# The worst nude scene in a movie. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 14, 2003, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-nude-scene-in-a-movie/161210 "2003-03-14T00:24:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-nude-scene-in-a-movie/161210/61 "2003-03-15T15:53:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Troy McClure SF \* > \*\* _Wild Things_ unfortunately showed Kevin’s Bacon. However, that may be a very good nude scene to the other half of the population. \*\* No Troy, it’s not. _No One_ wants to see Kevin naked. No one. It’s the most horrific nude scene I’ve ever seen. \ Even seeing James’ Wood in _Curse of the Starving Class_ was less icky. ---
**Author:** ![vandal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/858c86/32.png) [@vandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vandal)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-nude-scene-in-a-movie/161210/62 "2003-03-15T20:00:43Z")
Salma Hayek’s [barely] nude scene in **Desperado**. Although, she makes up for it in **Frida**. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![TGWATY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5e925/32.png) [@TGWATY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TGWATY)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-nude-scene-in-a-movie/161210/63 "2003-03-16T06:42:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DeVena \* > \*\ ***Ghost Story** - Fred Astaire’s last film. > > Horror movie - not too bad. But the nude scene… > > A man (not Fred) falls backward out of a VERY tall building… Naked - and you see Mr. Frisky wiggle ALLLLLLLLLL the way down. > > Not the best use of full frontal male nudity. \*\* I thought this worked well. I was a kid when I saw it in the theatre and I reacted strongly to it. Falling to one’s death has been done a thousand times. But naked? That removes any dignity associated with dying and leaves the viewer upset in just a slightly different way than usual. ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-nude-scene-in-a-movie/161210/64 "2003-03-16T08:31:32Z")
Another one: The one with the guys in _Spetters_. I _really_ didn’t feel it necessary to show the guys’ tallywhackers as they measured them with calipers in a motor shop (basically “drawing straws” to see who would make it with the snack bar girl). ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-nude-scene-in-a-movie/161210/65 "2003-03-16T13:03:12Z")
I’m not sure which girl he’s speaking of (I don’t recall seeing any Kate Hudson, Anna Paquin, or Fairuza Balk tatas- nor of the other girl who saw Auras) in ALMOST FAMOUS,…BUT… Chloe Sevigny’s nipple-twin mole in BOYS DON’T CRY- WTF?!?! All nude scenes in BDC were pretty disturbing! ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-nude-scene-in-a-movie/161210/66 "2003-03-16T13:05:40Z")
has there been a discussion on if anyone finds it disturbing when child actors/actresses grow up & do nude scenes, no matter how hot they are? ---
**Author:** ![plastic\_conspiracy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ab097/32.png) [@plastic\_conspiracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plastic_conspiracy)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-nude-scene-in-a-movie/161210/67 "2003-03-16T18:18:24Z")
I Don’t recall the name of the movie, but somewhat recently Molly Wingwald tried to make a comeback in films. She was topless in a sex scene and she just looked so damn awkward and uncomfortable. I felt so bad for her. ---
**Author:** ![plastic\_conspiracy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ab097/32.png) [@plastic\_conspiracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plastic_conspiracy)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-nude-scene-in-a-movie/161210/68 "2003-03-16T18:19:57Z")
That’s “Ringwald,” of course! ---
**Author:** ![Badtz\_Maru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-nude-scene-in-a-movie/161210/69 "2003-03-16T18:24:34Z")
Bordello of Blood. Creepy old man fiddles with the nipples of an obese middle-aged female corpse, then cuts her abdomen open and sniffs the gasses as wet fart-like noises play. Worst nude scene ever. ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-nude-scene-in-a-movie/161210/70 "2003-03-16T18:37:37Z")
> [@](#): > > Total Recall in a bar on Mars. Man, that chick had 3 boobies! Shut up, that was the best nude scene EVER. Now, the WORST nude scene, ever, of all time, was Leelee Sobieski’s in _The Glass House_. What makes it the worst? Because, despite stripping down to her skivvies, we NEVER get the full-frontal… and THAT was a movie that REALLY needed it!! ---
**Author:** ![ecugrad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ac8455/32.png) [@ecugrad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ecugrad)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-nude-scene-in-a-movie/161210/71 "2003-03-16T22:46:58Z")
Frank Langella’s frontal nude scene in ‘Lolita’ ---
