Full Frontal
Everybody needs a release.
Country
Production
Budget
$2 000 000
Box office
$3 438 804
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Camera operator
Composer
Jacques Davidovici
Artist
Audition
Editing
Short description
A day in the life of a group of men and women in Hollywood, in the hours leading up to a friend's birthday party.
What's left behind the scenes
- When sending the film's script to renowned actors, director Steven Soderbergh attached a sheet outlining the conditions under which the actors would have to work. Citing the film's modest budget ($2 million), he warned that actors would be responsible for their own transportation to and from the set, rather than being provided with limousines, and would also need to take care of their own costumes and makeup. The filmmakers would not be responsible for the quality of food on set, individual trailers would not be provided, improvisation on set was encouraged, and actors would be interviewed about their characters and other aspects, with some of the interview potentially being included in the film.
- Steven Soderbergh couldn't find anyone to play the director, so he appeared on screen himself (his face is hidden by a black square).
- David Duchovny later recounted that during the massage scene, the director demanded an erection from him, but the actor was unable to achieve one "on command," so a prosthetic was used.
- Filming took 18 days. Steven Soderbergh primarily shot using portable digital cameras – a rather unusual step for the time, considering the participation of renowned actors in the film. The director worked here in the style of "Dogme 95" – an avant-garde movement in cinema, whose ideologues were Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg.
- Steven Soderbergh shot most of the film with a Canon XL-1s camera, which records onto MiniDV tapes. The scene in which Blair Underwood's character interviews Julia Roberts' character was shot on film. Later, Danny Boyle would film the post-apocalyptic film "28 Days Later" (2002) using the same camera.
- When Blair Underwood's character raps to Julia Roberts' character in the limousine, one of the lines contains the words: "to kiss the beauty under the pelican moon." This is a reference to two films starring Roberts – the melodrama "Pretty Woman" (Gary Marshall, 1990) and the legal thriller "The Pelican Brief" (Alan J. Pakula, 1993).
- David Duchovny later revealed that during the massage scene, the director demanded he have an erection; however, since the actor was unable to produce one 'on command,' a prosthetic was used instead.
- Filming took 18 days. Steven Soderbergh shot primarily on portable digital cameras—a highly unusual move for the time, given the involvement of renowned actors. The director worked in the style of 'Dogme 95,' an avant-garde cinematic movement founded by Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg.
- Steven Soderbergh shot most of the film using a Canon XL-1s camera, which records onto MiniDV cassettes. The scene in which Blair Underwood's character interviews Julia Roberts' character was shot on film. Danny Boyle would later use the same camera to film the post-apocalyptic movie '28 Days Later' (2002).
- When Blair Underwood's character raps to Julia Roberts' character in the limousine, one of the lines mentions 'kissing a Pretty Woman under a Pelican moon.' This is a reference to two films starring Roberts: the romantic comedy 'Pretty Woman' (Garry Marshall, 1990) and the legal thriller 'The Pelican Brief' (Alan J. Pakula, 1993).
- When sending the script to renowned actors, director Steven Soderbergh attached a sheet outlining the conditions of their employment. Citing the film's modest budget ($2 million), he warned that actors would have to arrange their own transportation to and from the set rather than using provided limousines; they would also have to handle their own costumes and makeup; the filmmakers would not be responsible for the taste of the catering on set; individual trailers would not be provided; improvisation on set was encouraged; an interview regarding their character and others would be conducted, and portions of this interview might be included in the film.
- Steven Soderbergh could not find anyone for the role of the director, so he appeared on screen himself (his face is hidden by a black square).
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