Octomom Nadya Suleman's New Movie: Directors Talk On-Set Behavior—and Her Foray Into Porn!

Wacky mother of 14 took on the lead role in an independent horror film before making her first adult film

By Brandi Fowler, Marcus Mulick May 09, 2012 11:34 PMTags
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Octomom is gearing up for her feature film debut (of the non-porn variety).

Before venturing into adult flicks, Nadya Suleman tried her hand at tamer fare, starring in an indie horror feature called Millennium, set to be released to DVD late this summer.

In the low-budget flick, the 36-year-old newbie actor plays the role of a virgin who suddenly becomes impregnated by a demon—a character Suleman said has "very similar characteristics" to her.

So, how did this even come about?

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Essentially, one of the directors, Manzie Jones, was set on having her in the movie…and Suleman needed the cash.

"We were shooting our last film, and [Jones] brought up casting Octomom," co-director Kevin Clark said. "I was like, 'Eh, we can't afford her.' Then with the Millennium, he brought her up again."  I was like, 'I'm not crazy about it, but I'll make the offer to Winnie Cooper [actress Danica McKellar], and if she shoots us down, we'll make the offer'. Well, she shot it down, so we called up Octomom, and after a bare minimum of haggling, we arrived at a deal."

That deal was $800 per day on a film that was shot on a $25,000 budget (Suleman will also receive a portion of the proceeds from the film and DVD sales).

"I didn't feel good about giving her less," Clark said. "We could have paid her less, but she was so easy to work with. She has all those kids. It didn't feel right to pay her less."

Speaking of Octomom's total brood of 14, while she wasn't allowed to bring them on the set, she made sure to check in as much as possible.

"The one thing she did do, which we were totally cool with, was in between takes she would go to her room and jump on the phone, I'd say no fewer than a dozen times per day," Clark went on. "She was calling constantly to check in, and from what I overheard, it sounded like she was putting out some fires!"

As far as Octomom's behavior on set in general, the directors said she was "very un-diva like." 

"When we first got her on set, she was nervous, it was her first time with a crew. But she came prepared, she knew all her lines, she even knew other people's lines," Jones said. "We started off with easy work, getting to know each other, then building to the heavier scenes. By the time we got to heavy lifting, she was really confident, always giving 100%. She was always on time, always happy to be on set."

And while the directors said people will be "surprised" by Suleman's performance in the film, they were both admittedly stunned when they found out she planned to shoot a porn film.

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"I would have bet all my money no," Clark said. "She doesn't seem like a person to be open to doing something so open."

Meanwhile, the duo is gearing up to finance their next film—Samurai Chicks From Hell—and said they would cast Suleman again…on one condition. 

"We would absolutely consider using Nadya again!" Jones said. "Unless she keeps doing porn."