Almereyda's remark about the existence of a Hamlet porno made me want to track down some evidence of it. Turns out there's not just one, but at least two Hamlet skin flicks as well as a whole slew of Shakespearian themed porn videos. Which makes sense, I guess, given the penchant for puns in porn titles. Who could resist Romeo In Juliet? The Taming of the Screw? Much Ado About Nuttin'?
Here's a humorous run-down of some of the titles in this sub-genre, including a synopsis of X Hamlet: "Something is pervy in the state of Denmark..."
A slightly more academic appraisal of the Bardcore genre can be found here.
this is so funny to me. i guess you can really make everything about sex.
ReplyDeleteI guess one shouldn't be surprised since its commonplace for pornos to riff off of recent films, why not the classics?
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