L.I.E.

L.I.E. is an independent film released in 2001 about the relationship between a teenaged boy and a pedophile known as "Big John". It was directed by Michael Cuesta and starred Paul Franklin Dano as the boy and Brian Cox as the pedophile. Pederasty is merely suggested, not shown, and there is only one sex scene between an adult couple. Still, the extremely controversial portrayal of "Big John" as human and sympathetic earned the film the NC-17 rating, usually considered the "kiss of death" for a movie.

Trivia

Portions of this movie were filmed at Harborfields High School, located in Greenlawn, New York, not far from the Long Island Expressway. (However, the film does not actually state that the characters attend this school.)

Related Topics:
Harborfields High School - Greenlawn, New York - Long Island Expressway

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Partway through the film, Paul Dano's character recites an excerpt of Walt Whitman's Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking. Whitman is believed by most scholars to have been a closeted homosexual.

Related Topics:
Walt Whitman - Homosexual

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The NC-17 rating the film originally recieved from the MPAA was surrendered in favor of an "Open" or NR(Not Rated) certification. Both a tamer Rated R version and the original uncut film are available on DVD.

Related Topics:
NC-17 - MPAA - Not Rated - Rated R - DVD

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