The Masturbation Scene
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PrometheusTree64 — 12 years ago(January 03, 2014 07:53 AM)
It's why the movie version of Billy declined the shower homosex opportunity: he was waiting for those glass partition boobs!
BTW: Both scenes made me laugh out loud in the theatre when I first saw the movie when I was very young. And now, very old, they still do. And in exactly the same way for exactly the same reasons.
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activista — 11 years ago(August 06, 2014 01:12 AM)
I always though that scene was just some sexist bull**** when I first saw the film on cable back in the '80'sI thought the filmmakers just wanted to use any excuse to show some naked breasts, that's all. Really unnecessary,and overwrought to begin with.
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khamier — 11 years ago(March 15, 2015 08:55 PM)
For 30 years I remember this scene, but never did I find it gratuitous, it is very tragic the shape he is in at this point. The crying and masturbation show how far he has fallen. This scene was very moving and tragic.
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nsavage3-1 — 10 years ago(February 05, 2016 05:29 AM)
I agree khamier- This was an incredibly powerful scene. I saw it back in the movie theater (second-run) around 1980. Aside from a few odd chuckles in the crowd, the auditorium was silent. The scene caught me off guard, and I sat there with my jaw on the ground. It really showed the mental damage Billy had endured, and the viewer is left wondering if he will ever be able to fully recover and return to a normal life.
Powerful scene.