Get ready for one of our most asked—and most controversial—questions: Do actors ever actually have sex on camera? In this episode, we're diving deep into the blurred lines between filmmaking and pornography.

Ariel surprises Morgan with a deep dive into the notoriously heated and hard-to-find 2005 film, Lie with Me, a movie that famously plays with this very question. We break down the difference between softcore, hardcore, and simulated sex scenes, and ask: does it have to be real to feel real? Can simulated sex be more artistic—or even more erotic—than the real thing?

We tackle the big questions:

• What's the practical difference between a simulated sex scene and a pornographic one?
• How would an intimacy coordinator even approach a scene that calls for real sex?
• What does Lie with Me achieve by pushing the boundary, and at what cost?
• Where do we, as professionals, draw the line between artistic expression and exploitation?

This is a must-listen for anyone curious about the raw, unvarnished mechanics of on-screen intimacy. Spoiler alert: the answers are far from black and white.

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"LIE WITH ME"
Director: Clement Virgo
Writers: Tamara Berger; Clement Virgo; Carrie Paupst Shaughnessy
Producers: Damon D’Oliveira; Hartley Gorenstein
Actors (in transcript): Lauren Lee Smith; Eric Balfour
© 2005 — Produced by Conquering Lion Pictures, distributed by ThinkFilm. All rights reserved.
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