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The James Franco Art House Gay Porno Has Been Shot!
We told you earlier this summer about James Franco’s plans to try his hand at producing and starring in an “art house homo sex film.” Today brings word that filming on the project has finished.
Titled James Franco’s Cruising (seriously), the film recreates 4o minutes of lost film from an Al Pacino S&M flick that hit the cutting room floor in 1980 to spare the production from a profit-killing X rating.
“Cruising,” based on the novel by Gerald Walker, stars Al Pacino as a police detective who goes undercover in the gay S&M sex scene to investigate the serial murders of gay men within the subculture. The production, which shot in New York City, was picketed by gay rights groups nervous about the film’s depiction of gay men. (Those protests are documented in Jim Hubbard’s short “Stop the Movie (Cruising)”.)
According to Mathews, Franco wanted to update the film, but he couldn’t get the rights. As Mathews’ gay art porn/drama “I Want Your Love” was getting press attention, Franco’s people emailed Mathews to ask him to talk about the film. Within 24 hours, they were talking.
“He knew he wanted real gay sex in it,” Travis said. “His people went looking for a filmmaker who had filmed real gay sex, and I suspect someone who would complement his vision. We talked about why we would be interested in still looking at this film. We talked about his interest in the film and his interest more broadly in so many gay-themed stories and visionairies. He’s worked with so many in front of and behind the cameras over the years.”
Mathews, who plays himself and directs, and Franco, who also plays himself and produces, decided to document the recreation of the 40 minutes that were lost from the film after an intense battle with the MPAA to change its rating from X to R.
Footage from James Franco’s Cruising will play as part of a gallery showing next month, and the finished film is facing a 2013 release.
Release, indeed.
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