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Not every nude scene is essential to the story… some just leave you wondering why.
Welcome to WatchMojo, a world where we’re counting down the Top 20 most pointless nude scenes in movies, exploring moments that felt out of place, unnecessary, or purely for shock value.
Which scene do you think was the most unnecessary? Share your thoughts in the comments!
Welcome to WatchMojo, a world where we’re counting down the Top 20 most pointless nude scenes in movies, exploring moments that felt out of place, unnecessary, or purely for shock value.
Which scene do you think was the most unnecessary? Share your thoughts in the comments!
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00:01I won't bite you. I promise.
00:04Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most gratuitous nude scenes that did absolutely nothing to advance the movie's plot and only serve to sexualize the characters.
00:13I can't believe we did that.
00:16Probably lock us up with Rorschach.
00:18Who cares?
00:21Number 20. A Brief Glimpse. Into the Night.
00:23Ed discovers his wife having an affair after coming from work.
00:26Already suffering from insomnia, he decides to drive out to LAX.
00:29There, he comes into contact with Diana, who's being chased by dangerous men.
00:33Help me! Help me!
00:42He takes her to her brother's place in Hollywood, where she invites him as she's still in danger.
00:46Diana goes to the bathroom to clean up and change her clothes.
00:49During this time, though, we see her nude.
00:50She even walks out of the bedroom to get some clothes, and Ed catches a glimpse of her.
00:53Don't go away. I'll be right out.
00:55It's brief, but not warranted.
00:56Number 19. Crashing the Change Room.
00:58Mallrats.
00:59Normally found standing outside the Quick Stop, Jay and Silent Bob are at the mall,
01:03and are on a mission to destroy a stage being set up for a game show.
01:06You know about this game show thing they got going on here?
01:09Well, we need you guys to somehow ensure that it doesn't happen.
01:12Is that it? We're gonna do that anyway.
01:14Really? Why?
01:15What else are we gonna do?
01:16During their first attempt at taking out the stage, Silent Bob is foiled by a kid whose toy causes him to go careening into the change room of a woman's clothing store where he bursts in on Gwen.
01:24Later, during another attempt, Silent Bob again crashes into a change room Gwen is in.
01:29This time, however, she's topless, trying on a shirt.
01:31You f-----
01:32It's a shot that the movie could do without.
01:36Number 18. A Surprising Reveal. Total Recall.
01:39A central question to this film is if the events that unfold really happen, or is it just a product of the memory implant from Recall.
01:45He's just acting out the secret agent portion of his ego trip.
01:48I'm afraid that's not possible.
01:49Why not?
01:50Because we haven't implanted it yet.
01:52Either way, Douglas Quaid finds himself in the middle of a conflict between rebel mutants on Mars and the agency.
01:57His journey takes him to a bar in Venusville called The Last Resort, where he looks for a woman named Melina.
02:02He's told by the bartender that Melina is busy, but Mary's available.
02:05I'm looking for Melina.
02:06Well, she's busy.
02:08But, uh, Mary here, she's free.
02:10Well, I'm not free, honey.
02:13She unbuttons her shirt to reveal her chest, revealing a third breast.
02:16It's a well-known moment from the film, but it doesn't add much beyond novelty.
02:19Number 17. Mr. Chow. The Hangover.
02:22After a wild night in Vegas, Phil, Stu, and Alan retrace their steps to find their missing friend, Doug.
02:27They end up getting arrested for stealing a police cruiser.
02:29No one wants to look bad.
02:31We gotta get to a wedding, and you guys don't need people talking about how some obnoxious tourists borrowed your squad car last night.
02:39Look, the point is, I think we can work out a deal.
02:43After going through some tasing, the trio are able to get their Mercedes from the impound lot.
02:47While on the road, they hear knocking coming from the car's trunk.
02:50Thinking it's Doug, they rush out to open the trunk only for a naked Mr. Chow to pop out and attack them with a crowbar before running off into the distance.
02:57Who was that guy? He was so mean!
03:00Aside from the surprising nature of the attack, there isn't a good reason for him to be in the buff.
03:04Number 16. Wrong number. Demolition Man.
03:07Look, we get it. Waking up 36 years in the future is jarring, and it's gonna take some time to get used to things.
