List of mainstream films with unsimulated sex

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The depiction of sexuality in mainstream cinema was at one time restricted by law and self-imposed industry standards. Films showing explicit sexual activity were, with very rare exceptions, confined to privately-distributed underground films or "porn loops". Beginning in the 1960s, however, mainstream cinema began pushing boundaries in terms of what is allowed on screen. Although the vast majority of sexual situations depicted in mainstream cinema are simulated, on rare occasions filmmakers have produced motion pictures in which actors were allowed (or instructed) to engage in some level of genuine sexual activity, up to and including sexual intercourse. The difference between these films and pornography is that, while such scenes might be considered pornographic, the main intent of these films is usually not pornographic. Despite this, the release of such films (recent examples include Vincent Gallo's The Brown Bunny and Michael Winterbottom's 9 Songs) have often been accompanied by controversy; many of these films have only been released in their uncensored form on home video and DVD, while the scenes in question are usually made widely available (legally or usually otherwise) through the Internet.

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[edit] Films with confirmed unsimulated sexual activity

The following mainstream films have scenes with real/unsimulated sex, meaning actors are filmed engaging in actual sexual intercourse or performing related sexual acts such as fellatio and cunnilingus. These scenes have been confirmed either through visual on-screen evidence, or via the actors themselves in interviews.

