00:00Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for those films where skin
00:10was definitely in.
00:11No, daddy doesn't even get to touch mommy for a very, very, very long time.
00:19Number 10, Boogie Nights.
00:21Let's go get some of that Saturday Night Fever.
00:25This film's setting of adult cinema's golden age essentially ensured that Boogie Nights
00:30was going to contain a lot of nudity.
00:33Director Paul Thomas Anderson takes his audience from the industry's early 70s innocence right
00:37on through to a comparatively jaded period of Reagan-era desperation.
00:42Jack, I'm ready to shoot.
00:4620 minutes, huh?
00:48No, I'm ready now.
00:49It's gotta be now.
00:5020 minutes, babe.
00:52Anderson even included legitimate adult film stars Veronica Hart and Nina Hartley within
00:57the cast of Boogie Nights, alongside daring performances from Julianne Moore and Heather
01:02Graham.
01:03I was going to take a pottery class at every woman's village today.
01:06Oh, I want to do that.
01:07This is a film that received varying reviews from those who were actually there performing
01:12in erotica back in the day, but that hasn't stopped Boogie Nights from remaining a cult
01:17classic.
01:18You know what I'm staring at?
01:21I'm staring at the foxiest bitch in the whole world.
01:269.
01:27Nymphomaniac Vol. 1
01:28The transgressive reputation of director Lars von Trier remained intact after both volumes
01:33of his Nymphomaniac series debuted back in Denmark in 2013.
01:37You wouldn't understand.
01:40Well, try me.
01:44But I wouldn't know where to start.
01:48These films were completed utilizing not only the talent of stars like Charlotte Gainsbourg
01:53and Shia LaBeouf, but also adult film actors who performed hardcore acts for insert shots.
01:59The subject of Nymphomania is another that, by definition, requires a lot of nudity on
02:04set.
02:05Whether I left society or it left me, I cannot say.
02:09I suppose you could make an argument for both sides.
02:13Lars von Trier also varies the tone of these set pieces, from the blackly comedic to the
02:18deadly serious.
02:19The extremity of this film, as a result, doesn't always make it light viewing, yet there's
02:30no denying the frank and honest depictions of compulsive sexual behavior contained with
02:35Nymphomaniac.
02:368.
02:37Blue is the Warmest Color
02:46There is a lot to unpack with regards to the controversies of Blue is the Warmest Color.
02:50For starters, there's the allegations that director Abdel Latif Kashish placed his cast
02:55and crew within an atmosphere of unfair working conditions.
02:58There have also been those that have pointed out how the film's themes of bisexual and
03:02lesbian relationships were delivered to the screen by a heterosexual male.
03:14What wasn't up for debate, however, were the end results of this film, which held nothing
03:18back in terms of nudity.
03:26The sexual act is explored within multiple set pieces and couplings, although Blue is
03:31the Warmest Color generally exists more within the art house than the grindhouse.
03:397.
03:43Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens
03:53No list like this would be complete without an appearance from the maestro of sexploitation,
03:57Russ Meyer.
03:58The man's cinematic oeuvre is one of tough men and tougher women, larger-than-life sex
04:04goddesses that dominated drive-in screens throughout the 60s and 70s.
04:09The latter part of this decade saw Meyer release two of his most envelope-pushing features
04:19with Up and Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens.
04:23The latter's title is playing on Meyer's biggest hit, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, while
04:27also containing an overabundance of nudity.
04:30Kitten Natividad is the star of the show here, encapsulating all of the protracted dialogue
04:35and unsubtle jiggle that made Maverick Meyer one of a kind.
04:446.
04:47Hots
04:54Hots is the sort of film that wears its influences on its sleeve.
04:57Or is that shirt?
04:59The legacy of Hots has endured today not only due to its acronym, which stands for its title
05:03characters, but also the Hall of Fame-level nudity that stacks the screen.
05:08History has seen scores of sex comedies over the years, but Hots played its hand by casting
05:13a number of notable models, including Halloween star Sandy Johnson as stars.
05:23But Hots surprisingly never feels sleazy.
05:26The vibe here instead feels more silly and sexy, the sort of atmosphere that's largely
05:31parodied today, yet delivered straight-faced back in 79 for an excited audience.
