According to a recent testimonial, Fox Searchlight is handing out anal beads to promote "Choke," the latest Chuck Palahniuk novel to be turned into a movie and starring Sam Rockwell and Anjelica Houston. Slated for a September release, the book turned movie is about a crazy-mothered con man who fakes choking so people will save him and attends sex addict meetings to get laid.
(I read the book several years ago. Meh. It was classic Palahniuk. Fast food literature for armchair thrill-seekers.)
Apparently, at a Palahniuk reading for his new pornlit novel Snuff in DC, said anal beads were handed out to attendees and were reportedly attached to a book mark and were supposedly to promote "Choke."
I like to think of myself as forward-thinking, but, frankly, it had never occurred to me to promote a movie by having potential audience members stick something related to the movie up their butts. I bow to your sexual forethought, Fox.
(Also? The anal beads were blue. In case you were wondering. How long before they're selling on eBay? I don't know. I'm thinking... soon.)
"It should probably be noted they were a promotional item for the upcoming film release of Choke, attached to a bookmark with fine print that reads 'For your book, not your bum, and not for small children.' But whatever, they are still blue, plastic anal beads."
No. These are Fox Searchlight anal beads.
In a new interview with the Daily Texan, Palahniuk thanked Fox for the anal beads: "And then also 20th Century Fox is gearing up to publicize 'Choke,' so they have all these Chinese factory anal beads."
And all "Sex and the City" handed out was some lousy booze in a shoe box.
It's been too many years since I read the book to remember the I'm sure pivotal role the anal beads play, but there's some discussion of it here. Also? If you're like, what are anal beads? Go here. You're welcome.
Anyway, the reading wasn't all about the anal beads. There were inflatable sex dolls, too.
Watch the "Choke" trailer. There's no anal beads in it. At least, you know, none that I could see.
