What Do You Say to a Naked Lady? (1970)

Candid Camera's Allen Funt secretely tapes people's reactions to unexpected encounters with nudity in unusual situations, such as when a naked young woman casually exits an elevator in an ... See full summary »

Director:

Allen Funt

Writer:

Allen Funt

Stars:

Joie Addison, Laura Huston, Martin Meyers

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Joie Addison	...	Nude Girl in Elevator
Laura Huston	...	Girl on the Ladder
Martin Meyers	...	The Tailor
Karil Daniels	...	Girl Who Is Not Raped
Donna Whitfield	...	Interracial Couple
Richard Roundtree	...	Interracial Couple
Susanna Clemm	...	Nude Girl in the Keyhole
Norman Manzon	...	Nude Male Model
Joan Bell	...	Nude Lecturer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Allen Funt	...	Himself / Interviewer / Narrator

Storyline

Candid Camera's Allen Funt secretely tapes people's reactions to unexpected encounters with nudity in unusual situations, such as when a naked young woman casually exits an elevator in an office building, or when the nude male art model breaks the wall between artist and model and has off-the-cuff conversations with the clothed women artists. Funt also secretly tapes the test audience watching the preview film and their responses to it, from outright indignation to warm hearted-praise.

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Plot Keywords:

nudity | art model | candid camera | interview | hidden camera | 

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Taglines:

What do you say to the naked truth?

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

X

Details

Official Sites:

MGM.com

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 February 1970 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Very Candid Camera

Filming Locations:

Miami, Florida, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Allen Funt Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Crazy Credits

"A Film by Allen Funt" is Funt's only on-screen credit.

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Connections

Referenced in The Odd Couple: What Does a Naked Lady Say to You? (1971)

User Reviews

Should be mandatory in high school sex education class

Gem of a film that captures the humor of the original Candid Camera while setting the groundwork for Alan Funt's adult version for the Playboy Channel called Candid Candid Camera. There have been many mimics of Candid Camera (including the hybrid home video shows) but only Funt's projects had warmth and humanity, never laughing AT people being themselves. The audience laughs because it knows it would do the same thing or worse in the same situation. As Alan Funt used to say, 'We (as an audience) laugh at ourselves.' There was a certain gentleness and wholesomeness in Candid Camera and in this movie. Though "What Do You Say to a Naked Lady" deals with what ordinary people do when confronted by naked ladies and sometimes naked gentlemen, the same gentleness, same wholesomeness applies. The film was very bold for it's time not being tame with regards to how much nudity it showed (for it showed full frontal male and female nudity)...however...the film is not about sex, is not crude, is not offensive. It explores society's reaction to nudity in 1970 and the hypocrisies that society has set up for itself. People are nude, natural, beautiful. In one segment a classroom of students is surprised to find that a lecture on sexuality is given by a beautiful woman in the nude! Given the reactions of an older class (shocked and giggling, some leaving) versus a younger class (shock and giggling quickly overcome to reveal a poised and attentive class) says more in itself than any words the lecturer might say. Unlike sexploitation films of the era this film had something to say. I think this film should be made mandatory in high school sex education classes. Despite the fact that the film is thirty years old not much has really progressed regarding this subject and the film is quite appropriate today.