By Fred Topel | Image property of Paramount Pictures.
The Heartbreak Kid
When The Heartbreak Kid takes his new wife (Malin Akerman) on their honeymoon, he starts to realize that she might be more than he bargained for. Their sex scenes involve acrobatic positions that leave both parties drenched with sweat, and Ben Stiller's character shivering in the corner.
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"They were quite acrobatic," said Akerman. "Peter [Farrelly] actually performed them for me before because I did not understand what he was saying. He’s like, ‘So Malin I want you to get on the bed and upside down with your head hanging down and your feet.’ So he got on the bed and showed me. It was really sexy when [he] did it. They were definitely some crazy positions that I’ve never tried myself and I don’t think I would."
No matter what position the Farrellys threw at her, it never made Akerman uncomfortable. "No, it was too funny. We’d call cut and we’d all start cracking up. It was too funny. It’s like you’re in a really funny scene and you just happen to be having sex in it. So that wasn’t the initial thought. But of course it is awkward there with Ben and you’re like, ‘So how’s your wife?’"
She was so caught up in the scene that she didn't even notice how exerted she looked on film. "Was I sweating? I don’t know. I didn’t even see the sweat. Wow. What cut did you watch? I don’t know. I guess I was. It was hot on set. It was a workout, definitely."
Having appeared nude before on Entourage and The Comeback, Akerman is no stranger to the demands of filmed sex scenes. "It’s never completely comfortable. I’m definitely not prudish when it comes to those things. If the scene requires it and it’s for a reason and it’s not gratuitous, then yeah. It’s got to be real. In Europe and Sweden we see boobs on TV and it’s not a big deal. Everyone has them, everyone has seen them. They’re they are. Not completely comfortable. It’s not the first thing you want to do. I’m not like, ‘hey let me take my top off.’ If the scene requires it then of course."
The Heartbreak Kid opens to theatres on October 5th.
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