My pet peeve: Actresses who won't do nudity.

[CaptainYfronts]

This has been kick started from a brief convo in the Helen Flanagan thread regarding her possible future nudity after corrie.

My point was that Suranne Jones was cast in much the same role as HF and since leaving corrie has been in a few "gritty" post watershed adult dramas with sex scenes and has disappointed on every occasion.

Why do they keep casting women who won't do nudity in roles that practically require it?

How realistic is it for there to be a sex scene where the woman is desperately keeping her tits covered like her life depends on it?

You can't have gritty drama portraying supposed real life all thorough a program then do all the sex scenes fully clothed or tits covered at all times.

I'm not expecting hard core porn on the BBC or anything but in my opinion to be remotely realistic sex scenes require some amount nudity and women who refuse to do nudity shouldn't go for roles that may need it.

/end rant.

[Sam Spade]

I find it strange that some actresses, major stars even, such as Susan Sarandon and Helen Mirren drop them on many occasions, and it has not done their careers any harm, whereas some others don't seem to want to. :(

Lisa Kudrow, Jane Krakowski, Sarah Chalke and Sara Rue are a few that spring to mind.

C'mon, girls, get 'em out for the lads. :D

[Sam Spade]

You can't have gritty drama portraying supposed real life all thorough a program then do all the sex scenes fully clothed or tits covered at all times.

I'm not expecting hard core porn on the BBC or anything but in my opinion to be remotely realistic sex scenes require some amount nudity and women who refuse to do nudity shouldn't go for roles that may need it.

/end rant.

That bugs me as well, you see a scene where the female lead and her lover are in bed, and she is doing her best to keep her breasts covered, pulling the sheets up around her while the male lead is more than happy to show off his physique, so phony, people do not act like that in real life and for me it breaks the illusion of the scene.:(

[CaptainYfronts]

I find it strange that some actresses, major stars even, such as Susan Sarandon and Helen Mirren drop them on many occasions, and it has not done their careers any harm, whereas some others don't seem to want to. :(

Lisa Kudrow, Jane Krakowski, Sarah Chalke and Sara Rue are a few that spring to mind.

C'mon, girls, get 'em out for the lads. :D


Sarah Rue delivering the goods (http://rapidshare.com/files/33880458/Sara_Rue_Gypsy_83.avi)

[DTravel]

That bugs me as well, you see a scene where the female lead and her lover are in bed, and she is doing her best to keep her breasts covered, pulling the sheets up around her while the male lead is more than happy to show off his physique, so phony, people do not act like that in real life and for me it breaks the illusion of the scene.:(

Are we forgetting that as he's lying there recovering his breath after having just had sex, he'll get out of bed still wearing his underwear? :rolleyes:

[USBPepsi]

Sarah Rue delivering the goods (http://rapidshare.com/files/33880458/Sara_Rue_Gypsy_83.avi)

Maybe now that she's lost the weight she doesn't want to do any more nudity? That would be my luck (although, frankly, her chest also went down considerably with the weight loss, so I feel that I've seen the best of her, um, attributes).

[CaptainYfronts]

I would imagine it was early in her career and as a struggling actress would do what it took to get the work, now she is established she can pick and choose but i don't remember seeing her in much that called for it in recent years.

But in her favour when the work called for it she did it.

[mitch345]

This is something that really annoys me as well. And I totally agree that many scenes can be absolutely ruined by the lead actress' no-nudity clause which makes suspension of disbelief impossible, as you can see the actress caring more about making sure her nipples aren't exposed than actually delivering her lines. As an actress, how can anyone justify their character, in post-coital glow, worrying about hiding her boobs from the character she has just (supposedly) made mad, passionate love to. It's ridiculous.

Roxanne Pallett and, to a degree, Nikki Sanderson, have set a new standard for all soap starlets out there. Just like Anna Friel, I hope these girls continue to take on more and more roles that require nudity. Of course we all want that nudity to be as explicit and prolonged as possible, and that is no bad thing as the earlier quoted examples of Helen Mirren and Susan Sarandon quite rightly shows.

