Not only was Jenny Agutter hot back then, she was still pretty damn hot in season one of MI-5!
I would link to something, but IMDB went “kaboom” just now…
Yep…it’s line of hair leading down the stomach to the naughty bits.
::: faints :::
My take on this is that the psychiatrist is struggling - if he “cures” the kid, is he removing something that make the kid uniquely himself? It’s actually a really good play, though I think it may be somewhat burdened by 1970s psycho-babble.
I wondered the same thing. From my post on the message board where I found the link in the first place: "There is actually no way to pose this question without speculating in directions 42-year-old women should NEVER speculate as regards teenage boys, but… acting-wise, I would think it would take a tremendous amount of mind-over-matter concentration just to override the body’s tendency to involuntary physical reactions. (Jesus Christ, I might be blushing.) Granted, once they’re well into the rehearsal process and everything is old news, it might be easier, but to undertake this at all seems, for a kid his age, to be very brave. "
An actor there responds: "1) It’s amazing what being in front of a crowd will do.
2) Regardless of the lighting, it’s still pretty damn cold in a big open stage.
3) Clearly the men you’re familiar with aren’t very good with self-control. "
(I call the happy trail “the goodie line”)
Criminy, I was not aware of the hotness possessed by young Mr. Potter! This makes me want to fly to England right now and wait in line for the next performance.
Wake me up when Hermione decides to appear nude.
I’m thinking Bedknobs and Broomsticks
:::ducks and runs:::
That’s the blushing/embarrassed smilie. I refuse to think of it as the Lewinsky smilie.
You may refuse, but I have a dirty mind.
Good god, fags I haven’t heard from in years are emailing these pictures to everyone in their address books. I’m being inundated!
Well, he did have the light saber with “BAD MOTHERFUCKER” written on it…
Re: Erections during love scenes.
Yeah, they happen. You get over it. I think they happen less than we imagine, for some of the reasons mentioned above. Especially on film, where it’s all: “Hold that, hold it, ok, move your hand two inches to the right. Can you hold her boob up, it’s making a break for her armpit. OK, now you cover his asscrack with your left hand so we can get an R rating here. Alright, good, now passion, people, I want to see passion! And no smooshy boobs. And careful with the asscrack.” Not entirely conducive to romance.
On stage, of course, it’s both easier to “get into the moment” because there’s no shot breaks and no one shouting instructions and harder - because it’s not 20 guys on the crew watching, but 500 people including your mom and your fourth grade teacher.
There was a story I read once (insert “possibly apocryphal” disclaimer here) of a set of four actors, two young and two older, doing a pair of love scenes. The young man says to his opposite: “Please, if I happen to become aroused during our scene, forgive me. These things just happen, and I apologize in advance for any offense I may cause.” The older actor turns to his costar and says, “My dear lady, please do not be offended if I don’t become aroused!”
He’s a hottie.
Glad I could contribute to the discussion.
I’m only 21. That makes it okay, right?
Makes it OK for you? Probably. Helps our case? It depends. Do you find at least one of the following men attractive: Patrick Stewart, Johnny Depp, George Clooney, Richard Gere, Denzel Washington, Viggo Mortensen, Aiden Quinn, Russel Crowe, David Duchovney or Adam Baldwin?
If so, good. You have a sophisticated lust palette which includes older men.
If not, I’m afraid you’re just more evidence that we’re Old Tiger Beat fans pretending to be grownups.
Excellent advice regardless of the circumstances.
I’ve heard that attributed to Denzel Washington, who supposedly said to his costar, “In a few minutes one of two things will happen and I apologize in advance for either one” or words to that effect.
Yes please.
Heh. ‘Sophisticated lust palette’
I had a huge crush on David Duchovney as a teen. He’s still quite attractive. I had posters on the wall and everything.
My thoughts too - and seriously, the people who are up in arms about the nudity must either be giant prudes or know absolutely nothing else about the play; the subject matter of which is wall-to-wall, top-to-bottom disturbing. I wouldn’t want my (young) kid to see it for a whole bunch of more relevant reasons than OMG there’s naked people in it. :rolleyes:
I never had any doubt, my dear.
So basically, it’s all dependent on the acting ability of Radcliffe…can he fake passion, or will he get caught up in the moment?
Og help me, I still see him glaring at Snape and trying to outsmart the Dursleys.
Y’know, reading the scenes in the books where a 14-15-16 year old Harry is dealing with his first crushes on Cho, they totally ring hollow to me. Because all carnal thoughts are carefully airbrushed from Harrys interior monologue.
Even nerdy 16 year old boys experiencing their first crushes on girls are thinking about what those crushes look like naked. And dealing with the results of those thoughts in a boarding school shared bedroom has got to be a bit awkward. Unless, y’know, your roomates is the obliging type. Happens all the time. I mean, English boarding schools aren’t practically synonymous with sodomy for no reason.