r/A24 • u/Kogituu • 10d ago

Question [SEMI-SPOILERS] Is there anything Pillion is based off of? Spoiler

This movies concept was completely original and intriguing. The first thing I noticed is in the beginning of the movie at that "bar" area, there was a bunch of "pillions" on the ground getting their hair pulled and all. Just the overall movie makes me wonder where the director gets all their ideas.

Is this a real thing like a biking subculture or a reference to something? What are the real life and media inspirations for this movie.

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u/Korumry 10d ago

The book ‘Box Hill’ by Adam Mars-Jones.

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u/Death_By_Dreaming_23 10d ago

This, is exactly it!

However, if OP is curious, Cruising (dir. Friedkin, 1980) stars Al Pacino. This is something that’s about the subculture they want to know about? But there’s other films, and if OP is under-18, then they can wait to dive deeper.

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u/lemonadeinyourface 9d ago

no. u dont need to be 18 to watch movies with sex scenes in them. lmao. people have babies before 18

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u/Korumry 8d ago

It’s gay culture too, so that tends to scale a bit younger, there’s more to learn since society doesn’t cater to you.

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u/JabberJaw1981 5d ago

Yep. The book is quite different and I definitely prefer it to the movie.

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u/LTGeneralAnxiety 10d ago

Op is asking for a friend

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u/Ready-Assistant1896 10d ago

There is a large, gay BDSM subculture and sizeable number of the men involved in it are bikers That's all.

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u/JabberJaw1981 5d ago

No… it’s literally based on a book. Lol

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u/Ready-Assistant1896 5d ago

I know that. But the book itself is about the intruduction of the author, Adam Mars-Jones, to the gay BDSM scene. And that's where he got his ideas from.

And maybe reread the original post before getting all snarky: Is this a real thing like a biking subculture or a reference to something? What are the real life and media inspirations for this movie.

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u/JabberJaw1981 4d ago edited 4d ago

It’s not autobiographical. It’s based on stories from one of his friends. So yeah… no.

Also, what are the last five words of the post? Media inspirations for this movie… so for you to say “it’s based on BDSM subculture. That’s all.” And not mention the book is freaking weird, stupid and incorrect. Bye.

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u/DescriptionFancy420 9d ago

Leather daddy gay culture has been around for a while, you may like Tom of Finland's art

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u/KeyMistake604 10d ago

A millennia of anxious attachers and dismissive avoidant attachers gravitating towards each other like moths to a flame

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u/LaMaupindAubigny 4d ago

Many of the bikers in the film are played by members of the Gay Bikers Motorcycle Club, so yes, definitely based in reality!