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Why Didn’t The Crying Game’s Big Reveal Show An Erect Penis?

tcg2Somebody said to me, ‘Look, no matter if [Dil was] a guy or a girl, if this guy was in love with you, why was his penis not erect?’ Of course the thing was, you wouldn’t be allowed an erect penis [on film]. You were allowed a penis, but not an erect penis. A lot of men will tell you, sadly, it isn’t always erect when it’s supposed to be [laughs], but anyway, that’s just a technicality. Most people were just shocked at the presence of the penis, not whether or not it was aroused.”

 

Stephen Rea answers the pressing question while discussing the filming of the big reveal in 1992’s The Crying Game with Vulture

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