  • Dom kallar oss mods (1968) (English title: They Call Us Misfits)
  • El Topo (1970) - Features intercourse between director-star Alexandro Jodorowsky and lead actress Mara Lorenzio.
  • Cry Uncle! (1971) - Actress Maureen Byrnes performs unsimulated fellatio in orgy scene.
  • Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971) - Melvin Van Peebles directed this film that featured unsimulated sex scenes between Van Peebles' character, and several women. Van Peebles contracted a sexually transmitted disease while filming and successfully filed for worker's compensation.
  • W.R. - Misterije organizma (1971) (English title: W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism) - Nancy Godfrey caresses Jim Buckley's penis until he gets an erection.
  • Pink Flamingos (1972) - Divine performs fellatio briefly on actor Danny Mills
  • Score (1972) - This 1972 film directed by Radley Metzger contains scenes of unsimulated fellatio.
  • Sweet Movie (1974) - Actress Carole Laure rubbing a penis on her lips and face.
  • Thriller - en grym film (1974) (English title: Thriller: A Cruel Picture) - Swedish film with several unsimulated sex scenes including an anal penetration.
  • Ai no corrida (1976) (English title: In the Realm of the Senses) - Several unsimulated sex scenes between actress Eiko Matsuda and actor Tatsuya Fuji, including penetration and fellatio.
  • Fantasm (1976) - Actress Maria Welton performs explicit underwater fellatio and mutual oral sex.
  • The Image (1976) (Also Known As: The Punishment of Anne) - Actress Rebecca Brooke, credited as Mary Mendum, performs unsimulated fellatio.
  • Through the Looking Glass (1976) - Contains scenes of unsimulated sex scenes including female masturbation, fellatio, and penetration.
  • Emanuelle in America (1977) - Several unsimulated sex scenes between extras (none involving Laura Gemser).
  • L'Ange et la femme (1977) (English title: The Angel and the Woman) - Several unsimulated sex scenes between actress Carole Laure and her then-husband Lewis Furey, including penetration and fellatio.
  • La Svastica nel ventre (1977) - Unsimulated sex with some explicit shots.
  • Caligula (1979) - Uncut version of this film includes several unsimulated sex scenes, including penetration and fellatio. None of the big-name actors involved in this Tinto Brass-directed film participate in these scenes.
  • Les Héroïnes du mal (1979) (English title: Heroines of Evil) - Penetration scene involving actress Marina Pierro and actor Gérard Falconetti. Italian version is 26 seconds shorter than the original French version.
  • Immagini di un convento (1979) - Contains scenes of unsimulated sex.
  • Orgasmo nero (1980) (Also Known As: Voodoo Baby) - Actress Lucia Ramirez performs unsimulated fellatio on uncredited actor Mark Shannon. Some female masturbation scenes.
  • Spetters (1980) - Contains a brief scene of unsimulated male-to-male fellatio.
  • Bare Behind Bars (1980) - This Brazilian women in prison film features unsimulated heterosexual sex (fellatio, penetration), as well as several lesbian scenes.
  • Cruising (1980) - This film features two seconds of unsimulated anal sex during the first murder scene. It is believed that the director's cut includes numerous scenes of unsimulated anal sex, anal fisting, and a golden shower.
  • Les fruits de la passion (1981) (English title: Fruits of Passion) - Actress Isabelle Illiers performs unsimulated fellatio.
  • Taxi zum Klo (1981) (English title: Taxi to the Toilet) - Contains unsimulated gay sex and a golden shower scene.
  • Caligola: La storia mai raccontata (1982) (Also Known As: Caligula II: The Untold Story) - Several unsimulated sex scenes, including penetration and fellatio.
  • L'Alcova (1984) - Shots of masturbating and some brief, unsimulated sex scenes (none of them involving Laura Gemser).
  • Emmanuelle V (1985) - Two versions of this film were released: an R-rated version and a hardcore version with several unsimulated sex scenes inserted (none of the added material feature the film's star, Monique Gabrielle).
  • The Right Side of My Brain (1985) and Fingered (1986). In both of these short films, directed by erotic photographer Richard Kern, singer-actress Lydia Lunch (who wrote both screenplays) engages in unsimulated fellatio, intercourse, and other sexual acts.
  • Devil in the Flesh (1986) - Fellatio between Maruschka Detmers and Federico Pitzalis (considered one of the first major Western films with unsimulated sexual content)
  • Hotel St. Pauli (1988) - Fellatio and golden shower between Amanda Ooms and Øyvin Bang Berven
  • Così fan tutte (1992) (English title: All Ladies Do It) - This Tinto Brass-directed film includes scenes of unsimulated fellatio and female genital fingering.
  • La vie de Jésus (1997) (English title: The Life of Jesus) - Unsimulated sexual intercourse between actress Marjorie Cottreel and actor David Douche.
  • Idioterne (1998) (English title: The Idiots) - Several unsimulated sex scenes, although director Lars von Trier has stated that body doubles were used for penetrative scenes (penetration censored by animated black boxes in most English-language releases).
  • Fiona (1998) - Actress Alyssa Mulhern performs unsimulated fellatio.
  • Seul contre tous (1998) (English title: I Stand Alone) - 40 seconds of pornographic film in a film scene.
  • Extension du domaine de la lutte (1999) (English title: Whatever) - 30 seconds of pornographic film in a film scene.
  • Guardami (1999) - Fellatio by Elisabetta Cavallotti. This scene is often circulated on the Internet, misidentified as the Chloe Sevigny fellatio scene from The Brown Bunny. Cavallotti is also shown inserting a cloth into her vagina during a strip club sequence.
  • Jezus is een Palestijn (1999) (English title: Jesus Is a Palestinian) - Unsimulated sexual intercourse between actress Dijn Blom (b/d) and actor Hans Teeuwen.
  • La donna lupo (1999) - Actress Loredana Cannata performs unsimulated fellatio.
  • Giulia (1999) - Unsimulated sexual intercourse involving lead actress Anna Biella in this Italian film.
  • Pola X (1999) - Unsimulated sexual intercourse between actress Yekaterina Golubeva (b/d) and actor Guillaume Depardieu.
  • Romance (1999) - This film shows digital penetration of lead actress Caroline Ducey, unsimulated intercourse in a dream sequence of unknown actors and a brief shot of a man ejaculating on an unidentified woman's belly. The nature of the other sexual scenes involving Ducey are disputed. There is apparent fellatio by Ducey on Sagamore Stévenin, but his penis is never actually seen in her mouth and it has been suggested this scene was simulated. There is also possible unsimulated intercourse between Ducey and Rocco Siffredi (participants differ in their claims as to whether the scene was unsimulated or not).
  • Vampire Strangler (1999) - Actress Misty Mundae performs unsimulated fellatio in the "deleted scenes".
  • Baise-moi (2000) - Several unsimulated sex scenes, including penetration and fellatio, involving Karen Lancaume and Raffaëla Anderson.