03:12That's the situation John Spartan finds himself in when he's taken out of cryogenic stasis to stop criminal Simon Phoenix.
03:18I'm a blast from the past.
03:20You should've stayed there.
03:21Oh boy, that voice sounds familiar. Who is that?
03:28Bad A, blondie.
03:29Spartan? John Spartan?
03:31Having just learned that kissing, touching, and the exchange of fluids has been outlawed from Lenina Huxley, Spartan returns to his apartment.
03:38While sitting down figuring out what to do next, a woman suddenly pops up on screen.
03:42She also happens to be naked before realizing that she has the wrong number and quickly disconnects the call.
03:47Wrong number.
03:49Yes.
03:50Obviously, this adds nothing other than knowing that even in the future it's possible to dial the wrong number.
03:55Number 15. A prominent member. Walk Hard. The Dewey Cox Story.
03:58This underrated comedy tells the story of Dewey Cox, a Johnny Cash-type musician.
04:02Early on in his career, when his music starts to take off, he's introduced to marijuana by his drummer Sam.
04:07You know what? I don't want no hangover. I can't get no hangover.
04:10It doesn't give you a hangover.
04:12After Sam very poorly warns Dewey to stay away from the narcotic, Dewey begins smoking and soon finds himself in a hotel room after a wild night.
04:19He's on the phone talking to his wife while all around him are many nude individuals.
04:23It's very excessive, but perhaps topping everything off is when Dewey's roadie, Bert, enters the frame and all we see is his lower half.
04:30Who's that?
04:31Oh, that's just Bert. My roadie. Just wants to know if I want any coffee or anything like that.
04:34If it was just a quick shot, that'd be one thing, but this just screams, look, a penis.
04:39Number 14. Skinny Dipping, Doc Hollywood
04:41Dr. Ben Stone is on his way to an important job interview in Los Angeles.
04:45While passing through the small town of Grady, South Carolina, he gets into a car accident and is sentenced to do 32 hours of community service in the town.
04:52Your sentence will be 16 hours of community service served as resident doctor at Grady Memorial Hospital.
04:59Alright, look, I have to be in Los Angeles by Tuesday, so I don't…
05:0232 hours. This is extortion!
05:06You want 64 hours?
05:07After spending the night with the welcome committee, he wakes up the following morning and wanders outside by a nearby body of water.
05:13Suddenly, a woman emerges from the water completely nude. Ben is awestruck and why wouldn't he be? This lady comes from nowhere and walks right up to him before putting a shirt on.
05:21You can blink now.
05:23It only adds shock value and not much else.
05:25Number 13. Saving the Princess
05:27Kingsman The Secret Service
05:28In his effort to stop Valentine from unleashing a signal that will cause everyone to become incredibly violent, Eggsy encounters an imprisoned Swedish princess.
05:36Aren't you that princess that went missing?
05:38She can't get me out.
05:39What if I do, will you give me a kiss?
05:41In exchange for saving the world, she offers Eggsy the chance to engage in some backdoor activities with her.
05:46Some fans of the film found this particular joke to be excessive and see it as a tonal shift from the rest of the movie.
05:51Once Eggsy does, in fact, save the world, naturally comes back to where the princess is held where she proceeds to turn over, revealing her behind.
05:58Did you save the world?
05:59Yes, I did.
06:01So, you gonna come in?
06:05Yes, I am.
06:07It's right at the end and it comes off as throwing in nudity for the sake of it.
06:11Number 12. Hallelujah. Watchmen.
06:13There's something to be said about Dr. Manhattan swinging around his manhood like there's no tomorrow.
06:17It can be argued that his lack of clothing demonstrates his diminishing humanity.
06:20You know how everything in this world fits together except people.
06:24What am I to you? Another puzzle to be solved.
06:29Have your men stand back. I'm teleporting a reactor to Karnak now.
06:33You're my only remaining link to the world.
06:36Even still, it's a lot to take in.
06:38However, the moment of intimacy between Silk Spectre and Night Owl is something else entirely.
06:42After the pair rescue people from a burning building, they get it on in Night Owl's ship.
06:46The whole thing is so over the top, especially with the inclusion of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah playing over the scene.
06:51World War III could start tomorrow.
06:55Right?
06:58Right?