I still remember the excitement of buying a DVD-only special extended episode of Brookside many years thinking it would have Claire Sweeney topless. The disappointment still haunts me. Suranne Jones playing a sex therapist in a series full of sex and nudity, but not showing her own boobs is a complete insult to viewers everywhere. In fact any film or TV series that has nudity from extras but not the lead actress(es) should be ashamed of itself.

Hollyoaks, a show built on beautiful people in skimpy clothes being promiscuous, has been a terrible offender by offering many late night specials where the content is no different from the early evening show, but for the odd swear word. It's time for us Brits to adopt a more sensible, casual approach to nudity and stop ruining good scenes with prudish behaviour.

[CaptainYfronts]

The late night Hollyoaks swindle was a prime example, with supposedly more adult themes and raunchier action but with any regular cast members showing no more than their regular lads mags shoots.

The program was deliberately advertised to give the impression the regulars would be getting their kit off but the only real nudity was done by unknowns.

This sundays episode of "Single Father" had Suranne in a sex scene with David Tennant, he said fuck 3 or 4 times but the Jones boobs were hidden behind the sheets so determindly it was actually obvious she was concentrating more on hiding her tits than just about anything else, it was actually quite pathetic to watch.

[GlenelG]

Not a series, but two women who showed the absolute hight of hypocrasy were Trinny & Susannah in "Trinny & Susannah Undress the Nation." A doco about glorifying the naked form for Christ's sake!

I have seen some earlier shows where they delight in getting anyone ELSE naked (ratings) and if it came to them there were always coy camera angles and strategic clothing or whatever, so I was not expecting any revelations.

But to do a bloody show on the subject ..

"we English are so prudish"
"we should love/be comfortable with our bodies"
"will you get naked with us"
"I don't want to show anything except my back"
"Oh, I wasn't expecting so many people to lay face up (slightly embarrassed)"

God!! I would dearly have loved to hide her arse hole with a boot!

[cylnzz]

It's been a perennial gripe as long as i can remember.
Even worse than the no nudity sex scenes, are the movies based and marketed on...sex, or a particular actress going nude.

Any movie with Aniston or Alba comes to mind.

[haldeman]

Goldie Hawn - her serial teasing has become very tiresome.

[USBPepsi]

Goldie Hawn - her serial teasing has become very tiresome.

She had a few nice nude shots in her day. I wouldn't expect much more from her at this point, though.

[mrfixit]

The thing that relly bugs me is when an actress does nudity to get their name out in the open.But when that happens she stops doing nudity altogether.

[buttsie]

As we're now finding out many nude peeks are actually body doubles and have been for decades...if you dont see the face assume the worst

I cant recall her name but their was one body double who had stood in for a lot of the big names over the years yet was never credited...typical hollywood........fake to the last


As for the big names that are continually just about naked but computer enhancements used to filter it out,the interest waned a long time ago

Wont do nude on screen but see through tops on the red carpet OK
Give me a break

As one avid film goer/budding film maker recently described a jessica alba movie
looking hot...YES...Acting bad...Yes...pre-film nudity hype live up to expectations...NO

[CaptainYfronts]

Well here we go again, ITV are previewing their next season of headline dramas, and once again Suranne Jones has landed herself one.

Will she finally deliver the goods or will we once again get another master class in nipple hiding zero nudity sex scenes?

Time will tell but my hopes are not high.

[Peau Peep]

What annoys me on TV shows is when a couple have just finnished shagging and the male rolls over onto his back to recover, the bed sheet will be pulled down to his waist while the female will have it clamped under her armpits like her life depended on it.

So false.

[Mal Hombre]

What annoys me on TV shows is when a couple have just finnished shagging and the male rolls over onto his back to recover, the bed sheet will be pulled down to his waist while the female will have it clamped under her armpits like her life depended on it.

So false.
Or She gets up and takes it with Her:mad:

[Peau Peep]

Or She gets up and takes it with Her:mad:

lol

She's just banged his brains out, and all of a sudden she's turned shy? :rolleyes:

[Mr Bond]

When can we see a real nude pic of Raquel Welch ? :(

[Mal Hombre]

When can we see a real nude pic of Raquel Welch ? :(
I wouldn't hold Your breath..

[Lurk_D]

What annoys me on TV shows is when a couple have just finnished shagging and the male rolls over onto his back to recover, the bed sheet will be pulled down to his waist while the female will have it clamped under her armpits like her life depended on it.

