Worst/most awkward sex scene in a movie

Ah, how could I have forgotten Mitchell? -brrrr-


“My, My, My, MY GOD!!!”

Can’t remember who said it first–Frank diCaro on The Daily Show?–describing something as the most unlikely situation since Richard Gere and Jodie Foster’s love scene in Sommersby.

There are a couple scenes in the Italian film Travolti da un insolito destino nell’azzurro mare d’agosto (aka Swept Away) between the rich Raffaella and the poor Gennarino, a Marxist. I mention the class thing because in one of the scenes, Raffaella says something like, “Did the Party tell you all rich women are slutty? You don’t believe that, do you?” and he responds with the, um, memorable (translated) line, “The Party’s sacred and you’re a slut. I’m going to screw you now.” There’s also an almost rape scene that’s pretty unconfortable to watch.

I can’t believe I’ve been scrolling through 16 posts thinking "I’ll tell them about being traumatised by the pool scene in ‘Showgirls’ " and somebody beat me to it. :smiley:

Ack. Put me off sex entirely for…well, for about a half hour but that’s a long time for me.

For intentionally disturbing- “The Bad Lieutentant”. All of it, I guess but I’m thinking of the scene with the two girls in the car.

Oh, yeah, and “Swept Away” (yup, that was disturbing) reminds me of “Seven Beauties” (well they’re both Italian) and that scene where he’s trying force himself to have sex with the concentration camp commandant.

Caligula. There is a story about a drunken friend wandering in to the scene where Caligula is showing his…love to his horse and saying: “Wha?? Hey, man. He loves his horse. I mean, that’s cool and stuff.” Heh. Eww.

Debra Winger and Richard Gere in the officer and a gentlemen. I remember when I saw it thinking she looked like she hated the thought and the taste of his mouth on her. <shudder>

Jeromy Irons & Dominique Swain in Lolita. The one in the motel room goes waaaaaaaaayyyyyyy beyond disturbing. I know what it’s like to have my skin crawl off my body in search of an exit.

Can I get an “eeeeeeewwwwwwwww” here?

I was actually going into this thread with that very love scene in mind! I love Blade Runner, though I have to admit Ive only seen the directors cut. I think its kind of romantic in a psychological things. Its dark, no doubt, but its one of those things where she wants to but she doesnt want to. Part of her just wants to run away from the intimate contact but at the same time she finds solestace with Deckard and Deckard knows this. Deckard just is brave enough to overcome her psyche’s barriers. There’s also all this freudean mother stuff, and maybe some religous implications of Sean Penn’s character being some sort of mother-holy mother person. Deckard obviously loves his mother with all the pictures of her around.

Bottom line, its a really cool scene in my book.

In the opening scenes of THE GODFATHER-where Sonny is boning one of the bridesmaids against a bedroom door…it didn’t last too long!

Any sex scene in a film directed by Peter Greenaway. Yeesh.

GRRRR!!! I had one of the first replies in this thread with my Showgirls “in the pool” vote, and the server misbehaved and it didn’t get posted. >:(

Seriously, that’s gotta be the winner. If a girl did that to me in a pool during sex, I’d be laughing so hard she’d never speak to me again. I wonder how many takes it took Kyle MacLachlan to get through that?

Mr. Blue Sky, are you referring to the scene in which Lolita is reading the funnies?

It happens late in the movie when Irons and Swain are traveling and stop in a sleazy-looking motel. She, uh, “mounts”, him while he is lying on the bed and proceeds to rub herself on him. (NOTE: both are fully clothed).

Must…wash…filth…from…brain…

There’s a bad one between Jason Patric and Jennifer Jason Leigh in Rush.

one word: deliverance!!! :stuck_out_tongue:

I feel like such a sadistic MF for saying it, but: At least that redneck got one off before he died.

You know, come to think of it, every Jennifer Jason Leigh love scene I’ve ever seen has been pretty awkward/disgusting/weird. Could she be the Queen of Bad Sex Scenes?

I think you’re on to something there:

Fast Times The car salesman in the dugout, Damone in the poolhouse…

The Men’s Club Climbing on top of Frank Langella…

Miami Blues Akward upside-down scene with Alec Baldwin…

Single White Female dressed up as Bridget Fonda and blowing that guy from Wings before stabbing him with her stiletto-heeled shoe…

eXistenZ I actually don’t remember one specifically, but since Cronenberg was involved, she could have very well had sex with a giant bug-shaped typewriter while driving 100 mph…

The aforemtnioned scenes in Rush, Backdraft

Does this woman ever have normal sex?

It was Joe Don’s toe hooking a FIVE pack. Think about it- how could he hook a full sixer?

And afterwards, he arrests her.:confused:

You cannot possibly be referring to the infamous “diddle” scene. :eek: I can think of few scenes in movies which I have found MORE erotic than that one!

Evidently, the creepiest sex possible on screen would probably be between Jeremy Irons (let’s not forget Dead Ringers) and Jennifer Jason Lee. What was that movie she did where she was a hooker that got gang-raped by the whole town?

I think the * Damage * scene where he bangs her head on the floor was pretty bad. The movie was cool, though.