FMC 049: Boogie Nights Directed and Written by Paul Thomas Anderson

Full Episode Transcript
In this episode, Reginald Titus Jr. and Casey G. Smith delve into Paul Thomas Anderson's 1997 film "Boogie Nights," discussing its cinematic techniques, themes, and impact, alongside recent film and TV watches, and Oscars commentary.

Opening & News Discussion
Reginald Titus Jr.: Filmmaker Commentary, episode 49. Welcome to Filmmaker Commentary, where we give you insights from our favorite filmmaking commentaries. These commentaries can be heard on your DVD and Blu-rays of your favorite movies. We'll show you how you can use these commentaries and apply them to improve your video production and filmmaking techniques. All of this here on Filmmaker Commentary. I'm your host, Reginald Titus Jr.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Welcome to Filmmaker Commentary. I'm Reginald Titus Jr. I'm joined with...
Casey G. Smith: Casey G. Smith.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Welcome back, sir.
Casey G. Smith.: Good to be back, sir.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yes, and today we are talking about Boogie Nights, directed by and written by Paul Thomas Anderson. 1997. We have a budget of 15 million and a box office domestically 26.4 million, and a worldwide gross of 43.1 million. It's a win.
Casey G. Smith: That is a win. A risky win.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Well, what we're going to do is we're going to jump into news and movies watched.
Reginald Titus Jr.: For news, you know, we have the Oscars that's coming up pretty soon. By the time you hear this, it may have happened, who knows? Uh but one of the things that have been showing up on the news is that there's a situation with them televising a certain section of the Oscars. Can you talk about that a little bit more?
Casey G. Smith: Yes, so the Oscars, they seem to be in a place where they're trying to decide what's going to make the broadcast, the show, more appealing for more viewers. The numbers have been steadily declining. So, last year they had come up with the idea of, oh, let's do a, you know, most popular film. That caught backlash. They changed their minds. They said, just kidding. Then they decided, okay, what if we don't televise the recipients of the categories of cinematographer, um, or things like production design, or, or some of the editing, or audio production. So there were several different categories that they mentioned, which again, within this industry are major categories for those who are in the industry. And this is like the only time where they are celebrating and for the masses to see. And so there was backlash over it, and they decided, once again, just kidding. And now they are going to televise those categories.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Because previously the, these were televised, right?
Casey G. Smith: Always, yeah, always.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Okay, so they're starting to cut people out now.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah. I mean now, they, they had previously been televised. Now they've been kind of combining some together where you might have two presenters who quickly hit up like two categories, so, you know, sound design and, and maybe best original, you know, score or something like that might, might be looped closely together, something like that. But, um, but yeah, still televised.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And I know that it seems like the, the ceremony's getting longer and longer. I was looking at Good Morning America and they were saying like the first Academy Awards was like 15 minutes. And then, uh, you know, I think the longest one was like four hours several years ago. Um, but they're trying to keep it to three and a half, I believe. Three and a half hours, something around that.
Casey G. Smith: You know what, I, I've never really, I've never had an issue with the length. I'm like, it's an award show. It's, it's supposed to, to go. They got a lot to cover. It's one time a year. So me, I've, I've never, I've never gotten caught up or thought about how long it is. I'm like, if I want, if I want to see it, I want, I want to see the categories and, and, and see the celebrities do the things, and see people, you know, together on stage that I might not normally see. I want to take, I want to take it all in. So I, I've never had an issue with the length. I, I guess if you're kinda where you sit, you know, you might...
Reginald Titus Jr.: If you're there, I wonder how it feels to be like there. Maybe there is like, you're, you're not even up for an award, like you're there in support. Like how does that feel? But I bet if you're up for an award and you know, it's probably like exhilarating, but outside of that, I don't know.
Casey G. Smith: I don't know. I guess it maybe depends on who you're sitting with, who you're sitting by. Um, I, I, man, just to be able to go. I mean, if you're a casual fan just to be there and to, you know, sightsee and...
Reginald Titus Jr.: I don't know.
