# help me portray cocaine use in a movie **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 26, 2020, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-portray-cocaine-use-in-a-movie/848561 "2020-02-26T16:56:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-portray-cocaine-use-in-a-movie/848561/41 "2020-02-28T21:26:35Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > I’ve never had enough money to have so much blow on hand that it stops feeling good. Maybe he means what it feels like when a cab lets you out five minutes from home on a sunny Saturday morning after doing coke all night with a bunch of pretty girls and you don’t have any left so you pathetically crawl home and go up to your apartment and burst into tears on the couch before falling asleep desperately tired and not waking up for 10 hours. But what do I know? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-portray-cocaine-use-in-a-movie/848561/42 "2020-02-28T21:32:37Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > I’ve never had enough money to have so much blow on hand that it stops feeling good. Maybe he means what it feels like when a cab lets you out five minutes from home on a sunny Saturday morning after doing coke all night with a bunch of pretty girls and you don’t have any left so you pathetically crawl home and go up to your apartment and burst into tears on the couch before falling asleep desperately tired and not waking up for 10 hours. But what do I know? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-portray-cocaine-use-in-a-movie/848561/43 "2020-02-28T21:34:30Z")
Hey, but seriously, good luck in the scene! When approximately should it be out? ---
**Author:** ![Cayuga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Cayuga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cayuga)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-portray-cocaine-use-in-a-movie/848561/44 "2020-02-28T23:38:22Z")
Two things: 1. Snorting coke off a woman’s back makes no sense. It would be off her belly, like a body shot. 2. This may have been covered in one or more of the links (I’m not in a place where I can play videos of people snorting coke), but after you do the second line, lick your index finger and wipe it over the small area where the coke was. You’re picking up crumbs and dust. Then rub that finger on the outside of your upper gums. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-portray-cocaine-use-in-a-movie/848561/45 "2020-02-29T03:15:27Z")
> [@Fiddle\_Peghead](#): > > Hey, but seriously, good luck in the scene! When approximately should it be out? Thanks! I don’t know the timeline for getting it out. Shooting hasn’t been going on long, and it’s being done strictly on weekends, so that will take a while. Maybe it will be ready to go by the end of the year. > [@Cayuga](#): > > Two things: > > 1. Snorting coke off a woman’s back makes no sense. It would be off her belly, like a body shot. > > 2. This may have been covered in one or more of the links (I’m not in a place where I can play videos of people snorting coke), but after you do the second line, lick your index finger and wipe it over the small area where the coke was. You’re picking up crumbs and dust. Then rub that finger on the outside of your upper gums. I also thought it would make more sense to snort it off her stomach or butt, but it’s not my script. My general rule is not to offer many suggestions to the creators. For the most part my acting method is “show up on time and keep your mouth shut”. This is my method for most things, come to think of it. I love the suggestion of getting the last few particles. I never would have thought of that. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-portray-cocaine-use-in-a-movie/848561/46 "2020-03-02T03:10:44Z")
The shoot went well today. Thanks to everyone for the advice. Everyone thought I pulled it off pretty well. Today we just did the snorting and dialogue (and, yes, the ass slapping). Next week we shoot the gun and sword battle. Snorting the powder didn’t irritate my nose at all. So I guess if I ever decide to add cocaine to my list of bad habits, I at least won’t have to worry about nose discomfort. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-portray-cocaine-use-in-a-movie/848561.md?page=2)