  • O Fantasma (2000) (English title: Phantom) - Actor Rodrigo Garin performs unsimulated fellatio on actor Ricardo Meneses in a public toilet.
  • Presque rien (2000) (English title: Come Undone) - Actor Jérémie Elkaïm masturbates himself after showering.
  • Scrapbook (2000) - Actress Emily Haack performs unsimulated fellatio.
  • The Atrocity Exhibition (2000) - 30 seconds of X-rated material, unsimulated penetration.
  • Hundstage (2001) (English title: Dog Days) - Actress Claudia Martini performs unsimulated fellatio in a threesome scene.
  • Intimacy (2001) - Fellatio scene between actress Kerry Fox and actor Mark Rylance. It is often falsely stated that actual intercourse is performed between the two leads, but this rumor was dispelled by Fox's boyfriend, who wrote an article for The Guardian about the making of the film.
  • La Pianiste (2001) (English title: The Piano Player) - 20 seconds of pornographic film in a film scene.
  • Le Pornographe (2001) - This French drama about the life of a filmmaker shows him shooting an unsimulated sex scene including penetration and ejaculation involving lead actress Ovidie. Directed by Bertrand Bonello.
  • Lucía y el sexo (aka Sex and Lucia) (2001) - in the unedited version of the film, hardcore footage is clearly visible on a TV screen as one of the characters watches a porn video. The film also contains scenes a scene showing a close-up photograph of a penis penetrating a vagina, supposedly taken during an earlier love scene, but it's impossible to tell if the photograph is actually of the actors. Also in the movie, one of the female stars (purportedly Paz Vega, but only a hand is visible) is shown stroking an erect penis.
  • Embrace the Darkness II (2002) - Unrated version of this made-for-cable thriller shows penetration during a sex scene involving Jezebelle Bond.
  • Irréversible (2002) - A few brief glimpses of unsimulated sex (homosexual activity at a club early in the movie, a second-worth of fellatio at a party later on). The central rape scene of the movie, however, is simulated.
  • Ken Park (2002) - Tiffany Limos has a sex scene with the two male leads in which she is shown licking an actor's penis. The film also includes a widely discussed scene showing an actor apparently performing oral sex on actress Maeve Quinlan, however the angle of the shot makes it impossible to tell if the act is actually being performed. Also the film has a scene in which an actor masturbates and ejaculates whilst performing auto-asphyxiation
  • La novia de Lázaro (2002) (English title: Lazaro's Girlfriend) - Actress Claudia Rojas performs unsimulated fellatio on actor Roberto Govin.
  • Le loup de la côte Ouest (2002) (English title: The Wolf of the West Coast) - Unknown actress performs unsimulated fellatio in a orgy club scene.
  • La Chatte à deux têtes (2002 (English title: Porn Theater (USA)/Glowing Eyes (International: English title) Features unsimulated male/male fellatio in several scenes, a man ejaculating onto another and anal sex. (Although the latter is filmed at such an angle it is hard to tell if it was unsimulated or not.)
  • Bodysong (2003) - This documentary also includes 60 seconds of X-rated material, unsimulated fellatio and penetration.
  • Fallo! (2003) - This Tinto Brass-directed film includes scenes of unsimulated fellatio and female genital fingering.
  • Rossa Venezia (2003) - This german sexploitation horror film includes several scenes of high voltage sexual content including unsimulated fellatio and penetration.
  • The Brown Bunny (2003) - Actress Chloë Sevigny performs unsimulated fellatio on actor Vincent Gallo. The scene appears to end with him climaxing into her mouth, however the scene is shot in such a way that it is impossible to tell if this is what actually happens as her head exits frame immediately after.
  • The Principles of Lust (2003) - Some unsimulated fellatio and penetration in orgy scene.
  • The Real Cancun (2003) - Several couples in this documentary are briefly shown from a distance and via night vision cameras having actual intercourse although nothing explicit is visible in the released version.
  • 9 Songs (2004) - Several unsimulated sex scenes between actress Margo Stilley and actor Kieran O'Brien, including penetration, fellatio and an on-screen ejaculation by the lead actor.
  • Anatomie de l'enfer (2004) (English title: Anatomy of Hell) - unsimulated intercourse between Rocco Siffredi and Amira Casar's character. According to the director Catherine Breillat a body-double was used for Casar's most intimate scenes. Another scene appears to show male-on-male fellatio though it's difficult to tell if the act is actually being performed. The film also includes numerous close-ups of digital penetration of a woman.
  • Antares (2004) - Actress Petra Morzé performs unsimulated fellatio.
  • Georges Bataille's Story of the Eye (2004) - Contains several explicit sexual scenes, including male and female masturbation, male-male fellatio and intercourse, female-female cunnilingus and usage of a double-headed dildo, female-male fellatio and intercourse (intercourse is only visible from a distance in a mirror).
  • Kärlekens språk 2000 (2004) - Swedish movie with several unsimulated sex scenes.
  • Nacktschnecken (2004) - Actor Raimund Wallisch masturbates himself in the garden. Also 10 seconds of pornographic film in a film scene.
  • The Raspberry Reich (2004) - Uncut version has an unsimulated intercourse scene with actress Susanne Sachße.
  • All About Anna (2005) - Unsimulated sex scenes involving actress Gry Bay. The Producer's cut version also features Eileen Daly performing fellatio on Mark Stevens to climax.
  • Batalla en el cielo (2005) (English title: Battle in Heaven) - Two scenes of fellatio by lead actress Anapola Mushkadiz, though it is widely rumored they used prosthetic penises.
  • Inside Deep Throat (2005) - This documentary includes the infamous deep throat scene from the original Linda Lovelace motion picture.
  • Kissing on the Mouth (2005) - This independent film shot on a digital camera features many scenes of heterosexual sex (most likely simulated), however contains one scene where an actor masturbates in the shower with a close up of his climax (obviously unsimulated).
  • Lie with Me (2005) - While the graphic sex and masturbation scenes in this Canadian film appear to be simulated, footage from an actual hardcore film (with penetration) is briefly visible on a TV screen, and during two sex scenes actress Lauren Lee Smith can be seen fondling the actor's penis before simulating fellatio (the actual act is not shown). Also actress Polly Shannon can be seen handling Eric Balfour's penis before simulating fellatio.
  • Princesas (2005) - Actress Candela Peña performs unsimulated fellatio.
  • Tian bian yi duo yun (2005) (English title: The Wayward Cloud) - Actress Shiang-chyi Chen performs unsimulated fellatio.
  • Destricted (2006)
  • Shortbus (2006) - Several actors in Canadian film perform confirmed unsimulated intercourse and other sexual acts, including TV personality and singer Sook-Yin Lee.

