Lifelong friends and roommates Zack (Seth Rogen) and Miri (Elizabeth Banks) are facing hard times and a mountain of debt. When the electricity and plumbing get cut off, they seize upon the idea of making a homegrown porno movie for some quick cash, enlisting the help of their friends.
The two vow that having sex will not ruin their friendship. But as filming begins, what started out as a business proposition between friends turns into something much more.
“Zack and Miri Make a Porno” marks the return of writer/director Kevin Smith to the often scatological comedic realm that he has become famous for. For Smith, the display of crude humor with a heart is a trademark.
“Zack and Miri Make a Porno” is available in stores now on DVD and Blu Ray disc.
From TraciLords.com: “Traci Lords exploded on the entertainment scene in 1986 via a tabloid TV feeding frenzy. Reporters had a field day with the notorious teenager who had left behind an abusive home and landed on the pages of Penthouse Magazine. America was fascinated with the eighteen-year old sexpot who reportedly had starred in dozens of hardcore porn movies and dared seek a legitimate acting career.”
Lords took a few minutes to talk with M&C about her role as “Bubbles” in Zack and Miri Make a Porno and the amount of work involved with balancing a big-name movie with a new baby.
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At the end of it, out on the patio smoking is this lone figure and it was Kevin and he came walking toward me and he said, “So what do you think Lords? And I said, “Well, I think your film is really funny, but there is some nudity in it and I’m lactating at the moment. I just can’t see myself doing that.” He wrote a really funny script I was prepared to be kind of grossed out but it really made me laugh.
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Typical mom of a three month old except for the fact that I was dressed from head to toe in leopard print and had high heels and a huge push up bra on, It was really a surreal experience. I was glad I didn’t have too much dialogue because I had “mommy mushy brain” then.
It’s true what they say about women, well at least in my case, after they have babies you don’t really know what not sleeping is like until you have a kid and you’re like, “Wow, it’s that cold cut.” I would be up all night with the baby and I would be wandering around the set, sort of, it was very surreal.
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It’s actually the perfect job, I think, for a mom because you can go do a little, a piece of work and literally not have to work for quite some time
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I think that’s a really nice position to be in to have another big comedy coming out next and then a really sweet indie coming out. That will be the one after, but other than that I’m filming a biography next week, next Thursday, I’m doing the ghost story series that they have.
They have different celebrities that have had whatever kind of experience, and they’re doing one of my stories so that should be fun.
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Zack and Miri Make a Porno is now available at Amazon . It is available for pre-order at AmazonUK for a March 23rd release. Visit the DVD database for more information.
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