*Put this together a long while ago. Dedicated to Stormy Daniels and bringing our orange-tinted pig President down to the ground.
Careful with that axe, Eugene! Poor Little Bill, dealing with discussing minimal vs natural lighting while his wife, Nina Hartley is having sex with another dude in front of those eight guys below in Boogie Nights. There have been some spectacular appearance by porn stars in mainstream movies over the years. Let’s have a look at some of these performances, matching the script scene to the video clip where possible.
- VERY BAD THINGS- KOBI TAI
Check out the full script here. This scene cuts out before she’s killed (oops, spoilers!) but the changes are interesting from script to film.
BOYD
Gentlemen, this is Tina.
The guys, wasted, attempt to greet Tina.
TINA
Who's the lucky groom?
The guys point at Fisher, roaring. Tina presses her lips to
Fisher's ear.
TINA
Hi Fisher.
Boyd dims the lights, cranks up the MUSIC as the guys stumble
for position on and around the couch. Tina starts to move,
very sexy.
Michael tokes a joint.
MICHAEL
God, I love women.
TINA'S DANCE MONTAGE
SERIES OF SHOTS:
TINA dances, slowly peeling off her clothes.
The guys are into it. Michael seems especially turned-on.
Tina moves in on Fisher, starts a very nasty lap dance...
somehow incorporating a rubber hose.
The guys hoop and holler...
Michael is mesmerized...
Tina grinds on Fisher's lap, touching her nipples...
Michael's going crazy... He tries to touch her, she slaps
his hand away...
Fisher can't take it anymore...
Tina relents... moves on...
Michael reaches for her leg like a dog in heat.
She passes over him, teasing, tormenting him, and settles
onto Adam's lap.
The guys roar in approval... Michael glowers...
Adam turns bright red as Tina arouses and rides him...
- CRY BABY- TRACI LORDS
“I’m just a be-bop baby, and I don’t take nothing from no one! See ya later, daddios…” OK, so she’s not Meryl Streep… but Traci Lords has me laughing my ass off as I look as this clip again after so many years. For you Millennials who never heard of Cry Baby, check it out.
- BOOGIE NIGHTS- NINA HARTLEY
Character as device. Nina Hartley’s character has what, three lines in the movie? Because of her poor Little Bill melts down which leads to one of the defining sequences in Boogie Nights. Let’s start with this driveway scene. You can find the full script here. The dialogue in this scene just flows, so natural…
44 EXT. JACK'S HOUSE/DRIVEWAY - MOMENTS LATER
CAMERA follows Little Bill. He spots six people in a semi-circle around
something. He walks over -- inside the semi-circle, on the pavement, Little
Bill's Wife is getting fucked by some BIG DUDE.
LITTLE BILL
. . . the fuck are you doing?
She looks up at him, smiles.
WATCHER #1
What does it look like they're doing?
LITTLE BILL
That's my wife.
LITTLE BILL'S WIFE
Shut up, Bill.
WATCHER #2
Yeah, shut up, Bill.
The other WATCHERS join in telling Little Bill to "Shut up." He walks away
and CAMERA follows him until he's approached by a big man, KURT LONGJOHN
(late 40s). He's the cameraman.
KURT LONGJOHN
Little Bill.
LITTLE BILL
Hey. Kurt. What's up?
KURT LONGJOHN
What's wrong with you?
LITTLE BILL
Ah . . . my fuckin' wife, man, she's
over there . . . she's got some idiot's
dick in her, people standing around
watching -- it's a fuckin' embarrassment.
KURT LONGJOHN
Yeah. Yeah. I know. Anyway, listen:
LITTLE BILL
-- yeah.
KURT LONGJOHN
For the shoot -- I wanna talk about the look.
I wanted to see about getting this new zoom lens . . .
LITTLE BILL
Right.
KURT LONGJOHN
I wondered if we'd be able to look into
getting some more lights, too, y'know --
LITTLE BILL
Jack wants a minimal-thing --
KURT LONGJOHN
Right, well, very often, minimal means
a lot more photographically than I think,
well . . . then I think most people understand . . .
LITTLE BILL
I understand.
KURT LONGJOHN
No, no. Hey. I know you understand,
I was talking about some other people.
LITTLE BILL
Well, I think what Jack is talking
about is minimal, not really "natural,"
but minimal . . .
KURT LONGJOHN
OK . . . fine . . . I was just saying . . .
LITTLE BILL
I understand --
KURT LONGJOHN
-- 'cause I'm just trying to give each
picture it's own look --
LITTLE BILL
Can we talk about this later?
KURT LONGJOHN
Oh, yeah . . . you have to go somewhere . . . or . . . ?
LITTLE BILL
Well, no, yeah . . . I mean . . .
KURT LONGJOHN
'Cause I was hoping to, y'know, for the
shoot tomorrow, we could send Rocky down
and he could pick it up --
LITTLE BILL
Kurt.
KURT LONGJOHN
No. Hey. Gotcha. You've gotta go somewhere
so -- hey -- what the fuck? It's only the
photography of the movie we're talkin' about --
Little Bill looks at him.
- BOOGIE NIGHTS: DEATH OF LITTLE BILL
Classic and defining sequence. Script is close to the film, a few lines added, a few pulled. All following Little Bill’s final moments. What’s that look like on the page? Here you go…
95 INT. HALLWAY - THAT MOMENT
CAMERA follows Little Bill as he walks the hallway to a closed bathroom
door. He opens it.
OVER LITTLE BILL'S SHOULDER, INSIDE THE BATHROOM
Little Bill's WIFE is getting FUCKED DOGGY STYLE by yet ANOTHER YOUNG STUD.
She looks at him.
LITTLE BILL'S WIFE
You should be taking notes, Little Bill.
ANOTHER YOUNG STUD
This is a fresh cunt, pal.
Little Bill stands a moment, then closes the door. CAMERA LEADS him as he
walks back through the party . . . outside to the pool area and into the
driveway for his Station Wagon.
He takes the keys from his pocket, unlocks the passenger side door, reaches
into the glove compartment and takes out a .38 REVOLVER and AMMUNITION.
CAMERA FOLLOWS him now as he heads back across the driveway, back through
the pool area, loading the gun as he walks . . .
People begin counting off to the New Year --
PARTY PEOPLE
10 . . . 9 . . . 8 . . . 7 . . .
Little Bill walks into the house, down the hallway --
PARTY PEOPLE
. . . 6 . . . 5 . . . 4 . . . 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . .
Little Bill arrives at the Bathroom door and SMASHES IT OPEN: His Wife and
the Young Stud are still fucking . . .
PARTY PEOPLE (OC)
. . . HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Little Bill FIRES THE REVOLVER INTO HIS WIFE'S NAKED STOMACH. He FIRES THE
GUN AGAIN, STRIKING THE YOUNG STUD IN THE HEART.
THEY BOTH COLLAPSE AND FALL TO THE FLOOR OF THE BATHROOM. BLOOD SPLATTERS
LITTLE BILL . . . .
. . . EVERYONE IN THE PARTY JUMPS AT THE SOUND OF THE GUNSHOTS . . .
. . . LITTLE BILL FIRES ANOTHER SHOT INTO HIS WIFE . . .
. . . BLOOD AND SMOKE FILL THE BATHROOM . . .
. . . LITTLE BILL TURNS AROUND, FACES THE PARTY PEOPLE AND SHOVES THE
REVOLVER IN HIS MOUTH AND PULLS THE TRIGGER . . .
BLOOD AND BRAINS SHOOT OUT THE BACK OF HIS SKULL AND HE COLLAPSES, FALLING
OUT OF FRAME.
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