[edit] Films with rumored sexual activity

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In addition to the above, a number of mainstream films have become notable for claims and rumors that actual sexual activity occurred during filming, even if actual penetration, etc. was not visible on screen. This can also include alleged sexual activity that does not necessarily involve penetration. The rumors listed in this section have been referenced in the media.

Examples of this include:

  • Boxcar Bertha (1972) - this low-budget crime film directed by Martin Scorsese features a short (and heavily-edited in every form) scene of intercourse in a moving train between Barbara Hershey and David Carradine. Though nothing is shown due to its editing, Hershey and Carradine have always maintained that the coitus was real and rumours persist that lost footage would substantiate their claim. Scorsese declines to talk about the scene.
  • Don't Look Now (1973) - contains one, long rumored, unsimulated love scene between Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie, but never confirmed or denied.
  • Tattoo (1981) - love scene between Bruce Dern and Maud Adams.
  • Bolero - the final love scene was reported to have been unsimulated.
  • 37°2 le matin (a.k.a. Betty Blue) - uncut version of the film opens with a lengthy, single-take love scene between Beatrice Dalle and Jean Hugues-Anglade which is so realistic it is considered by many reviewers to have been unsimulated.
  • Wild Orchid (1990) - widely reported to have shown Mickey Rourke and then-lover Carre Otis having intercourse during the film's major love scene (uncut version only).
  • Basic Instinct (1992) - some of the explicit scenes involving Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone led to widespread but ultimately unconfirmed rumors that some of the action was unsimulated.
  • The Lover (1992) - media-based rumors at the time of the film's release suggested that at least one of the love scenes between Jane March and Tony Leung was unsimulated, however all parties involved deny this.
  • Play Time (1994) - Monique Parent and Jennifer Burton masturbate together in one scene. Parent has claimed that this scene was unsimulated.
  • The Funeral (1996) - The sex scene involving Amber Smith was reported to be unsimulated by Playboy magazine when they featured photos of the actress in a 1997 issue. No penetration is actually shown in the scene.
  • The Key to Sex (1998) - Appears to show Maria Ford engaging in unsimulated cunnilingus in one scene, but it's difficult to tell for certain due to the camera angle.
  • Singapore Sling (2000) - Widely rumored to include unsimulated intercourse between Shannon Tweed and a male actor; this viewpoint is supported by screen captures of the scene in question that some claim appear to show penetration.
  • Scarlet Diva (2000) - the star Asia Argento's sex scenes with a film crewperson Jeff Alexander and co-star Jean Shephard were rumored to be unsimulated, as well as an explicit sex scene between Vera Gemma and Alessandro Villari.
  • Monster's Ball (2001) - in the "unrated director's cut" DVD of this film, one brief shot in its famous love scene between Halle Berry and Billy Bob Thornton strongly indicates that the intercourse is unsimulated.
  • The Model Solution (2002) - lead actress Holly Hollywood allegedly masturbates to an unsimulated climax (claimed by the actress in an interview about the film).
  • Havoc (2004) - lead actress Anne Hathaway (actress) is rumored to have actually performed fellatio on co-star Mike Vogel. This information came from The Howard Stern Show when a grip who worked on the film said he "saw Mike's penis go into Anne's mouth" during the convertible blowjob scene.

