I remember when I first caught the trailer for the Ryan Gosling film ‘Lars and the Real Girl’, I thought the subject matter could be a little too quirky to take seriously. The film, produced by Channel Five in the UK, tells the story of a lonely man who tries to pass of a ‘Real Doll’ as his girlfriend. Ridiculous! Well, thanks to Sean (someone who’s constantly searching the net for stories of synthetic love) ‘Guys and Dolls’ is a documentary that makes ‘Lars and the Real Girl’ look like ‘When Harry Met Sally’. Now I haven’t had a chance to watch this thing yet (i’m guessing it’s NSFW) but I had heard of this some time ago. Here’s a synopsis (from The DigiGuide, via The Current Outlook):
Documentary about the men who use sophisticated life-size dolls for sexual satisfaction and more - such as dates, affection and lifelong companionship. Featuring a young American man who gives his doll daily massages in the home he shares with his disapproving Mum and Dad; a British man who takes his doll out on day trips to the coast where she watches him hang- glide; and two Americans who live with multiple dolls, one of whom shares his eight synthetic lovers with his human girlfriend.
Sounds like some good clean fun! Seriously, this is pretty strange and makes me feel much better about the Star Trek 2: Wrath of Khan 25th Anniversary U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 16-inch Starship I just bought. You can check out the entire film below thanks to Google Video. I know i’m going to as soon as I get home and finish assembling my starship and placing it in my display case.
November 9th, 2007 at 9:55 am
Are Real Doll creating the option for people to become happy without human interaction or are they trying to provide SOMETHING for those who are unhappy already?
November 9th, 2007 at 11:19 am
It looks like a little bit of both.
November 10th, 2007 at 12:59 am
There was another take on this at Hot Docs a few years ago, a Canadian documentary film called A Perfect Fake. Here’s my review: http://www.torontoscreenshots.com/2005/04/28/a-perfectfake/
November 10th, 2007 at 3:08 am
Thanks James!
November 10th, 2007 at 3:53 pm
Thanks, Jay!
This is what I love about docs - getting to see a side of society I wouldn’t normally get to see.
November 13th, 2007 at 7:23 pm
I watched this the other night. Wow, it’s quite a topic. I appreciated how well they selected their subjects. You had the whole range of personality types — the guys who stereotypically seem to be losers and can’t find women to love them; the guys that appear to have it together but sadly never find someone, and as a result seem to be bitter; the guys who only want the hassle-free sex; and the guy who appears to have a genuine loving relationship with a doll.
Just fascinating. The only thing I missed seeing was input from professionals, like psychiatrists, doctors, etc.
November 20th, 2007 at 9:01 pm
Yea! I agree.
I’m sure there’s some ‘kick in the balls’ therapy that would help them out. Like, the dude that hanglides should be able to find a woman. It’s not a prob with women, but with him.
In any case, I can’t wait till my real doll arrives in the mail.
January 24th, 2008 at 4:07 am
wow…real doll owners seem like a bunch a dicks!
April 17th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
Wow. I find these men kind of sad, especially the one who said his doll was going to miss him while she was away being repaired. Does he not realize that it is a doll and has no feelings? Seems kind of costly just for masturbation. Again..wow!
May 14th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
[…] OK, I have a link to a mini article, and the movie is at the bottom. It’s 46 minutes long, to watch at home with popcorn, only. ‘Guys and Dolls’ Documentary Looks at Real Dolls and Those Who Love Them - The Documenta… […]
June 11th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
images of loving - a dollfucker’s delight
(not as bad as it sounds)
its hilarious
http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2826114
August 5th, 2008 at 10:28 pm
Follow-up to first “dollfucker” thread on Something Awful…
http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2869279
August 10th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
[…] We’re all a little disturbed about this story regarding ‘Real Dolls’. […]
October 23rd, 2008 at 9:35 am
I’m not hating. As long as they happy. I want one too. The reason why i’m saying because realdoll.com soon going to be making one for women too. They display one of them so far but pretty soon they going to be making variety of real male doll. I’m a female right now i’m giving up dating guys. All they they do is hurt you, lie on you, cheat on you, take your money and all that stuff. With a doll they won’t. I saw a real female doll, no homo but shyt they looked good. Only wish they make a male real doll and looked just as good. Shyt i’m with it. Right now i’m purchasing a dildo for now and whenever i get myself situation and financially together, o hell yeah. I’m buying me a man hell yes. I’m looking forward for that.
