Body Shots (film)
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Harry Colomby
Guy Riedel
Michael Keaton
| Body Shots | |
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 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Michael Cristofer |
| Written by | David McKenna |
| Produced by | Jennifer Keohane Harry Colomby Guy Riedel Michael Keaton |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Rodrigo Garcia |
| Edited by | Eric A. Sears |
| Music by | Mark Isham |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
Release dates |
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Running time | 105 minutes (unrated cut)[2] 102 minutes (R-rated cut)[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $752,122[3] |
Body Shots is a 1999 American drama film written by David McKenna and directed by Michael Cristofer. It stars Sean Patrick Flanery, Jerry O'Connell, Amanda Peet, Tara Reid and Ron Livingston. It tells the story of eight singles whose night of drunken debauchery goes terribly wrong. The film at times has the characters speaking straight to the camera. New Line marketed the film with the poster tagline: "There are movies that define every decade."[4]
After a night of clubbing, twenty-somethings Jane and Rick wake up in bed together, unable to recall what happened. They are awoken in the early morning by Jane's friend Sara, who has a busted lip and is bleeding on the forehead. Sara accuses the young man she was with last night, rookie pro-football player Michael, of raping her. Both Sara and Michael were drunk that night and headed back to her place in Santa Monica. Michael claims that the sex was consensual, while Sara cannot remember all of the details.
The story rewinds twenty hours before to retrace the chain of events. Rick, Jane, Sarah, and Michael, as well as waitress Whitney, lonely Emma, straight-laced Shawn, and quirky Trent, all descend on a nightclub for dancing and drinks. They periodically address the camera as if in a documentary and talk about whatever is on their minds, mainly their sex lives. Like the men, the women are mostly looking for casual sex, though a meaningful relationship is seen as an added bonus. Each character ends up interacting with another before the night is over. Sara and Michael's encounter is then presented from their different points of view, with detailed contrasts.
Cast
- Sean Patrick Flanery as Rick Hamilton
- Jerry O'Connell as Michael Penorisi
- Amanda Peet as Jane Bannister
- Tara Reid as Sara Olswang
- Ron Livingston as Trent
- Emily Procter as Whitney Bryant
- Brad Rowe as Shawn Denigan
- Sybil Temtchine as Emma Cooper
Production
Tara Reid said the only reason she did a nude scene in this movie was because her character was getting raped: "I'd never do a scene where my character takes off her shirt for no reason, for just a little T&A. That's stupid. That's exploiting yourself. I pass on a lot of movies where they want me to do nude stuff where it's not necessary for the role. It makes a film cheesy."[5]
