Kubrick, let us not forget, had Vladimir Nabokov onboard for the script, and so you immediately have a kind of ultra team on the project, from the start.
I'm surprised more people here either didn't pick up on that or don't care to respond.
She slept with the producer then threatened to tell his wife unless they did.
Enrique's unconvinced that Ángel would be a good fit for the role and relents only when Ángel agrees to sleep with him.
The scene is , and it's never revealed whether Yuri actually did it or not.
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Monk finds himself taking Hal's place when reenacting the scene.
Clooney could do it, too-- it requires a little bulk, a little connivance, and a lot of 'winning smile' work to get over on everyone else.