This Girl's Life
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This Girl's Life is a 2003
film written and directed by Ash
. The story revolves around the life of Moon, a porn star
(played by Juliette Marquis
). The movie also stars James Woods
, Michael Rapaport
, Rosario Dawson
and Kip Pardue
.
) is a down-to-earth young woman who happens to be one of the most popular adult film stars. She finds no fault in using her sexuality as a means of profit. While she is in the process of renewing her contract, her personal life remains a delicate issue as her father (James Woods
) suffers from Parkinson's disease
and a blind date (Kip Pardue
) remains hesitant to get close to Moon after learning of her profession. Moon's friend Jessie hires her to fidelity test her boyfriend, Moon agrees and decides to offer the same to other women. One of the women hires her to test her husband and Moon goes in to pretend to buy a car from the husband, a man named Terry (Michael Rapaport
), and offers sex for a deal on the car. When he agrees to it, they start fooling around and she excuses herself to the bathroom, and sneaks out. He follows her out and she inadvertently reveals that she was hired to test him by his wife. He gets angry, begging her not to tell his wife, saying he'll pay more and starts attacking her car, threatening her. The film cuts to scenes of a younger Moon starting out in the business. Moon starts to re-evaluate her life with the idea of starting over afresh and tells Aronson, who was interviewing two new potential porn stars, that she's an adult now and has to make better choices with herself and life. During this whole time, Moon has been having difficulty with her father who starts leaving the house and being brought back by the police and it appears that she is being watched from afar. After Moon leaves Aronson's place she is approached by Terry who is obviously angry that Moon told his wife about his infidelity. He attacks and threatens her with a knife saying she owes him, that she ruined his life and she needs to make it up to him. Moon tells him she quit the business. He throws her to the ground and forces himself on her. When she fights him, Terry tells her he followed her and he knows all about her. He threatens her father's safety, telling her to stop fighting him. He rapes her and as he's kissing her, Moon headbutts him, breaking his nose and throws him off of her. She runs out and as the film ends she goes over to see Kip.
2003 in film
The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Pokémon Heroes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,...
film written and directed by Ash
Ash (director)
Ashley Baron-Cohen is an independent English film-maker also known as simply Ash. He has a bachelor's degree in experimental psychology from Sussex University, and trained as a filmmaker at the Pasadena Art Center...
. The story revolves around the life of Moon, a porn star
Pornographic actor
A pornographic actor/actress or a porn star is a person who appears in pornographic film. Most actors appear nude in films...
(played by Juliette Marquis
Juliette Marquis
Juliette Marquis is a Ukrainian born actress, model, and former ballerina.-Personal Background:...
). The movie also stars James Woods
James Woods
James Howard Woods is an American film, stage and television actor. Woods is known for starring in critically acclaimed films such as Once Upon a Time in America, Salvador, Nixon, Ghosts of Mississippi, Casino, and in the television legal drama Shark. He has won three Emmy Awards, and has gained...
, Michael Rapaport
Michael Rapaport
Michael David Rapaport is an American, actor, director and a comedian. He has acted in more than forty films since the early 1990s...
, Rosario Dawson
Rosario Dawson
Rosario Isabel Dawson is an American actress, singer, and writer. She has appeared in films such as Kids, Men in Black II, 25th Hour, Sin City, Clerks II, Rent, Death Proof, The Rundown, Eagle Eye, Alexander, Seven Pounds, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief and Unstoppable.-Early...
and Kip Pardue
Kip Pardue
Kevin Ian "Kip" Pardue is an American actor and model, best known for his roles in the films Remember the Titans, Driven, The Rules of Attraction, and Thirteen....
.
Plot
Moon (Juliette MarquisJuliette Marquis
Juliette Marquis is a Ukrainian born actress, model, and former ballerina.-Personal Background:...
) is a down-to-earth young woman who happens to be one of the most popular adult film stars. She finds no fault in using her sexuality as a means of profit. While she is in the process of renewing her contract, her personal life remains a delicate issue as her father (James Woods
James Woods
James Howard Woods is an American film, stage and television actor. Woods is known for starring in critically acclaimed films such as Once Upon a Time in America, Salvador, Nixon, Ghosts of Mississippi, Casino, and in the television legal drama Shark. He has won three Emmy Awards, and has gained...
) suffers from Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system...
and a blind date (Kip Pardue
Kip Pardue
Kevin Ian "Kip" Pardue is an American actor and model, best known for his roles in the films Remember the Titans, Driven, The Rules of Attraction, and Thirteen....