**Author:** ![xanadu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c4cdca/32.png) [@xanadu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanadu)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-nude-scene-in-a-movie/161210/72 "2003-03-17T00:44:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Joe K \* > \*\*At the risk of sounding like a pervert (I’m not), if you look quickly you can see Olivia Hussey’s (haw haw) breast as he jumps out from under the covers. \*\* Wow, I saw that in high school, and I never realized that Olivia was a “he”. 😃 That would definitely make the scene a little bit disturbing. ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-nude-scene-in-a-movie/161210/73 "2003-03-17T04:12:23Z")
> [@](#): > > I swear I saw Brian Dennehy nude in a movie in the 1980’s but I forgot the title - quite willingly. That would be _The Belly of an Architect_, 1987. Like most Peter Greenaway movies, it had quite a bit of nudity. (I’m surprised nobody’s mentioned John Gielgud in _Prospero’s Books_.) It’s ridiculous to say you’re traumatized by seeing ordinary human bodies naked (e.g., Kathy Bates and Brian Dennehy). If the nude scene belongs in the story at that point, then it’s a good scene. Sometimes it’s disturbing if nudity appears in a completely non-erotic setting, such as in _Schindler’s List_. Again, a good scene, just painful.) ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-nude-scene-in-a-movie/161210/74 "2003-03-17T04:42:25Z")
I read Kate Winslet’s scene in _Holy Smoke_ completely differently from you guys. Instead of her being broken down by Keitel, she was crazy like a fox. She used her unexpected full frontal nudity to startle him and throw him off balance. (She was only pretending to spazz out.) It worked. From that moment on she had him in her power. It was one of the most powerful nude scenes ever. The disoriented, staggering nude woman suddenly appearing in the night scene was, IMHO, lifted from Isabella Rossellini’s take in _Blue Velvet_. I have a theory that Kate Winslet’s character in _Holy Smoke_ had seen _Blue Velvey_ and it gave her an idea to turn the situation to her advantage. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-nude-scene-in-a-movie/161210/75 "2003-03-17T05:08:27Z")
I would have to say the scene in the Simpson when Chief Wiggum and his guys bust in on Comic Book Guy and Skinner’s mom when they’re in flagrante delicto, a sight that causes one of the guys to barf. Yes, there’s only one way to say it: Worst. Nude. Scene. Ever! ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-nude-scene-in-a-movie/161210/76 "2003-03-17T15:15:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ianzin \* > \*\*This is a very dispiriting thread to read. At first I thought - how could nudity in a movie be a _bad_ thing? I mean, each to their own preferences and tastes but… a _bad_ thing? But lots of posts here have dredged up memories I had blanked out. \*\* Amen to that. ---
**Author:** ![Bomzaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e480ec/32.png) [@Bomzaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bomzaway)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-nude-scene-in-a-movie/161210/77 "2003-03-17T16:05:50Z")
Thought probably not “The Worst” nude scenes, I think these deserve at least a dishonorable mention: **Halle Berry’s** nude scenes in both **Swordfish** and **Monster’s Ball**. Don’t get me wrong, I think Halle has a great body, is quite beautiful, and is a good actress, but in both instances, her nudity was cancelled out by other factors. The Swordfish scene was terribly staged and awkward. If you recall, this was her first nude scene ever. She was sitting poolside with a book covering her breats, and when she exposed herself, you could almost hear her thinking, “Okay, here goes…” It just looks so unnatural. The Monster’s Ball sex scene with Billy Joe Bob Ray Dan Johnny Thornton was also awkward. Her “Make me feel good!” line (or should I say “whine”) grated on my nerves like nails on a chalkboard. The rest of the movie was good, but that scene didn’t sit well with me. ---
**Author:** ![Ivar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/51bf81/32.png) [@Ivar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ivar)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-nude-scene-in-a-movie/161210/78 "2003-03-17T18:25:12Z")
Every one of you is wrong. The worst nude scene ever is watching Huey Lewis urinate in “Short Cuts”. I never in my life thought I would be subjected to Huey Lewis’s penis. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-nude-scene-in-a-movie/161210/79 "2003-03-17T18:38:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ivar \* > \*\*Every one of you is wrong. The worst nude scene ever is watching Huey Lewis urinate in “Short Cuts”. I never in my life thought I would be subjected to Huey Lewis’s penis. \*\* Don’t worry, you weren’t. That was a prosthetic weenie. ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-nude-scene-in-a-movie/161210/80 "2003-03-17T18:42:46Z")
Does Mrs. Huey Lewis go running from the bedroom, screaming, “Omigod, no! Not Huey Lewis’ penis!” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-nude-scene-in-a-movie/161210.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-nude-scene-in-a-movie/161210.md?page=5)