Casey G. Smith: Who knows?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Who knows?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Um, I know last week we had talked about, um, the category of like the casting directors not being represented. I have an opinion on it now, you know, I haven't, I'm still doing research on it. But one of the probably the, probably the strongest points is that out of all the credits that show up at the beginning of a movie, this is the only category that isn't represented in the Oscars. All the other categories are, you know, like best picture, producers, and things like that. So it's the only one that doesn't have representation in the Oscars. I'm still looking around, but I can kind of understand, you know, why. But also there's like probably like five or eight more categories where people like the stunt coordinator and all these other people are like, hey, why don't we have, you know, exactly, why, why are we not getting an award? And the, um, one of the stunt coordinators, he was talking about like he's been campaigning, and the casting directors, they have been campaigning for four years. I think eventually it's going to be a category that does show up. We're going to talk about it more in another episode, but that was just a quick little update. I was reading more about it, just trying to figure out like, there's a reason why at the beginning of the Academy Awards, you know, um, the casting director, that position in general wasn't even in existence. So it is like a relatively newer uh, division of labor or whatever. But historically there's a reason why they are not being represented. I'm just trying to find out why.
Casey G. Smith: The saga continues.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yes. And also another thing, I was looking at on the, the profit and loss sheet of the Academy Awards and this award show is very profitable.
Casey G. Smith: Just from the sponsors and the commercials that that play during the airtime?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yes.
Casey G. Smith: I wonder when people are campaigning to be nominated because I know studios spend, they spend money and, and advertise. Not that any money would go directly to the Academy, that would, that would be not legal or on the up and up. But, I don't know. That's, it's interesting to see where else their, their revenue is, is kind of coming from.
Reginald Titus Jr.: If I'm seeing it correctly, a majority of their money comes from the award show. I believe that's the, the number that's 318 million. Correct me if I'm wrong, but, um, a majority of their money comes from this show. You know, they build up a whole year specifically for this show. After like pulling the numbers and figuring that out, I can see why they are being like very corporate about what they're doing and keeping their eyes on the numbers because their whole existence is really determined on this show.
Casey G. Smith: Interesting. Huh. Wow.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Um, but at any rate, what are some movies watched? I don't, I didn't really get a chance to watch too many movies this go around. What about yourself?
Casey G. Smith: Well, man, I was just tell you, man, I know you were, you were, you were recovering, man. So, uh, yeah, I've, I've been going in. So, um, various films. One was a film called Eighth Grade. Uh, a lovely film. You can find it currently streaming on Amazon Prime. Literally dealing with, uh, a young lady in eighth grade. So if you're trying to understand today's generation, some of these kids, these kids and their technology and their phone, this is a good one, man. It, uh, it dives deep and, um, a wonderful, nice little indie film.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Oh, okay.
Casey G. Smith: Also in the theaters, I saw Happy Death Day 2U, sequel to Happy Death Day, which was a smaller film that came out last year, um, um, around, I want to say October or Halloween. So super quick turnaround on this sequel. Obviously we're talking like a six-month window, uh, because the first one did pretty well. And it, it crushed for what it was. Uh, yeah, this was okay. This sequel was...
Reginald Titus Jr.: You saw the first one, right?
Casey G. Smith: I did. Yeah, I did.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Okay. So compared to that, that one, this one was like, you know, they quick turnaround like that, man, especially for some of these franchises. You got to be careful.
Casey G. Smith: I'll be honest, I wasn't, I wasn't too impressed. Like I walked away and I was like, I can just forget that I saw this.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Money grab.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, wasn't necessary. Had a chance to actually, uh, rent and finally check out BlackKkKlansman. Spike Lee joint. Man, I, I really, really dug this film. It was, man, wonderful performances, story.
Reginald Titus Jr.: So after watching it, does it, does it make sense now why he's up for best, is it best picture they're up for for that film?
Casey G. Smith: Yes, it is. Yes, totally. It absolutely does. I've seen, you know, a decent amount of films. I've been trying to track down the, the best picture nominated films for, for this year. And yeah, I think BlackKkKlansman totally earns, earns it. It's a nice stakes and, yeah, I can't recommend it enough. And then also I saw Bohemian Rhapsody. Uh, with this, again, I'm, I'm, I'm a long time fan of Queen. Uh, Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury, man, he crushes it. He, he deserves, uh, his, his Golden Globe win, and also his nomination for, uh, best actor, uh, lead actor, uh, um, in a film. He is just, man, he is just channeling Freddie. And for a guy who normally, when you see him like in Mr. Robot, it's kind of more, yeah, withdrawn and kind of has sometimes what I think like kind of like a sleepy eyes, he is bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah. Yeah, man. He has those buggy eyes too. It's just like he's, he's a creeper.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, he makes it all work in this though. Like he's just exuding all of the, uh, charisma that you would expect from...