So false.

This is called the "special Hollywood cut bedsheet" and is not square, but cut so that one side goes all the way up to the pillow, and the other stops about two feet down. The girl always is on the side that goes all the way up.

[Mal Hombre]

It's fair enough if an actress doesn't want to do nude sceners but what annoys Me Is when the role pretty well predicates nudity,a stripper ,nude dancer etc,They employ an actress Who won't do nudity in the role,Jessica Alba in Sin City is a prime example.

[pharoahegypt]

JENNIFER ANISTON : WANDERLUST NEWS FLASH

So, it appears that after all the bullshit and promises; everyone's feelings that this will be yet another let down has come to be....!!!

A couple of weeks back, i read that some so called 'studio insider' was telling people that Jennifer had indeed filmed her topless scenes for this film, and though he couldn't confirm how well lit or long the scenes were; they existed.

Now, let's fast forward to yesterday; where i now read that not only had the original release of WANDERLUST been put back from this month, to FEB 2012...... but that more importantly, the supposed topless scenes were not all that had been suggested..... now it's been muted that she has actually filmed them..... while wearing PASTIES, with CGI supposedly adding her nipples in post production...!!!!!

To me, that is not her being fully topless as reported, or supposedly promised all those months back..!!! your thoughts, fellow members.............

[Sam Spade]

Jennifer is quickly becoming yesterdays news, there are plenty of young, pretty actresses lining up behind her all too ready to whip 'em out for the camera, i guess JA knows that as soon as she shows us her twins we'll lose interest in her.

The little tease. :rolleyes:

[doyle]

One of the reasons certain actresses won't take it off, is that they're afraid it'll ruin their mystique - Jennifer Love Hewitt is a good example. She's been teasing us with those tits since the Johnson administration (well, it seems that way), without ever giving us an honest look.

Also...I suspect a lot of those Sexy Young Things don't look so good with their clothes off - at least not as good as our fantasies. Michelle Williams, Terri Hatcher, Neve Campbell all did it, and the results were downright dismaying. To me at least...

Has Eliza Dushku ever taken it off? I don't think she has.

[pharoahegypt]

neve campbell, oh yeah... her of the inverted nipple if im correct..??? that was a disappointment.

[CaptainYfronts]

Has Eliza Dushku ever taken it off? I don't think she has.

She does a decent flash during a changing scene in "The Alphabet Killer"


Another name to add to the list is Lake Bell, who was recently doing promotional work for her latest film called "A good old fashioned Orgy".

Its supposed to be a comedy film about a group of friends who decide to do something different to end the summer so they decide to hold an orgy, and of course Lake Bell being about the biggest name in the film didn't do any nudity, not even CGI, that was left to the unknowns just like in the late edition Hollyoaks.

If you agree to be in a film playing a character taking part in an orgy, AN ORGY! then doing nudity should be bloody compulsary.

[CaptainYfronts]

It's fair enough if an actress doesn't want to do nude sceners but what annoys Me Is when the role pretty well predicates nudity,a stripper ,nude dancer etc,They employ an actress Who won't do nudity in the role,Jessica Alba in Sin City is a prime example.

That is the whole point of this thread, signing up for a role in a gritty realistic series with lots of sex scenes or a raunchy sex comedy movie and refusing even the slightest nip slip is rediculous.

It's like having an actor sign up to play George Best and then refusing to kick a football.

[Lurk_D]

She does a decent flash during a changing scene in "The Alphabet Killer"


Another name to add to the list is Lake Bell, who was recently doing promotional work for her latest film called "A good old fashioned Orgy".

Its supposed to be a comedy film about a group of friends who decide to do something different to end the summer so they decide to hold an orgy, and of course Lake Bell being about the biggest name in the film didn't do any nudity, not even CGI, that was left to the unknowns just like in the late edition Hollyoaks.

If you agree to be in a film playing a character taking part in an orgy, AN ORGY! then doing nudity should be bloody compulsary.

Lake Bell isn't the only one in "A Good Old Fashioned Orgy" that disappoints on the nudity front. Leslie Bibb also stays dressed.

