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Acting and incest
delalluvia:
Just a stray thought while watching 'Donnie Darko' last night.
Maggie and Jake are sibling actors playing siblings in this movie. Jake's girlfriend in the movie is his cousin Jena Malone.
I was wondering what would happen should Jake and Maggie ever get hired for a movie to play lovers.
Could they do it, or would it be too squicky for them?
They are professionals, but it seems doing a fake makeout/love scene would be easier with a stranger than someone so close and neutral as a sibling.
Thoughts?
starboardlight:
oh. didn't know jenna was his cousin.
yours is an interesting question. I think it would be weird. I think though it'd never get to that. The incestuous aspect would probably weird out the audience just as much. Remember how harshly people reacted to Angelina's kissing her brother on the red carpet that one year.
Daniel:
I do not think any director would place them in that position, unless it was a film about an incestuous relationship.
delalluvia:
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How could I - of all people - forget THAT infamous kiss! :o
I'm not sure this is correct, but I read/heard somewhere that in 'Donnie Darko', in regards to Jake, the actress playing his mother and his therapist were also his aunt and his godmother along with Jena being his cousin and Maggie his sister.
--- Quote from: Daniel on June 19, 2006, 09:09:42 pm ---I do not think any director would place them in that position, unless it was a film about an incestuous relationship.
--- End quote ---
I don't think so either, but you have some way out directors and the movie/director/story would have to be something they REALLY wanted to do for them to end up in that situation - a Scorsese/Woody Allen type opportunity?
serious crayons:
I remember reading, years ago, a quote from Shirley McLaine about her brother, Warren Beatty. This was back when Warren was considered very hot and studly and good in bed (circa "Shampoo"). Shirley, commenting on this reputation, said something like, "Someday I'll have to kiss him to see what all the fuss is about."
I don't like to be judgmental but I'll have to admit, that kind of creeped me out.
(Extra creepy points from the fact that it wasn't kissing that Warren was most famous for.)
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