# "Surprise" sex scenes **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 2, 2006, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-sex-scenes/355123 "2006-05-02T17:16:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2006, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-sex-scenes/355123/1 "2006-05-02T17:16:10Z")
I know plenty of woefully misguided parents took their kids to **Team America: World Police** thinking dolls=good clean fun and were treated to a few excruciating minutes of doll sex, and an (adult) friend of mine went to see **A History of Violence** with his parents prepared for the violence, not the sex on the stairs. What other movies “spring” sex (or graphic nude) scenes on the casual viewer (even if they’re later discussed, in detail, they’re not mentioned in every review or a basic plot summary). I’m not figuring out what to rent tonight, I’m figuring out what not to rent with the 'rents in town. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2006, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-sex-scenes/355123/2 "2006-05-02T17:20:14Z")
Well, this might not exactly apply since the scene is so quick, but the first thing I thought of is the dude in the dog mask blowing the other dude in **The Shining**. Not sure if the rents would even catch what’s going on there. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2006, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-sex-scenes/355123/3 "2006-05-02T17:21:19Z")
I went to see **Dona Flor and her Two Husbands** with my father, and was surprised by the graphic sex scene in the middle of it. There was an embarassed and touchy silence between us. Eventually he leaned over and said “Your Great Uncle was like that,” referring to the character of the philandering husband. (Not related to the OP, but a good story – I later took him to see **The Jewel of the Nile** , the sequel to **Romancing the Stone** , which he had not seen. Halfway through he leaned over and asked me ,“So, what’s this movie _about_?”) ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2006, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-sex-scenes/355123/4 "2006-05-02T17:24:57Z")
I think any parent who took their child to see Team America would have left during _America, Fuck Yeah!_ and missed the later sex scenes. One scene (nude not sex) that might have been a surprise was Jullianne Moore walking around with no pants on for about 20 minutes in _Shortcuts_. Yes the carpet matches the curtains. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2006, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-sex-scenes/355123/5 "2006-05-02T17:32:41Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I think any parent who took their child to see Team America would have left during _America, Fuck Yeah!_ and missed the later sex scenes. > > One scene (nude not sex) that might have been a surprise was Jullianne Moore walking around with no pants on for about 20 minutes in _Shortcuts_. Yes the carpet matches the curtains. Saw Shortcuts on video when I was very young… I think that’s why I think I am in lovw with Juliane Moore… ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2006, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-sex-scenes/355123/6 "2006-05-02T17:36:35Z")
One of Peter Jackson’s early movies was **Meet the Feebles** ; sort of an R-rated _Muppet Show_. The Feebles are preparing for their first nationwide TV broadcast. The host (a rabbit) will be lucky to survive the day, since he has every known venereal disease. The knife-thrower (a frog or lizard of some kind) has shaky hands because he’s strung out on heroin which he got hooked on because he was tortured by flashbacks to 'Nam. When we first see the group’s manager (a walrus) he’s being orally serviced under the desk by the star’s understudy (a cat). The star (a hippo) is married to the walrus, and in a state of emotional fragility over his infidelity she goes berzerk and eats a bakery. All that said, I don’t remember if there are any actual, explicit sexual acts shown. It’s extremely graphic, and nearly every bodily fluid shows up at some point, but the puppets make it unreal (or surreal) enough that the absurdity barely edges out the disgust. Just don’t rent this thinking it’s going to be a cute little kids movie with puppets. And if you’ve seen this movie, and could detect any hints that the guy who made it would go on to do _The Lord of the Rings_ trilogy, I’d love to hear about it. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2006, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-sex-scenes/355123/7 "2006-05-02T18:26:49Z")
Make me feel goooooood! Make me feeeeeel gooood! (hey, all I can say is that Billy Bob lays down the wood when he’s simulating sex) ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2006, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-sex-scenes/355123/8 "2006-05-02T18:33:38Z")
I guess it’s unlikely, what with the massive press, but maybe _somebody_ out there didn’t expect to see Heath Ledger boink Jake Gylnwhatsisface in Brokeback Mountain. ---
**Author:** ![pizzabrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9c0ed/32.png) [@pizzabrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pizzabrat)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2006, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-sex-scenes/355123/9 "2006-05-02T18:44:26Z")
In _Something New_ when the star kicks the guy out of the house - and he immediately bursts back in, pins her against the wall atop a side table, and gives it to her right in the foyer (consensually, of course, and discreetly enough to keep the movie rated PG-13). ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2006, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-sex-scenes/355123/10 "2006-05-02T18:48:06Z")
