''[De Sade] was a bad boy. I was just amazed that a studio was willing to make something like this,'' says director Kaufman, himself no stranger to extreme material or banned authors, having made ''Henry & June,'' the steamy 1990 drama about novelist Henry Miller, which became the first movie to be rated NC-17.
Not only do the Marquis' jailers seize his writing quills, but in the end they strip him -- literally. ''It's funny -- I never actually felt naked,'' says Rush. ''I just trust the director of photography was keeping the frame up so people weren't distracted from what I was saying.'' Given his provocative dialogue, he didn't need to worry. GOOD SIGN With its letter perfect cast and top flight production, ''Quills'' is already scratching up ink as an Oscar contender. THEN AGAIN As Rush jokes, ''the Marquis de Sade is a GREAT date movie.''
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