[edit] Films showing unsimulated object penetration

Another variation on this theme are mainstream films in which digital or object penetration of a vagina is shown. Several of the films listed above such as Romance show this act in addition to the other unsimulated content. Films that also show some sort of penetration (as the maximum explicit content) include:

  • Emmanuelle (1974) - in the first film in this long-running series, a dancer is shown inserting a cigarette into her vagina and then blowing smoke out of it.
  • Immoral Tales (1974) - Marie Forså inserts a pearl in her vagina.
  • Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue (1992) - in the uncut version of this film, a vibrator is shown inserted into a woman's vagina during one sequence.
  • L'uomo che guarda (1994), English title, The Voyeur - actress Cristina Garavaglia inserts a cigar into her vagina in this Tinto Brass-directed film.
  • Requiem for a Dream (2000) - In the director's cut version of the film, two actresses are shown inserting a single double-headed dildo during a party scene. One of the actresses is performing as a body double for Jennifer Connelly in this Academy Award-nominated film. (It is often erroneously reported that Connelly performed the scene herself.)
  • Trasgredire (2000) - numerous scenes featuring lead actress Yuliya Mayarchuk masturbating in this Tinto Brass film.
  • The Center of the World (2001) - during a strip club sequence, porn star Alisha Klass, playing a dancer, inserts a lollypop into her vagina.

[edit] Films showing other unsimulated sexual activity

This category is for films that show sexual detail uncommon in mainstream films, but not necessarily to the explicit extent of the above. For the most part, this is the maximum extent of sexual explicitness for these films.

[edit] Pornographic films reedited as mainstream releases

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Prior to the advent of home video, a number of hardcore pornography films were released to mainstream cinemas. In most cases, scenes of penetration were either cut out or replaced with alternate shots. One exception to this was Deep Throat, which was released uncensored.

Examples of this type of hybrid release include:

  • Deep Throat (1972) - generally released uncensored
  • Alice in Wonderland (1976) - available in an R-rated version
  • Café Flesh (1982) - R-rated version of this science fiction porn film was released to mainstream cinemas
  • Dixie Ray, Hollywood Star (1983) - reissued in R-rated form as It's Called Murder, Baby.
  • Night Trips (1989) - was actually exhibited at several notable film festivals

[edit] Television series with unsimulated sexual activity

Unsimulated sexual activity is occasionally depicted on television programs. The rise of specialty cable networks in the 1980s resulted in a number of sexually explicit made-for-cable programs. The following list only includes programming made for non-pornographic broadcasters and therefore does not include programs such as Night Calls and 7 Lives Exposed (Playboy Channel productions with unsimulated sexual activity).

  • Family Business, a Showtime reality series about a porn film producer, features footage of actual sexual acts, although scenes of penetration have been edited out.
  • Sin Cities, a British travel series, often included scenes showing people (including, occasionally, the show's hosts) engaged in actual sexual activity. As with Family Business, actual penetration is not shown.
  • Big Brother. Numerous contestants on European and South American editions of this reality-cum-game show have been caught on tape engaged in intercourse; in some countries this footage was only viewable on the Internet, while in other regions it has been broadcast, leading to viewer complaints.In the 2006 series of the Australian version, two male housemates sexually abused a female by "Turkey Slapping" her. This was shown through live feed on the internet. This activity did not involve penetration, however.
  • Cheaters, an American reality series that exposes individuals engaging in infidelity, regularly films subject couples in sexual situations with hidden cameras as part of their investigations. The televised version of the series censors the most explicit footage, however DVD releases of the series have included uncensored footage. In particular the video release The Best of Cheaters 4: Too Hot for Broadcast includes footage of two women penetrating themselves with dildos and male-female penetration can also be glimpsed.
  • Porno Valley is another reality series dealing with the adult film industry, and thus includes footage of real sexual acts, though once again no penetration is shown directly.

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