At Any Price (2012)
At Any Price (2012) is a drama film directed by Ramin Bahrani and starring Dennis Quaid and Zac Efron. The film follows the story of a farming family in Iowa struggling to keep their business afloat. While the film is mainly focused on the family’s struggles, there are several sexual moments throughout the film.
The first sexual moment in the film occurs when Henry Whipple (Dennis Quaid) and his son Dean (Zac Efron) are in a hotel room. Henry is trying to convince Dean to stay in the family business and Dean is reluctant. Henry then begins to talk about his own sexual experiences and how he has been with many women. This scene is important because it shows the tension between father and son and how Henry is trying to use his own experiences to convince Dean to stay.
The second sexual moment in the film occurs when Dean meets a young woman named Cadence (Maika Monroe). Dean and Cadence have an instant connection and they eventually end up in bed together. This scene is important because it shows the power of attraction and how Dean is able to find someone who he can connect with.
The third sexual moment in the film occurs when Henry and his wife Meredith (Kim Dickens) are in bed together. Henry and Meredith have been married for a long time and their relationship is strained. However, in this scene, they are able to reconnect and share a passionate moment. This scene is important because it shows the power of love and how even after years of being together, Henry and Meredith are still able to find each other.
At Any Price (2012) is a powerful film that explores the struggles of a farming family in Iowa. While the film is mainly focused on the family’s struggles, there are several sexual moments throughout the film that add depth and complexity to the story. These moments are important because they show the power of attraction, love, and how even after years of being together, Henry and Meredith are still able to find each other.
No male nudity whatsoever.
A woman (Meredith) goes to the garage where a young man (Dean) works on his car, they walk into a grain silo next door and have sex: he backs her face and chest into a silo wall, reaches under her short denim skirt and removes her panties, he pushes his body against hers in a close-up and a longer shot, and she walks away, falls down, giggles and we see her panties back on when she spreads her legs.
We hear grunts and groans outside a farm supply building and the camera cuts to an inside office window where we see a couple from the waist-up; he wears a short-sleeved shirt and she wears a bra (with her back to the camera) as he thrusts and groans loudly; he stops and zips his pants (we see no nudity) as she replaces her blouse.
A woman looks at a pornographic magazine photo of a woman nude for the waist-up and we see bare breasts.
A woman (Cadence) sits astride a man (Dean) in the driver's seat of a racecar and they kiss several times; she removes her blouse to reveal a bra.
A man meets a woman outside a farm supply building and invites her to join him inside (sex is implied) but she declines.
One man tells another man to keep his savings account for beer and abortions.
A man tells his wife that their adult son writes about climbing a South American mountain, but is really getting STDs from Argentinean girls.
A younger woman asks an older man if he'd ever cheat on his wife and he says he would not; he says men sometimes become distracted and she says, "By big breasts," to which he replies, "By big personalities."