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Shortbus (2006) -- A group of New Yorkers get caught up in their romantic-sexual milieu converge at an underground salon infamous for its blend of art, music, politics, and carnality.
Shortbus (2006) -- A group of New Yorkers get caught up in their romantic-sexual milieu converge at an underground salon infamous for its blend of art, music, politics, and carnality.
Shortbus (2006) -- A group of New Yorkers get caught up in their romantic-sexual milieu converge at an underground salon infamous for its blend of art, music, politics, and carnality.
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Overview

User Rating:
6.7/10   13,194 votes
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Writer (WGA):
John Cameron Mitchell (written by)
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Release Date:
6 October 2006 (Canada) more
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Tagline:
Voyeurism is Participation more
Plot:
A group of New Yorkers get caught up in their romantic-sexual milieu converge at an underground salon infamous for its blend of art, music, politics, and carnality. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
6 wins & 5 nominations more
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(29 articles)
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User Reviews:
A honest look at people's bruised sexuality more (185 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Sook-Yin Lee ... Sofia
Paul Dawson ... James

Lindsay Beamish ... Severin
PJ DeBoy ... Jamie

Raphael Barker ... Rob

Peter Stickles ... Caleb, the Stalker
Jay Brannan ... Ceth
Alan Mandell ... Tobias, the Mayor
Adam Hardman ... Jesse, the John
Ray Rivas ... Shabbos Goy
Bitch ... Bitch / Shortbus House Band
Shanti Carson ... Leah, the Beautiful Couple
Justin Hagan ... Brad
Jan Hilmer ... Nick, the Beautiful Couple
Stephen Kent Jusick ... Creamy
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Sex Film Project (USA) (working title)
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101 min
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1.78 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation was going to fire Sook-Yin Lee when they learned that she was going to be participating in a film with explicit sexual content. Several prominent individuals came to her rescue, including Gus Van Sant, Atom Egoyan, David Cronenberg and Julianne Moore, in successfully urging CBC to retain Lee as a member of their staff. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When James and Jamie are talking about Ceth and about their relationship, the dancer in the back goes from topless in one shot, to with a top in the next. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Jesse, the John: Are you a top or a bottom?
Severin: I beg your pardon?
Jesse, the John: I mean in real life.
Severin: This is real life.
Jesse, the John: Let me put it this way: do you think we should get out of Iraq?
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Indie Sex: Extremes (2007) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Beautiful more

FAQ

Why is the movie called Shortbus?
Why actual sex? Is it really necessary?
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45 out of 70 people found the following review useful.
A honest look at people's bruised sexuality, 5 October 2006
8/10
Author: scocking from United States

This film is an unabashedly sexually charged and frank look at people, their relationships and how sex is intertwined into it.

The treatment is both naïve yet incredibly sophisticated—even while showing very intense sexual scenes, it doesn't sugarcoat or judge them, but merely explores them in a way that most American cinema is afraid to do.

It is as one of the actors says "Voyeurism is Participation" (or somewhat close to that). Simply by viewing it, we explore the actors interconnected relationships and hear the their stories in a way that makes us care about them and recognize their bruised humanity in ourselves, our friends and our neighbors (or at least as I have witnessed out my window) Somewhat close in spirit to "The Dreamers" but with a dash of neurotic comedy. Not so slapstick like "Another Gay Movie" but with the same laugh out loud, pee in your pants humor that had had the audience both fantasizing and roaring out in laughter at the same time.

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worst ending ever! Kleajmp
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