06:59Now I've heard there was a secret court that David played.
07:06Combined with the dramatic lighting and close-ups, we're just left asking, what are we doing here?
07:10Number 11. Swimming Pool Fantasy. Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
07:14Linda and Stacy are chilling in the backyard when Damone and Rat show up unexpectedly to hang out with the girls.
07:19Hey, come over to help you with your math homework. Figured you could use it on such a hot day.
07:24A bit later, Stacy's older brother Brad arrives having just finished work.
07:28He nonchalantly says hi to Linda before going inside, but we soon see him peeking at her from the bathroom window.
07:33He begins to fantasize about her coming out of the pool and declaring her interest in him.
07:37Hi, Brad. You know how cute I always thought you were.
07:41Before kissing him, she takes off her top because of course she would.
07:44It's a moment that doesn't add anything as the sequence is pure imagination on Brad's part.
07:48In fact, the two characters don't even interact much beyond Linda walking in on him.
07:52Number 10. Bottomless Party. Harold and Kumar escape from Guantanamo Bay.
07:56These two incorrigible stoners have just washed up on Miami Beach and need help clearing their names with Homeland Security.
08:01Harold and Kumar turn to their only friend in the area, but they're in for a surprise when they get to his house.
08:10Fed up with the over popularity of the topless party trend, Raza has decided to host a bottomless party.
08:15The scene comes off as an excuse to show a house full of women with no pants on, just because.
08:24The Harold and Kumar films seem to have established themselves as the go-to for excessive amounts of needless sex and nudity.
08:30The first installment even featured a scene in which a bizarre couple propositions the bumbling pair.
08:34Then we're all here. How about a foursome?
08:39Number 9. Dancing in the Cemetery. The Return of the Living Dead.
08:42There's no place quite like a graveyard to get you in the mood.
08:45As a group of punks hang out waiting for their friend to get off work, a character named Trash gets turned on thinking about gruesome ways to die.
08:52Do you ever fantasize about being killed?
08:58Never.
08:59Out of nowhere, she starts taking her clothes off.
09:01And based on her friend's comments, this is pretty typical behavior for Trash.
09:05Just before she dances on a tomb, she strips down completely naked except for her leg warmers.
09:09A strange choice considering everyone keeps complaining about the heat.
09:14Trash spends the next half hour of the movie mostly naked until, unsurprisingly, she gets eaten by zombies.
09:1980s horror movies sure love to punish women who weren't impeccably pure.
09:27Number 8. Spying in the Shower. 16 Candles.
09:30This is a weird scene to include barely 10 minutes into a movie about high schoolers.
09:34Especially one that otherwise remains fairly chaste throughout its run time.
09:37Sam has a crush on a senior named Jake, who is currently dating the beautiful and popular Caroline Mulford.
09:42While at school on Sam's 16th birthday, she and her friend stare at Caroline in the shower, jealous of her mature body.
09:48It's unbelievable.
09:49We get that the filmmakers want to show that Sam is self-conscious about her own appearance and thinks she can't compete with Caroline.
09:55But surely there are much less explicit ways to do that, no?
09:58Number 7. Yacht Party. Entourage.
10:01Why does Hollywood think that women are super eager to get naked at parties thrown by rich guys?
10:05Before the opening credits even roll, this movie whisks its audience away to a yacht off the coast of Ibiza,
10:10where newly single Vince is hosting a party.
10:12Who throws a party when his wife leaves him on their honeymoon?
10:15Vince does. And why Whitney?
10:17The guest list is primarily women, in bikinis, both with and without their tops.
10:21Of course, anyone who's watched the Entourage series knows to expect plenty of nudity and casual sex,
10:26with women's bodies often treated like set dressing.
10:28It's probably fair to say that the feature film is just giving its audience what it wants.
10:32Number 6. Spur in the Buff. Howard the Duck.
10:39This one might be the weirdest example of pointless nudity ever put to film.
10:43The movie opens on Howard's home planet of Duck World,
10:46where our leading man, er, duck, has just settled into his armchair to relax.
10:50After channel surfing for a bit, he pulls out a copy of Play Duck magazine,
10:53and we're treated to an image of a female duck wearing only a corset.
10:56But it doesn't stop there. The room begins shaking,
11:01and Howard and his chair are pulled by some unseen force right through the wall.
