hell by this.
If you have a problem with the interactions of 2 or more of the same sex partners then this is NOT the movie for you... But if you can keep an open mind then it may be something that may give you some insight into the homosexual culture.
Like most people I had seen sex in one form or another already on screen but that was something that was somewhat scripted... This movie was as real as you could get without seeing it live I guess would be its best compliment.... But its not all about just throwing people out there to have sex and film it.
There are deeper subjects that John Cameron Mitchell tackles, such as fears of not being loved as you once were by your partner, trying to achieve orgasm that a lot of women might have a problem and just finding true love....
As I said about the car wreck, even though the film made me incredibly uncomfortable I found myself trying to open my mind to other things so I kept looking back at the film, to see what the message thats trying to be portrayed to those with a closed mind...