Ben Stiller was disappointed his monkey co-star didn’t have sex in Night at the Museum.


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The comic actor joked he wanted the family film to be spiced up with some raunchy love scenes.

Ben told E! online: “I wanted to have more sex in Night at the Museum – I wanted to see that monkey get excited!”

The 41-year-old actor loved the freedom of swearing in his new movie The Heartbreak Kid and believes cursing should be common practice.

He said: “I hadn’t done an R-rated film since There’s Something About Mary in 1998, and I’d forgotten how freeing it was. You just censor yourself so much more in PG-13 films – you can only say the F-word twice – what kind of movie it that? “I want us to have to say the F-word more and more in life.”

Ben is planning to take a break from comedy films after he finishes shooting The Hardy Men with Tom Cruise.

A source close to the actor said: “Ben is well aware he is becoming known as a comedic actor, but he knows there is a whole other side to his acting that people haven’t seen. He thinks if he does a couple of serious roles, he will be more respected as an actor.”