[Joeaksa]

The day is not lost! I learned something....

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A fluffer is a hired member of the crew of a pornographic movie whose role on the set is to sexually arouse the male participants prior to the filming of scenes requiring erections. Many adult film stars today maintain that fluffers are a thing of the past, needed in the '70s and '80s when the crew, shooting on celluloid, needed much more time to prepare a shot. Erectile dysfunction drugs such as Viagra have also taken part in replacing fluffers. Brittany Andrews states on her website that fluffers are now utilized only in "gang bang" scenarios. David Gordon of Camp Appleton uses 'fluffers' in every movie he directs - he reportedly once had 14 fluffers in the Green Room of his 1987 movie titled 'Where's My Fluffer?'. A "fluffer" in photo and film, also had the duty of keeping the adult film stars "cleaned up", in between takes or during photo shoot set-ups, so the actors/posers, do not have to move from their positions. The duties are considered part of the makeup department. After getting the desired angle, the director has the actors hold position, and calls for the fluffer to "fluff" the actors for the shot.