11:05Casey, did you hear something?
11:10As he crashes through his neighbor's apartments,
11:12we see another female duck topless in the bathtub.
11:15This begs all kinds of questions, the first one being,
11:17why would a bird have human-like anatomy?
11:19Number 5. Surprise and a Cake. Under Siege.
11:25How can you make a tense action movie even more enthralling?
11:28Add a nude model jumping out of a cake, of course.
11:30When a band of hijackers take over a battleship during the captain's birthday party,
11:34everyone forgets about the beautiful woman waiting in the cake.
11:37And after taking too much seasickness medication,
11:39she forgets her job, too, and falls asleep.
11:42I must be nuts.
11:44Later, as Steven Seagal patrols the ship, taking out mercenaries one by one,
11:48he jostles the cake and wakes her up,
11:50prompting her to start stripping before even realizing what's going on.
11:53Let's just say, if the filmmakers wanted Seagal to team up with a real-life Playboy Playmate,
11:59there are less gratuitous ways to do it.
12:02My name is Jordan Tate. I missed July 89.
12:06Number 4. Random Unmotivated Nudity. Open Water.
12:09This sleeper hit was inspired by the real-life disappearance of an American couple
12:13who were accidentally abandoned at sea while on a diving trip.
12:16The low-budget camera and sound work give the film a documentary feel,
12:19which makes it even more bizarre when the lead actress suddenly appears fully naked with no warning.
12:28Early in the movie, she lays in bed, on the night before the dive, wearing nothing but some face cream.
12:32There's literally no purpose for this nudity. It doesn't even lead into a sex scene.
12:39In fact, there's nothing sexual in the movie at all.
12:41So why did we need to see Blanchard Ryan naked?
12:43You okay?
12:45Number 3. Unexpected Undressing. Trading Places.
12:49One of the most acclaimed movies of the 1980s, Trading Places is more sophisticated than the average comedy.
12:54That's why Jamie Lee Curtis' sudden toplessness at the midway point is so jarring.
12:58When wealthy financier Lewis ends up on the street as the result of a sadistic experiment by his bosses,
13:03Curtis' Ophelia takes him in out of pity, having played a role in his downfall.
13:07Now you want me to help you out? I expect a lot in return.
13:10After giving him the lowdown of her life, she suddenly begins undressing in front of him.
13:16It's not the only instance of unnecessary nudity in the film, but it is arguably the most pointless.
13:21You should close though, then get out of me.
13:23Number 2. Topless Vacuuming. Working Girl.
13:25When she finds out her boss is planning to steal her idea for a merger, Tess waits until she goes on vacation,
13:30then secretly takes over her role.
13:32Things go better than expected. She impresses her colleagues and even hooks up with a young Harrison Ford.
13:37Get a fire and jelly sandwich.
13:39As Tess rushes to prepare for her boss's return, the film suddenly cuts to a shot of her vacuuming in only high heels and underwear.
13:48The moment comes out of nowhere. Not only is it unmotivated, but the logistics of it just make no sense.
13:52After taking off her clothes, did she put her heels back on just to vacuum?
13:56In a film with strong feminist themes, especially for the time period, the scene is just baffling.
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14:23Number one. The half million dollar scene. Swordfish.
14:28Hacker Stanley has been recruited by a covert anti-terrorism operation to create a computer worm.
14:33I'm not what you think I am.
14:35After waking up in their cushy headquarters, he finds one agent, Ginger, relaxing outside wearing only a bikini bottom.
14:40The famous scene was Halle Berry's first nude appearance on camera, and it generated a lot of buzz before the film was even released.
14:46Berry has denied the director's claim that she was paid an extra $500,000 to appear topless, but she's well aware that the moment is totally gratuitous.
14:54Still, she credits the scene with helping her overcome her fear of baring her body on screen.
14:58Although panned by critics, Swordfish recouped its production budget, thanks at least in part to this incredibly pointless nudity.
15:04Just a top. Just a top.
15:07Are there any nude scenes you think are pointless? Let us know in the comments.
15:10You know they have a whole room you're supposed to do that in?
15:12Yo, some pervert wanted to see me naked so badly today he busted in on me twice while I was trying on stuff.
15:17This saves him the effort.
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