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Replacing Troublesome Actors With Trouble Free Real Dolls
A dozen headless female bodies hang from industrial metal hooks in the center of the room. To the left are a table of plastic faces, awaiting makeup. To the right, a stack of silicone molds ready for the next order of life-sized love toys.Normally reserved for private play, these high-end, anatomically correct dolls are getting big-screen exposure with the recent release of "Lars and the Real Girl," an offbeat, surprisingly chaste comedy about a lonely introvert (Ryan Gosling) and Bianca, the silicone object of his affection. Bianca, a freckle-nosed brunette, was born just east of San Diego at Abyss Creations. The 11-year-old company that makes RealDolls will ship 400 dolls to the U.S. and abroad this year at upward of $6,500 each... It's been suggested that eventually Real Doll exteriors will be used on humanoid robots, as they are perhaps the top of the line exterior manufacturers. Posted by: Anonymoose 2007-10-18 |
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