2 Girls 1 Cup: Overview and Impact

Overview

• Title: 2 Girls 1 Cup
• Release Date: January 5, 2007
• Production Company: MFX Media
• Directed by: Marco Antônio Fiorito (as Marco Villanova)
• Starring: Karla and Latifa
• Language: Portuguese
• Country: Brazil
• Running Time: 62 minutes

Film Description

• 2 Girls 1 Cup is the unofficial trailer for the Brazilian scat fetish film Hungry Bitches.
• The video involves graphic content featuring two women defecating into a cup, consuming excrement, and vomiting into each other's mouths.
• The background music in the trailer is "Lover's Theme" by Hervé Roy.
• It is known as one of the most infamous shock videos due to the reactions it elicited worldwide.

Production Details

• There is speculation about the actual content of the video:
  • Some believe the feces is actually food substances like refried beans, ice cream, or peanut butter.
  • The director claimed in court that the excrement was chocolate ice cream.
  • It is suggested that the vomit was real but regurgitated before reaching the stomach.

Background

• Director: Marco Antônio Fiorito, a self-described "compulsive fetishist," started producing films in 1994 and began a fetish film business with his wife in 1996.
• Authorities in the U.S. have deemed some of Fiorito's films obscene, leading to legal actions and charges against an involved lawyer, Danilo Croce.

Reaction Videos

• The video's popularity was bolstered by reaction videos, especially on platforms like YouTube, showing people's first-time reactions to the video.
• Notable reactions include:
  • Joe Rogan, who turned away during his reaction video.
  • Kermit the Frog puppet reaction video that gained popularity on Digg.
  • Ron Jeremy walked off during the video.
  • Wyclef Jean watched the entire video without reacting.

Cultural Impact

• The video inspired various parodies and cultural references:

  • John Mayer made a short film 2 Guys 1 Cup.
  • Conan O'Brien produced a parody titled One Guy, Two Bowls.
  • The sketch comedy Inside Amy Schumer parodied the video.
  • It became a reference point in discussions of YouTube's tendency for shocking content.

• Media Markt marketed a "2 Girls 1 Cup-Cake Maker" in 2013.

• Coca-Cola's Dr Pepper Facebook campaign referenced the video, leading to controversy and the eventual termination of the associated marketing agency.

References

• The video has been compared to other shock sites and videos, often used in media examples of extreme internet content.