Salvador (1986) is a powerful and thought-provoking film that explores the complex and often difficult issues of the Salvadoran Civil War. The film follows the story of Salvadoran journalist Richard Boyle (James Woods) as he travels to El Salvador to document the conflict. Along the way, Boyle experiences a variety of sexual moments that add to the film's overall impact.
One of the most memorable sexual moments in the film occurs when Boyle meets a young woman named Maria (Cecilia Roth). Maria is a prostitute who Boyle meets in a bar. The two share a passionate kiss and Boyle is clearly aroused by the encounter. This scene serves to illustrate the desperation of the situation in El Salvador and the lengths to which people will go to survive.
Another sexual moment in the film occurs when Boyle meets a young woman named Inez (Cynthia Gibb). Inez is a nurse who works in a hospital in El Salvador. Boyle and Inez share a brief but intense sexual encounter that serves to illustrate the intensity of the situation in El Salvador.
The sexual moments in Salvador (1986) are used to illustrate the desperation and intensity of the situation in El Salvador. These moments serve to add to the overall impact of the film and to provide a deeper understanding of the conflict.
Belushi bares his rear to get a shot.
We see Claudia's underwear through a nearly transparent nightgown in the introductory scene of the film.
Some sexual slurs are made throughout the film (see "Profanity") including but not limited to "whore", "cunt", "slut" and similar expletives. At one point, when describing yuppie housewives, a character notes that they have "pussy exercises" that they do.
A main character describes how his "asshole hurts" and his "dick burns"; it's implied that he's been sleeping with multiple prostitutes as the cheap sex is predominantly why he decided to stay in a volatile country.
It is hinted at that Boyle sleeps around and has left multiple pregnant women behind to raise children out of wedlock; this is confirmed when it is said that he slept with Maria and then left her to a life of poverty in Mexico to raise the baby after she became pregnant.
Boyle is said to be "old enough to be [Maria's] father", establishing that she was an underage girl when Boyle, a grown man, got her pregnant.
A man uses the phrase "the fiesta is just beginning!" to refer to the rape and killing of a group of women.
We momentarily see the protagonist with his arm around his love interest as they lie naked on a cot. Her torso can be briefly seen from the side. Then we briefly catch a glimpse of her rear end as she gets up.
A brief scene of the same couple embracing during sex, although the camera is focused on their faces so no body parts are seen.
A short scene where part of a man's buttocks are exposed as some medication is injected into one of his cheeks.
A couple instances of sexual dialogue in the first half of the movie.
Women are pulled from a van and raped, breast are shown briefly.
Four women are raped (partially implicit) and later killed in short, but rather unsettling scene.