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Line 1: {{~~trope~~work}} [[File:shortbus_6501.jpg\|frame]] Line 6: [[Big Applesauce\|Set in New York City]], the movie [[Two Lines, No Waiting\|follows two occasionally intersecting narratives]]. The first revolves around Sofia, a sex therapist who has never achieved orgasm in her life, and the strain it puts on her relationship. After attending the [[Coolest Club Ever\|Studio 54-esque club Shortbus]], Sofia befriends professional dominatrix Severin, who tries to help her finally find orgasm. The second revolves around James, an amateur filmmaker and former [[Hooker ~~With~~with a Heart of Gold\|hustler]] who is [[Loners Are Freaks\|morose and introverted]]. He and his boyfriend, Jamie, begin an open relationship with a third man, while a fourth, named Caleb, [[Stalker ~~With~~with a Crush\|stalks James from his apartment one block over]]. The film James has been working on [[Goodbye, Cruel World\|turns out to have an unpleasant surprise]]... While ''Shortbus'' has largely been overshadowed by ''[[Hedwig and The Angry Inch~~\|Hedwig~~]]'', it remains a quirky and off-beat flick with its own merits. If nothing else, [[~~Its~~It's Not Porn, ~~Its~~It's Art\|it has lots and lots of sex in it]]. ---- {{tropelist}} ~~=== This work contains the following examples: ===~~ * [[A Date With Rosie Palms]]▼ * [[Big Blackout]] * [[Bigger Is Better in Bed]]: Not actually discussed, but there can't be a single penis seen in the film less than seven inches long. (6 1/2 minimum). * [[Brains and Bondage]]: Severin. * [[Cameo]]: Many, mostly of New York artists, musicians, and writers, and John Cameron Mitchell himself. ▲* [[A Date ~~With~~with Rosie Palms]] * [[Embarrassing First Name]]: Severin's real name is {{spoiler\|[[Friends\|Jennifer Aniston]]}}. * [[Epiphany Therapy]] * [[Everyone Is Bi]]: Except for the characters who are gay. * {{spoiler\|[[Interrupted Suicide]]}}▼ * [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: CBC Radio listeners will recognize ''journalist'' Sook-Yin Lee as Sofia. Definitely Not the Opera, indeed. Started a minor media storm in Canada when the CBC tried (and failed) to fire her for filming the non-simulated sex scenes in the film. ▲* {{spoiler\|[[Interrupted Suicide]]}} * [[Love Dodecahedron]] * [[Meaningful Name]]: Severin, taken from the ~~protagist~~protagonist of ''[[Venus in Furs]]''. Also a subversion, as Severin is the submissive part in ''[[Venus in Furs]]''. * [[My Girl Is a Slut]] * [[Naked Onon Arrival]]: The opening scene are different sex scenes ~~intercut~~inter-cut with each other, including James attempting autofellatio. * [[Nobody Over 50 Is Gay]]: Averted with Tobias, who [[No Celebrities Were Harmed\|most certainly does not resemble Ed Koch]]. * {{spoiler\|[[Rescue Romance]]}} * [[Shout-Out]]: A vibrating egg has the phrase ''[[In the Realm of ~~The~~the Senses]]'' written on it. And yes, it is inserted into one of the main characters' vagina. * {{spoiler\|[[Stalking Is Love]]}} * [[Transvestite]]: Justin Bond.▼ * [[Turn of the Millennium]]: Referencing many current events and trends of the early 00s, including [[The War Onon Terror]], 9/11, and the New York City blackout. * [[The Twink]]: Ceth, to some extent. ▲* [[Transvestite]]: Justin Bond. {{reflist}} [[Category:Films of the 2000s]] [[Category:Shortbus]] [[Category:Queer Media]] [[Category:Film]]