Most scripts today have too much sex and/or badly written sex in them.
The result is gratuitous sex scenes that feel hollow...
...or (even worse) bore the reader.
Why is this so?
Many scripts fail to heed the rule:
"...[I]t can't be just about sex. If there's more sex going on, something else must be going on as well. So use the act to illustrate the action." (p. 188)
So before writing a sex scene, I recommend:
1. Closely reading Billy Mernit's chapter "Being Sexy."
The rules for a rom-com couples apply to all couples.
2. Reading (and re-reading) Klute, one of the sexiest thrillers I've read.
This script has less nudity than today's scripts, but it's sexier.
Klute is a detective who is trying to find his missing friend.
Bree is a jaded prostitute who last saw the friend. She uses sex as a defense [the 'something else going on.']
When Bree finally beds Klute, it's a haunting, soulless act.
The sexual dynamic has a purpose:
- Klute reveals a tender side to Bree.
- Bree reveals an emptiness to Klute.
- It also sets their relationship up for the rest of the film.
WHAT I'VE LEARNED: For couples to work, it's can't be just about sex.
Klute (1971)
by Andy Lewis and David E. Lewis
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