Then there's "Zach and Miri Make a Porno." Any actress that stars as Miri in a film with that title should be required to at least do full frontal. But no, Elizabeth Banks won't even do bare ass or boobs. :mad:

[cuzzyman927]

When can we see a real nude pic of Raquel Welch ? :(
At this point in her life and at her age if she hasn't done it by now I don't expect that she ever will, so all Raquel Welsh fans may as well stop holding their breath for any real Raquel nudity. On top of that, I am 95% certain that there is a "no nudity" clause written into her contract.

I once read in PB that her only "nude scene" occurred when her top accidentally dropped down during one of her performances on stage in Las Vegas during a strenuous dance routine, but alas there were no cameras to capture that momentous event, and only the audience members in attendance were fortunate and lucky enough to get a quick glimpse of her long-hidden goodies.

It guess the best that we can settle for is daughter Tahnee's nudity scenes and photos in the hopes that mother and daughter share similar looking assets -- a sort of Raquel nudity by proxy if you will. Obviously, daughter Tahnee is not as inhibited as mom Raquel!

[imtrying]

What bugs me is actresses who won't do nudity in their 20s or 30s but then decide it's brave or empowering or liberating to do it in their 40s and 50s. You just sit there saying to yourself "Man, why didn't she do this ten years ago"?

[cuzzyman927]

I once brought this subject up regarding my displeasure of actresses who refuse to do nude scenes in movies and the use of body doubles, sexual scenes or otherwise, on another forum thread and I practically got my ass reamed out sideways by a number of members who disagreed with me!

It is my feeling and contention that movie stars, whether they be male or female, get paid very big bucks for their appearances in movies, and I don't believe that it is asking too much that they do their own nudity in the film. Most actually will get compensated extra and quite handsomely when nudity is required of them in a movie. The body double does all the "dirty work" and the actress gets all the accolades! If an actor/actress is offered a movie role knowing that nudity will be required and are unwilling, uncomfortable, or refuse to comply, then they should not take the role or do the movie.

I agree with the many comments that love scenes/sex scenes in movies have become so fake, untrue-to-life, and ridiculous looking these days ... being wrapped up in the sheets like mummies while presumingly making love!
They will spend millions of dollars to film/produce a movie in attempting to make it true-to-life, then ruin it with ridiculous and fake-looking love scenes, obvious body doubles, and overlooking some obvious details.
One such detail that has bugged me for years is when, let's say a man and woman are stranded some place for days/weeks/months and the woman's underarm or leg hair never grows! I suppose she has her Lady Schick battery-powered razor handy in her purse/pocket ... and often times the man's facial hair does not grow as well -- he must have borrowed her Lady Schick!

I think Hollywood spends far too much money and concentrates far more on some of those really absurd-looking and totally unbelievable stunts and special effects (which makes for another good topic), than concentrating and paying attention to some of those smaller details which provides more realism to a movie.

[cuzzyman927]

What bugs me is actresses who won't do nudity in their 20s or 30s but then decide it's brave or empowering or liberating to do it in their 40s and 50s. You just sit there saying to yourself "Man, why didn't she do this ten years ago"?

Just a wild hunch, but perhaps 10-20 years later, and seeing what actresses/actors get paid these days, they more than likely shot her a figure that she couldn't refuse -- especially more so if it happens to be an actress/actor who has not received many movie/part offers during that time period. That old saying "money talks" is often very true, and when the price is right it will often rid some actresses/actors of their inhibitions and ideals rather quickly.

[crazeyhorse]

One of the reasons certain actresses won't take it off, is that they're afraid it'll ruin their mystique - Jennifer Love Hewitt is a good example. She's been teasing us with those tits since the Johnson administration (well, it seems that way), without ever giving us an honest look.

Also...I suspect a lot of those Sexy Young Things don't look so good with their clothes off - at least not as good as our fantasies. Michelle Williams, Terri Hatcher, Neve Campbell all did it, and the results were downright dismaying. To me at least...

Has Eliza Dushku ever taken it off? I don't think she has.

Yeah Terri Hatcher was a huge dissapointment. Tits like spaniels ears.

[SGNY]

Another name to add to the list is Lake Bell, who was recently doing promotional work for her latest film called "A good old fashioned Orgy".