> [@Push You Down](#): > > Saw Shortcuts on video when I was very young… I think that’s why I think I am in lovw with Juliane Moore… No, you are in love with Juliane because you are intelligent. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Throatwarbler\_Mangrove](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@Throatwarbler\_Mangrove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Throatwarbler_Mangrove)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2006, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-sex-scenes/355123/11 "2006-05-02T18:53:22Z")
THe thread title reminds me of a one liner I heard somewhere: Rape is such a bad word… let’s call it “suprise sex” instead. ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_in\_second\_hand\_clothing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9d8465/32.png) [@wolf\_in\_second\_hand\_clothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_in_second_hand_clothing)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2006, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-sex-scenes/355123/12 "2006-05-02T19:27:25Z")
I saw _Starship Troopers_ with my parents and grandparents. Sure, we could have handled soldiers being ripped to shreds and being devoured alive by the bugs, but no one wants to see a sex scene while sitting next to grandma on the couch. ---
**Author:** ![pizzabrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9c0ed/32.png) [@pizzabrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pizzabrat)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2006, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-sex-scenes/355123/13 "2006-05-02T19:32:39Z")
I wonder if _Lion King_’s “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” scene made anyone feel uncomfortable. It was nowhere near graphic, but it was completely unambiguous. ---
**Author:** ![Muad\_Dib](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2006, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-sex-scenes/355123/14 "2006-05-02T20:15:14Z")
> [@pizzabrat](#): > > I wonder if _Lion King_’s “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” scene made anyone feel uncomfortable. It was nowhere near graphic, but it was completely unambiguous. _Thank you!_ God-damned furries have ruined almost every Disney film for me. ---
**Author:** ![Stonebow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Stonebow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stonebow)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2006, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-sex-scenes/355123/15 "2006-05-02T20:20:15Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > I went to see **Dona Flor and her Two Husbands** with my father, and was surprised by the graphic sex scene in the middle of it. I’m finding it hard to belive that you hadn’t an inkling that there’d be some graphic sex from that title. It’s the first thing that comes to mind when I read it. Of course, that’s often the first thing that comes to mind, regardless. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2006, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-sex-scenes/355123/16 "2006-05-02T20:33:40Z")
> [@](#): > > I’m finding it hard to belive that you hadn’t an inkling that there’d be some graphic sex from that title. It’s the first thing that comes to mind when I read it. > > Of course, that’s often the first thing that comes to mind, regardless. It’s not at all obvious – this was a serious Brazilian film starring Sonia Braga. It was the basis for the Broadway musical **Sarava** , which had, IIRC, no graphic sex scenes, and was remade as the Sally Field/James Caan movie **Kiss Me Goodbye**. One of the two husbands is _dead_ – it’s not about polyandry. Why would I think it had graphic sex scenes? > **[Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077452/)** > > Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands: Directed by Bruno Barreto. With Sônia Braga, José Wilker, Mauro Mendonça, Dinorah Brillanti. In a small city of Brazil, a woman named Flor marries a man named Vadinho, but once married she finds that he is a... ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2006, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-sex-scenes/355123/17 "2006-05-02T20:40:00Z")
**The Name of the Rose** is fairly graphic for a few moments with little indication or need. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2006, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-sex-scenes/355123/18 "2006-05-02T20:40:50Z")
Four words: Enemy at the Gates. Ewwwww. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2006, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-sex-scenes/355123/19 "2006-05-02T20:56:10Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > Four words: Enemy at the Gates. Ewwwww. “Ewwwww”??? That was one of the hottest sex scenes on film! Just so…raw…and purposeful…and…Rachel Weiss… ---
**Author:** ![Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f0a364/32.png) [@Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rube_E.Tewesday)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2006, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-sex-scenes/355123/20 "2006-05-02T20:56:18Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > It’s not at all obvious – this was a serious Brazilian film starring Sonia Braga. It was the basis for the Broadway musical **Sarava** , which had, IIRC, no graphic sex scenes, and was remade as the Sally Field/James Caan movie **Kiss Me Goodbye**. One of the two husbands is _dead_ – it’s not about polyandry. Why would I think it had graphic sex scenes? > / Hmmm…at the time, did Braga make any movies that \*\*didn’t \*\*have graphic sex scenes? 😉 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-sex-scenes/355123.md?page=2)