Reginald Titus Jr.: Good for him, man, showing that range like that, because you can get boxed in pretty easily.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, yeah. And even with like the, the kind of famous like lisp that, that, that Mercury had and, and what they did with the teeth and everything, it just, it works. It doesn't, it doesn't seem like they're, yeah, it just all works. So there was that. Um, a couple of, of, of shows that I've been on, uh, True Detective season three. Uh, if you love the first season of True Detective, definitely should be on season three. Mahershala Ali is still the truth on this show, man.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Remy, I always know him as Remy.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, man, he is, he is nailing it in this. Also, man, he was, he was great as Cottonmouth too. I mean, he's, he's got...
Reginald Titus Jr.: True.
Casey G. Smith: Brother's got range. Uh, also The Umbrella, Umbrella Academy, um, on Netflix, based off of actual graphic novel. Uh, this show is, this show to me, it shows what a, a true X-Men, like true to the comics X-Men, uh, show could be. In, in like the best ways possible. The, the, the family aspect, the can, the, the rough relationships, the kind of headmaster roles and, and the abilities, but with all the heart that you would want to see. Um, so yeah, Umbrella Academy was, was, was, was a nice surprise.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Is it, how's it, you think it's rated? It's like...
Casey G. Smith: Um, it's TV-14. So there's, there's, there's a couple of scenes of violence, but it's, it's simply not like too bad. Uh, I think there's, there might be a scene where somebody, you know, there might be like a, uh, uh, I think an arm gets cut off at one point, but it's not, it's not too bad and the language isn't, isn't too crazy. It's like again, TV-14. So if you've got, you know, maybe like younger kids or, you know, pre-teens, I think you could sit down and watch it with them and, and, and be okay.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Okay.
Casey G. Smith: And then lastly, Doom Patrol on the DC Universe. Uh, this is, this is, this is a show that's out there. So this is more, I think you know, kind of like hardcore. This one is not for kids. Uh, the DC Universe app has been proving that with their original content, they are not holding back.
Reginald Titus Jr.: They're doing what they want to do.
Casey G. Smith: They're doing whatever the heck they want to do. And again, the only thing is that I'm okay with them doing whatever they want to do, but just put some kind of rating on it so that, you know, so you don't actually stumble across it and...
Reginald Titus Jr.: Even HBO does it. Come on, come on, guys.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, so I'm, I'm really, it's, it's really funny that they, they don't do that. But yeah, Doom Patrol is, Doom Patrol goes further than Titans does as far as with some, some of the violence, but even I mean, there's, there's some actual like, like actual nudity, like sex nudity in Doom Patrol, which you I was like, whoa, okay, I didn't know they were quite going there. You get glimpses of that in Titans, but they go for it in Doom Patrol. But, let me tell you, the young lady that was in, uh, Orange Is the New Black. Uh, uh, she's a, uh, a Latina actress. Um, she's playing the role of Crazy Jane in Doom Patrol. And, man, she is coming out swinging. Uh, and I was, I was super impressed and I'm, I'm, I'm remiss on her name. Let me just grab it for you guys real quick. I want to, I want to give her that shout out because she is, she's bringing, I almost didn't recognize her, uh, initially. And then I said, wait a minute, I, I, I knew her face, but I couldn't tell what, what from. And then finally, finally I saw her and I was like, okay. That's her. And her name is Diana Guerrero playing Crazy Jane.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Crazy Jane.
Casey G. Smith: Uh, oh, yeah. So, yeah, if you're, if you're into something different, check out Doom Patrol and the DC Universe. Not your average superhero show by any means. This is a group of straight up misfits.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Oh, wow. Wow.
Casey G. Smith: That's what I did.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Crazy Jane, you know, hey.
Casey G. Smith: Hey. That's what I've been watching.
Reginald Titus Jr.: That's a lot of TV, everybody.
Casey G. Smith: Going in. I'm going in.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Going in! That's good though. Um, that's good that you've been watching some good stuff.
Casey G. Smith: I have. Yeah, I've been, I've been, I've been pleasantly surprised. And then, of course, you know, today we were mentioning I've been watching, uh, um, Killer Mike's.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Trigger Warning.