Its supposed to be a comedy film about a group of friends who decide to do something different to end the summer so they decide to hold an orgy, and of course Lake Bell being about the biggest name in the film didn't do any nudity, not even CGI, that was left to the unknowns just like in the late edition Hollyoaks.

If you agree to be in a film playing a character taking part in an orgy, AN ORGY! then doing nudity should be bloody compulsary.

Well it looks like they weren't prepared to pay her enough to do nudity or she didn't consider it prestigious enough in "Orgy" since she went topless in this weeks "How to make it in America"

[n3ss8j8]

I adore Aniston but she's becoming a complete fucker for this kind of thing. Early reports saying that her long-awaited scene in Wanderlust will be predominantly CGI'd in, including nips.

My patience is running out Jen. So is your fucking career.

[miltoncc_uk]

Probably the best discussion thread ever!!

Which is

Actors (or more specifically actresses) have a duty to get their kit off to ensure their art is authentic

Couldn't agree more - but it's not going to happen.

Also I suspect most of us couldn't give a damn about the plot as long as they their tits out.

[CaptainYfronts]

You know, if it wasn't bad enough actresses not baring the goods in roles that practically demand it, we now have the advent of the CGI nips and arses.

I know it only really applies to big budget films that cast perennial teasers but when the technology is getting so good you can't tell the difference (Alba fake shower scene) and only find out in the DVD extras or when someone lets it slip in an interview its enough to make you give up.

You could always spot a body double because of the way the film is edited but those days appear to be over, the day of the CGI body double is here.

[evilbovine]

Lake Bell isn't the only one in "A Good Old Fashioned Orgy" that disappoints on the nudity front. Leslie Bibb also stays dressed.

Then there's "Zach and Miri Make a Porno." Any actress that stars as Miri in a film with that title should be required to at least do full frontal. But no, Elizabeth Banks won't even do bare ass or boobs. :mad:

You can't blame Elizabeth Banks for this one. She reportedly agreed to strip and it was Kevin Smith who decided to keep her clothed. For that, I hate him.

[Lurk_D]

One more reason to think Kevin Smith is an idiot.

[j1mmy]

Great thread, agree with pretty much every comment so far :)

I'd add Natalie Portman to the teaser list for the nude scenes filmed during Closer that got destroyed, and for describing her sex scene with Mila Kunis in Black Swan as "It's not raunchy, it's extreme". My idea of 'extreme' involves dwarves, live animals and hot wax, not something my dear departed grandmother would find tame.

Regarding nipple-covering and sheet-taking, maybe that's not so untrue to real life all the time. I had an ex who hated exposing her nipples during sex or at any other time because they were (very slightly) hairy... my assurances that it was okay, mine are too, didn't help for some reason. Many years ago I also had a drunken one-night fling with a Scots girl who was, for want of a better phrase, morbidly obese. I was quite glad when she took the sheet with her when she got up the next morning.

[kdakmmt]

I remember watching modern problems with chevy chase. He has mental powers after getting toxic waste dumped onto his car. There was a scene where he was fucking his girl wildly with his power and while in the throes of passion the sheet came down exposing her nipple and she casually reached down to pull it back up while supposedly having the best sex of her life...lol On a side note I believe actesses that agree to do nudity and then whine their way out of doing it is a reason to not watch whatever movie they are doing.

[maxwellsmurf]

Jenifer Aniston did have them out, albeit briefly, in a sex scene in the film "The Good Girl" some years back. It was a fairly big deal at he time and was considered her best work as an actress. In the scene in question you can glimpse her nipples in the midst of the fake humping. Since it was a low budget film, I doubt they wre willing to spend any extra money on CGI just to hide her tits for a few seconds!

[DTravel]

Jenifer Aniston did have them out, albeit briefly, in a sex scene in the film "The Good Girl" some years back. It was a fairly big deal at he time and was considered her best work as an actress. In the scene in question you can glimpse her nipples in the midst of the fake humping. Since it was a low budget film, I doubt they wre willing to spend any extra money on CGI just to hide her tits for a few seconds!

No, they just turned all the lights out. The only way to see anything in that scene is to turn the brightness up so high you get a sunburn from your monitor.