It's been 10 years since Judd Apatow told the world that he loved having dick in his movies. "America fears the penis," Apatow said in an interview, "and that's something I'm going to help them get over."
It's a quote I've been reflecting on this week, as his latest HBO project Crashing features one very nude George Basil on its premiere episode. Judd Apatow has a reliable history of featuring peen on screen, making him a key player in erasing the completely bullshit stereotype that only women should be nude on screen. (Sorry - am I biased?)
So why did Sir Apatow (not really a knight, but, you know) pledge to do with said love of dick?
Im gonna get a penis in every movie I do from now on. When this writers strike ends, that is my dream. It really makes me laugh in this day and age, with how psychotic our world is, that anyone is troubled by seeing any part of the human body; that is amusing to me.
Hey, me too! The Big Moment that spurred Judd's wang-filled film streak was Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, where a visible penis is present during an orgy scene, close to John C. Reilly's face no less:
A dozen people apparently walked out during the test screening, and Apatow thought that was stupid AF. He hasn't put a penis in every movie since 2007, but he hasincludedmale butt in almost every single one and has managed a to slide a dick in (heh) an impressive number of times, considering he's an American director/producer making blockbuster comedies.
Exhibit A:
Forgetting Sarah Marshall gave us an unforgettable look at Jason Segelshaft. He helped Lena Dunham launch Girls, which has a number of nice dicks, too:
It was rumored that his own dick had a cameo in Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, but it was proven to be a stunt dick. (Boooo.)
Much to his dismay, Judd says there's still a line people aren't willing to cross when it comes to looking upon male genitalia on screen: 5 seconds. Anything longer, and people get weird about it. (Because, you know, no one has ever seen a penis before.)
Let's hope the good man keeps trying to normalize full frontal fun from men. If Crashing is any indication, he's not going to stop trying anytime soon.
