“Fear” is a rather less remembered film today, but it is important that both Mark Wahlberg and Mark Wahlberg were just building their film careers in the mid-1990s and did not have a very strong negotiating position. Their joint thriller tells the story of the relationship of 16-year-old Nicole, who starts a love relationship with 23-year-old David. However, it soon turns out that the seemingly charming and romantic boy has a dark side and harbors toxic, possessive feelings towards the girl.
Witherspoon had no control over the Wahlberg sex scene
The film was directed by James Foley from a screenplay by Christopher Crowe. Before Nicole gets to know her new boyfriend from the worst side, there is an intimate rapprochement between them. The scene was quite unusual for the mid-90s, as it shows David on a roller coaster stimulating his partner until she climaxes – and female orgasms on screen are still a rare sight, points out Leah Chernikoff of , who interviewed Reese Witherspoon and asked about this scene. The actress remembers that she asked for a body double for shots shot below the waist, but emphasizes:
I had no control over it. The script didn’t say exactly what was going to happen, so I think it was something the director came up with on his own. And then he asked me on set if I would do it and I said no. It wasn’t a particularly good experience.
However, Witherspoon believes that the situation did not traumatize her in any particular way, although it was certainly “formative” for her. “That’s when I realized my place in the pecking order on a film set. I think that’s one of those situations that made me decide to act for change and become someone who might be in a better leadership position to tell stories.” from a female perspective instead of a male perspective.
He implements this idea, for example, thanks to his production company Hello Sunshine. This company is behind such high-profile projects that take into account the female narrative, such as the excellent series “Big Little Lies”, the films “Gone Girl” and “Wild Road”, as well as the latest project “Daisy Jones & The Six”.
Source: Gazeta
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