Yes and no. Yes, there were two (2) versions of the film but neither one of them played at the same time in the same film festivals. The shorter version has been seen by more people.
The original version of "Stocking Stuffers" was 8:00 minutes long and consisted of two distinct segments. The first segment (subtitled "Consuming The Commodities Of The Heart") was a playful seductive scene between The Woman (Christy Scott Cashman) and The Man (Eric Scheiner). The second segment (subtitled "The Heartfelt Commodification Of Consumption") were three (3) interlocking pantyhose commercial spoofs which featured the same performers (Scott Cashman and Scheiner) who played The Woman and The Man.
"Stocking Stuffers" attempted to provide a humorous commentary on how the relationship people have with each other can be mediated - for good or ill - by the "tools" they use to snare each other. The "tool" utilized in "Stocking Stuffers" was a pair (or pairs) of pantyhose.
The original version of the film made its world premiere in the fall of 2001. Targeted test audiences (mostly college-educated young people of both sexes) indicated that most viewers failed to make the conceptual connection linking both segments, they tended to be cool towards the first segment yet were enthusiastic about the second segment, and almost all viewers cited as "outrageous" the final pantyhose commercial spoof which usually elicited the biggest laughs (as well as becoming the most iconic moment of the film in the opinion of most viewers).
Film festival interest in "Stocking Stuffers" was weak - only a few of them accepted the film short in its original incarnation. The filmmakers decided to re-cut "Stocking Stuffers" by showcasing only the second segment containing the pantyhose commercial satires. The shorter version of the film (4:00) subsequently garnered more interest from almost two (2) dozen programmers who accepted "Stocking Stuffers" in their respective film festivals.
The original version of "Stocking Stuffers" was 8:00 minutes long and consisted of two distinct segments. The first segment (subtitled "Consuming The Commodities Of The Heart") was a playful seductive scene between The Woman (Christy Scott Cashman) and The Man (Eric Scheiner). The second segment (subtitled "The Heartfelt Commodification Of Consumption") were three (3) interlocking pantyhose commercial spoofs which featured the same performers (Scott Cashman and Scheiner) who played The Woman and The Man.
"Stocking Stuffers" attempted to provide a humorous commentary on how the relationship people have with each other can be mediated - for good or ill - by the "tools" they use to snare each other. The "tool" utilized in "Stocking Stuffers" was a pair (or pairs) of pantyhose.
The original version of the film made its world premiere in the fall of 2001. Targeted test audiences (mostly college-educated young people of both sexes) indicated that most viewers failed to make the conceptual connection linking both segments, they tended to be cool towards the first segment yet were enthusiastic about the second segment, and almost all viewers cited as "outrageous" the final pantyhose commercial spoof which usually elicited the biggest laughs (as well as becoming the most iconic moment of the film in the opinion of most viewers).
Film festival interest in "Stocking Stuffers" was weak - only a few of them accepted the film short in its original incarnation. The filmmakers decided to re-cut "Stocking Stuffers" by showcasing only the second segment containing the pantyhose commercial satires. The shorter version of the film (4:00) subsequently garnered more interest from almost two (2) dozen programmers who accepted "Stocking Stuffers" in their respective film festivals.
Yes and No. There were no body doubles used for the pantyhose sex scene. Christy Scott Cashman (The Woman) is wearing only her pantyhose as she lies on top of Eric Scheiner (The Man). Although Scheiner himself was nude, a small pillow was placed between him and his co-star so that both actors would be comfortable doing the scene. Other than the time taken to set up different camera angles, the scene itself took little time to shoot.
It's fake. The phony brand name was created in order to avoid legal problems with actual brands of pantyhose.
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