October 23rd, 2008 at 9:42 am
i’m wit you too T. i’m just gotton through reading blogs about that superhead mess talking about having celebrities child. You see, they need to make one for women for sho!!!!!!!!! Now these motherfucker groupie as bitches leave these motherfucker celebrities alone you know!!!! It’s good they made a real doll for men. It’s a excellent idea. Right now, it’s too many weirdos, rapists, sex offenders, they diffinitely need one. Especially they can’t find a woman so they go to a park and grab somebodies child, son, daughter, niece, or nephew. It’s about damn time. I’m with T. too I’m hating. Yeah it’s cost money put it’s worth it. That’s the only way it’s going to keep the crime rate low. Back to that bitch ass Karrine Steffens, she should be the first customer to get one cuz right now she’s a mess, having babies from messing these damn celebrities. She needs a male Real Doll for real!!!!
November 30th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
2008 November 30
I noticed someone has a used Realdoll for sale on eBay and I was thinking of putting a bid on it. It would make a great novelty item for my shop. Does anyone know what a reasonable price might be for an item like this ? Thank you in advance for your comments - Diane
January 11th, 2009 at 9:19 am
I didn’t think I’d have the patience to watch the entire 45 min. piece, but very interesting. I too have a difficult time staying in a relationship due to the giving of the “give & take” equation to a relationship, but a Reel Doll would be so hard to commit too - to much hiding or lying. As conservative thinking as I am at times, I see the doll as an outlet somewhat like a vibrator for woman.
January 26th, 2009 at 11:10 pm
Howard Stern raved it was “The Best SEX I’ve ever had!” Why wouldn’t you want the best sex of your life with your fantasy girl? While it is true most of the JennoMates sell over 6K. Look at the Realdoll website, but if you want to know where to buy them for $2,700? Call Keith at 512.739.5902
March 12th, 2009 at 2:41 am
I just finished watching this and I truly believe that if these men are considering that these dolls hold the same companionship power as an actual human being, full of warmth and life, they should be mentally examined.
I mean, one would argue that it is perfectly safe for an individual to use the dolls because it’s not hurting anyone and I agree with that. But, they have clearly taken it way beyond past the next level. As adults, they should be aware/admittent to their problems, and if they aren’t, that’s like a crazy person not thinking their crazy.
Please check them in. Soon.
March 23rd, 2009 at 4:42 pm
I agree, bye bye men, lately men have just been jumping into bed with any woman that says yes, acting like they don’t care if they get STDs, it makes me sick, and when I get a guy and I get all turned on and ready I get quickly turned off thinking omg what does he have, and forget the emotional bonding between a man im 26 I stopped trusting men when I was 18, so I would get a real doll, don’t have to clean up after it or feed it, as good as the real thing is woman can live without it, because it does become such a problem.
April 18th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
2009 April 18
I noticed someone has a used Realdoll for sale on eBay and I was thinking of putting a bid on it. It would make a great novelty item for my shop. Does anyone know what a reasonable price might be for an item like this ? The item number was 230 337 684 847. Thank you in advance for your comments - Diane
April 19th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
I believe we are entering into a new era. First real dolls ( the out side coverage) and secondly robots (the inside coverage) to give pleasure and satisfaction to mankind. Evidenty, this is just around the corner, but I think that the real doll could probably have a therapeutic value and not just to be used for sexual realise. As a homosexual I think the real doll can be a very good option to fullfil some areas of fears and sexual abuse, problems of social interaction & loneliness. This is like when you go to a shop and buy a knife really, no body will ask you what will you do with it. I suppose it all depends on each one.
May 26th, 2009 at 2:21 pm
[…] suggest you watch the whole thing too. It’s worth it. Here’s a film synopsis from The Documentary Blog (via The Current Outlook via The DigiGuide): “Documentary about the men who use sophisticated […]