'Girl Next Door' Depends on Where You Live

She's not a porn star, but she acts like one.

Actress Elisha Cuthbert (Fox's "24") is portraying a professional adult entertainment actress (that is, porn star) in the upcoming movie "The Girl Next Door" set to be released via 20th Century Fox on March 12. The flick stars Emile Hirsch ("Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys") as a high school senior who falls in love with the girl next door only to discover that she's a former star of raunchy movies. It turns out she has one film left in her contract and is trying to figure out if she can get out of it or whether she has to go back to the biz of being on her back.

The twist is that the film also stars a gaggle of real life porn stars such as Steven St. Croix and Angel Cassidy, and features scenes shot at AVN Adult Entertainment Expo convention. In fact, in the film's trailer, she appears next to an Adam & Eve booth. The Wicked and Vivid Girls also shot scenes for the film. For some reason, the real life porn cast does not appear in the official credits yet.

The irony here is that 20th Century Fox is billing the movie as a "teen romantic comedy," and that the screenplay reportedly has an upbeat, positive view of the adult industry. Teen romantic comedy? Since when are movie teens supposed to be watching porno movies and having crushes on porn stars? You know, like they do in real life?