Casey G. Smith: Trigger Warning. And I, I didn't know how long the season was. And I literally just went through the whole season in an afternoon. I was like, oh, that's, that's it. Man, okay, yeah, if you want something different, you want to be triggered? thought provoking. Oh yeah, that's the, it's, it's aptly named. Trigger Warning. Totally. So, yeah, you want something different? Check it out. It's, it's thought provoking and I, I think it's, it's, it's, well, I don't agree with everything in it. It is worth watching. It was going to, it's going to make you think and I think spark up some really, really good conversation.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Okay.
Reginald Titus Jr.: All right, and that's it for news and movies watched. Back to the show.

Film Synopsis & Initial Impressions
Reginald Titus Jr.: All right, thanks for tuning in. We are covering Boogie Nights, directed and written by Paul Thomas Anderson, 1997. Let's jump into the synopsis. An epic story about the adult film business in the 1970s San Fernando Valley. Boogie Nights breaks convention and delivers sex, drugs, violence, and unexpected tenderness. It is a classic backstage tale told through the rise and fall of Dirk Diggler, an extended family and an extended family of filmmakers who try to elevate the porn film to artistic heights. That's exhilarating and moving as it is hilarious and daring. With Boogie Nights, we know we're not just watching episodes from desperate lives, but a panorama of recent social history, rendered in bold, exuberant colors. Mike La Salle wrote in the San Francisco Chronicle, "It is the first great film about the 1970s that come out since the 70s." In only his second feature filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson serves notice of a potent cinematic force. Boogie Nights, rated R.
Reginald Titus Jr.: A hard R. How about that?
Casey G. Smith: You think it's a hard R?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Compared to some things that we have nowadays?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Because I don't, when I, I mean, aside from the very last clip at the very end, I'm like, there's, there's not too much sex in this. If we were to count up all the actual like sex scenes.
Casey G. Smith: It's probably like a situation with, uh, uh, um, like Quentin Tarantino and Reservoir Dogs. It's, uh, your mind plays more than what's actually happening.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Cause even after I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cuz even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But going in, he knew from a financing standpoint, um, he had had conversations where they said, okay, either, you know, we got to make money some way. So either the, the film could be shorter, so we can show it, you know, you know, with more showtimes, or or the, or the rating, you know, or it has to come in at, at rated R, because if it's NC-17, a lot of theaters aren't going to take it. So he consciously went in and said, okay, he's going to take the challenge of making an R-rated film, uh, with that, you know, set on the back, set to the backdrop of the porn industry.
Reginald Titus Jr.: We know that once you get the NC-17 rating that that's like death, you know, to revenue. It might be a better film, but, you know, as we saw in Re-Animator, you know, they were able to get their money back. Uh, but it was risky, you know, going unrated. I think it would be, it would be a rough film if it would have, if it would have went for the NC-17 rating. We might have, you know, when Macy goes in and shoots, you know, his wife and the boyfriend, Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that's really like, like showing that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, like certain, certain things would have been a little bit more explicit. The same story, but probably been more explicit. That's what I think probably probably would have happened there. I don't know. We'll never know. But yeah, I felt, I felt it, but I think the brain was working more than what was actually shown. And it tricks you into thinking that it's actually more graphic than what it is.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, cause even after, I was like, I, after I watched it again, I was like, man, I thought there was way more sex in this. And seeing this time, I'm like, there's not that many sex scenes in it. And a lot of times it's like sometimes it's like this quick montage like a montage scene, it's just like, like pretty quick. I for whatever reason, I thought, I thought that Heather Graham as Rollergirl, I thought there were way more scenes, um, but, yeah, not, it's not really that much.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And because it's unapologetic and because it's in the porn industry, it doesn't feel, I don't know, it doesn't feel as exploitative as like another rated R film. You know what I mean? Because we're in that world, so it's like we're cool. Everybody's cool. You know what I mean? We're, we're all in, we're all in it and we know what world we're going into. So, um, it could probably, if all this was going on and it wasn't in the porn world with that same, with the same sexuality, it would probably fall close to a X and or NC-17. And they would probably have to cut something. I don't know. I wonder what he had to cut anything to make, to bring it down at all.
Casey G. Smith: Man, I'm, I'm curious. But