Remembering The Crying Game's Jaye Davidson

I was in elementary school when The Crying Game came out, but, for some reason, my parents were always taking me to films that, supposedly, weren't appropriate. We went to the movies every couple of weeks and I got to choose the film sometimes. I also chose Basic Instinct! I guess in those pre-internet days they didn't do any research on the films before we walked into the cinema. Kudos to them for not making us leave after they saw the mature subject matter. I haven't seen The Crying Game since then, but, even, then, I remember being struck by Jaye Davidson and thinking he had a special, unique quality on screen. Although, even then, the idea that his identity was a big secret made me laugh because I distinctly remember noticing his Adam's apple in an early scene and pointing it out to my mother.

Anyway, more importantly, I wasn't familiar with his story. I wonder if he'd ever consider acting again. He seemed like a natural back then.

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by Anonymousreply 13January 17, 2022 9:39 AM

He is all tatted up now and bulked up some. Couldn’t pass for a woman anymore. I don’t even know how he passed back then. I always thought he looked too boyish. I guess people were just naive in the 90s.

by Anonymousreply 1January 17, 2022 4:58 AM

Talk about naive. I saw the movie in my early teens or so, heard absolutely zero about it in advance, and had no clue about the big surprise.

I was so shocked that I didn’t recognize the dick as a dick and thought it was a sideways party hat. Honest to god it took me about fifteen seconds to process what the fuck was going on.

by Anonymousreply 2January 17, 2022 5:03 AM

I thought he played a girl very convincingly. His character seemed truly feminine despite her looks. It was also a little like Tootsie, where I really liked Dil as a girl and felt somehow upset to see "her" in boy's clothes (although Jaye looked very cute in them as I recall).

by Anonymousreply 4January 17, 2022 5:20 AM

Yeah, I thought he was very striking, and played the part of a "god" in the Stargate movie well. But he didn't want to act, so he quit, and that's that.

by Anonymousreply 5January 17, 2022 5:29 AM

He could have been an amazing actor. He broke ground, he was actually really talented for a total amateur, but I can understand that he didn't want fame or attention. I love that he took his million for Stargate and then just quit. Likely set for a very long time, considering he kept on working in his preferred field.

I know absolutely nothing about him beyond his two roles and the fact that he quit after that with zero regrets. I hope he's lived a happy life in the decades since.

by Anonymousreply 6January 17, 2022 5:38 AM

Did he really "quit," or were more roles simply not offered?

by Anonymousreply 7January 17, 2022 5:40 AM

I recall he quit, he wanted out. And he disappeared for a while.

by Anonymousreply 8January 17, 2022 5:45 AM

Yeah, if you read the article, it's pretty clear. He absolutely does not care about fame or show business or acting. He didn't want it, and he left it.

by Anonymousreply 9January 17, 2022 6:14 AM

Did they allow kids inside cinema ?

by Anonymousreply 10January 17, 2022 6:19 AM

I'm guessing you aren't American R10? Most movie theaters here are (and were even thirty years ago) enormous, multi-screen affairs. Until a few years ago when they went to reserved seating, you would buy a ticket and wander off wherever, with no oversight as to where you ended up.

by Anonymousreply 11January 17, 2022 8:47 AM

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