05:405.
05:44Forkies
05:52If there was a Mount Rushmore for sex comedies, then we're willing to bet that Bob Clark's
05:57Forkies would deserve a prime spot.
05:59The Black Christmas and A Christmas Story director enjoyed one of 1981's biggest hits,
06:04a franchise maker that saw no less than two sequels.
06:14Forkies is notable for its casting of Kim Cattrall as Miss Honeywell, whose exaggerated
06:19sex scene went on to become the stuff of home video legend.
06:22Elsewhere, there's also that old-school go-to classic, The Shower Scene, only this
06:27time boasting both male and female nudity.
06:30Granted, Forkies does have its share of more serious-minded moments, with some of its side
06:34plots, but the overarching vibe here remains Sex Comedy 101.
06:424.
06:48Showgirls
06:56Erotic thrillers were all the rage back in the 1990s, with Showgirls existing as one
07:00of the most memorable NC-17 flubs of this era.
07:03The balance of R-rated intrigue with extreme sexual content, highlighted by star Elizabeth
07:09Berkley, perhaps seeking to distance herself from television past.
07:19Showgirls became infamous for its hard-in-the-paint sex scene between Berkley and co-star Karl
07:25McLaughlin, although edited versions were also released for home video.
07:29Yet, who are we kidding?
07:31There's only one way to enjoy a Showgirls screening, and that's with the full, uncensored
07:36Monty.
07:433.
07:50Eyes Wide Shut
07:51Director Stanley Kubrick's cinematic coder, Eyes Wide Shut, was certainly an interesting
08:05way to cap off his career.
08:06The film earned headlines back in 1999 due to the extremity of its sexual content.
08:12Eyes Wide Shut was even digitally censored back in the day, in order to achieve its theatrical
08:16R-rating.
08:17The full, uncut version remains available on home video today, however it remains a
08:28challenging film.
08:30The nudity here doesn't always feel as if it's designed to titillate, just as Eyes Wide
08:34Shut doesn't so much feel like an erotic thriller as it does an examination of a marriage.
08:39Still, the memorable design, costuming, and visual aesthetic ensure that this film never
08:44strayed too far from a Kubrickian conversation.
08:542.
08:55Caligula
08:56So, did you think that streaming services like Netflix pioneered the historical drama
09:12masquerading as erotica?
09:14Think again, because Caligula would like you to hold its beer.
09:21This utterly unforgettable cult classic was produced by Penthouse Magazine publisher Bob
09:26Guccione, written by Gore Vidal, and directed by Italy's Tinto Brass.
09:31The result was a film of varying cuts, but with a number of creative constants, sex,
09:37style, and violence.
09:39Caligula starred Helen Mirren, Malcolm McDowell, and Peter O'Toole, alongside performers hired
09:43by Guccione during post-production to film hardcore sequences.
09:49There's honestly enough nudity beyond these sequences, of course, but this infamous editing
10:00only adds to Caligula's notorious reputation.
10:04Before we unveil our top pick, here are a few honourable mentions.
10:07Emmanuel
10:08The softcore sensation that promised X was never like this.
10:22Humanoids from the Deep
10:23A Roger Corman production jam-packed with monsters and nudity.
10:35The Wolf of Wall Street
10:37The era of excess and excessive skin.
10:46The Perils of Gwendolyn in the Land of the Yik-Yak
10:49Music video star Tony Katane in a French fantasy farce.
11:02A Dirty Shame
11:03John Waters' infamous NC-17 bomb.
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11:28The Dreamers
11:44Director Bernardo Bertolucci was no stranger to controversy, having helmed the infamous
11:49Last Tango in Paris back in 1972.
11:52The Dreamers only added to Bertolucci's uncompromising legacy thanks to such taboo topics as the
11:57sexualization of sibling relationships.
12:00Granted, themes of political unrest and class structure also arrived within the narrative
12:05of The Dreamers, but most attention was paid to the nude scenes of stars Ava Green, Michael
12:10Pitt, and Louis Guerrelle.
12:18This love triangle is juxtaposed against the Parisian riots of May 1968, and a result that
12:24makes The Dreamers feel like a study of character and motivation amidst a backdrop of eroticism.
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