) remains hesitant to get close to Moon after learning of her profession. Moon's friend Jessie hires her to fidelity test her boyfriend, Moon agrees and decides to offer the same to other women. One of the women hires her to test her husband and Moon goes in to pretend to buy a car from the husband, a man named Terry (Michael Rapaport
Michael Rapaport
Michael David Rapaport is an American, actor, director and a comedian. He has acted in more than forty films since the early 1990s...
), and offers sex for a deal on the car. When he agrees to it, they start fooling around and she excuses herself to the bathroom, and sneaks out. He follows her out and she inadvertently reveals that she was hired to test him by his wife. He gets angry, begging her not to tell his wife, saying he'll pay more and starts attacking her car, threatening her. The film cuts to scenes of a younger Moon starting out in the business. Moon starts to re-evaluate her life with the idea of starting over afresh and tells Aronson, who was interviewing two new potential porn stars, that she's an adult now and has to make better choices with herself and life. During this whole time, Moon has been having difficulty with her father who starts leaving the house and being brought back by the police and it appears that she is being watched from afar. After Moon leaves Aronson's place she is approached by Terry who is obviously angry that Moon told his wife about his infidelity. He attacks and threatens her with a knife saying she owes him, that she ruined his life and she needs to make it up to him. Moon tells him she quit the business. He throws her to the ground and forces himself on her. When she fights him, Terry tells her he followed her and he knows all about her. He threatens her father's safety, telling her to stop fighting him. He rapes her and as he's kissing her, Moon headbutts him, breaking his nose and throws him off of her. She runs out and as the film ends she goes over to see Kip.
Cast
- Juliette MarquisJuliette MarquisJuliette Marquis is a Ukrainian born actress, model, and former ballerina.-Personal Background:...
- Moon - James WoodsJames WoodsJames Howard Woods is an American film, stage and television actor. Woods is known for starring in critically acclaimed films such as Once Upon a Time in America, Salvador, Nixon, Ghosts of Mississippi, Casino, and in the television legal drama Shark. He has won three Emmy Awards, and has gained...
- Pops - Kip PardueKip PardueKevin Ian "Kip" Pardue is an American actor and model, best known for his roles in the films Remember the Titans, Driven, The Rules of Attraction, and Thirteen....
- Kip - Tomas AranaTomas Arana-Life and career:Arana was born in Auburn, California. He grew up in San Francisco and studied classical theatre at the prestigious American Conservatory Theater and at the City College of San Francisco. Afterwards he relocated to New York and acted in off-Broadway productions...
- Aronson - Michael RapaportMichael RapaportMichael David Rapaport is an American, actor, director and a comedian. He has acted in more than forty films since the early 1990s...
- Terry - Rosario DawsonRosario DawsonRosario Isabel Dawson is an American actress, singer, and writer. She has appeared in films such as Kids, Men in Black II, 25th Hour, Sin City, Clerks II, Rent, Death Proof, The Rundown, Eagle Eye, Alexander, Seven Pounds, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief and Unstoppable.-Early...
- Martine - Isaiah WashingtonIsaiah WashingtonIsaiah Washington IV is an American actor. A veteran of several Spike Lee films, Washington is best known for his role as Dr. Preston Burke on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy from 2005 to 2007.-Personal life:...
- Shane - Ioan GruffuddIoan GruffuddIoan Gruffudd is a Welsh actor.Trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he started off in Welsh language film productions, then came to international attention as Fifth Officer Harold Lowe in the film Titanic , and as Lt. John Beales in Black Hawk Down...
- Daniel - Cheyenne SilverCheyenne SilverCara Fawn , also known by the stage names of Cheyenne Silver, is a former American pornographic actress. Born in San Clemente, California, she is of Native American , Franco-Irish heritage....
- Cheyenne - Kam HeskinKam HeskinKam Heskin is an American actress best known for her roles as the second Caitlin Richards Deschanel on NBC's soap opera Sunset Beach and as her role as Paige Morgan in the The Prince and Me sequels.-Private life:Heskin was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota...
- Jessie - Sung-Hi LeeSung-Hi LeeSung Hi Lee is a Korean American model and actress, who appears mostly in soft-core nude photoshoots. She has been featured in Playboy magazine as well as in numerous other magazines and some commercial advertising...
- Kobi - Sherrie RoseSherrie RoseSherrie Rose is an American actress, producer, director, and screenwriter.Sherrie Rose appeared in Killer Crocodile and on Married... with Children as Mandi in the episode Do Ya Think I'm Sexy , along with 60 other TV and film appearances....
- Nurse