Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies (2020)
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- 2h 10min
- Documentary, History
- 18 Aug 2020 (USA)
- Movie
The definitive documentary on the history of nudity in feature films, from the early silent days to the present, studying the changes in morality that led to the use of nudity in films, while emphasizing the political, sociological, and...
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| Elizabeth Berkley | ... |
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| Martine Beswick | ... |
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| Linda Blair | ... |
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| Peter Bogdanovich | ... |
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| Clara Bow | ... |
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| Joseph Breen | ... |
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| Phoebe Cates | ... |
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| Claudette Colbert | ... |
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| Martha Coolidge | ... |
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| Elizabeth Daily | ... |
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| Sybil Danning | ... |
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| Joe Dante | ... |
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| Bruce Davison | ... |
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| Ken Davitian | ... |
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| Kristine DeBell | ... |
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David Del Valle | ... |
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| Bo Derek | ... |
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| Angie Dickinson | ... |
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Thomas Doherty | ... |
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| Richard Dreyfuss | ... |
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| Shannon Elizabeth | ... |
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| Diane Franklin | ... |
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| Erica Gavin | ... |
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Mat Gleason | ... |
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| Liz Goldwyn | ... |
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Joan Graves | ... |
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| Pam Grier | ... |
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| Will H. Hays | ... |
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| Amy Heckerling | ... |
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| Margaux Hemingway | ... |
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| Mariel Hemingway | ... |
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| Camille Keaton | ... |
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| Annette Kellerman | ... |
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Barry Kemelhor | ... |
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Jonathan Kuntz | ... |
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| Hedy Lamarr | ... |
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| Angela Landis | ... |
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| Mick LaSalle | ... |
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| Kristanna Loken | ... |
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| Traci Lords | ... |
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| Jayne Mansfield | ... |
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Jimmy McDonough | ... |
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| Malcolm McDowell | ... |
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| Cynthia McFadden | ... |
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Mike McPadden | ... |
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| Sylvia Miles | ... |
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| John Cameron Mitchell | ... |
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| Marilyn Monroe | ... |
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Amy Nicholson | ... |
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| Rena Riffel | ... |
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| Eliza Roberts | ... |
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| Eric Roberts | ... |
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| Alicia Rodis | ... |
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| Richard Roeper | ... |
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| Betsy Russell | ... |
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| Jane Russell | ... |
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| Steven Seagal | ... |
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| Cybill Shepherd | ... |
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| Brooke Shields | ... |
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Tatiana Siegel | ... |
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Irv Slifkin | ... |
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| Kevin Smith | ... |
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| Brinke Stevens | ... |
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| Mamie Van Doren | ... |
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| Cerina Vincent | ... |
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| Mae West | ... |
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| Esther Williams | ... |
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| Sean Young | ... |
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Jeanne Brady | ... |
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| Marlon Brando | ... |
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Jehanne d'Alcy | ... |
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| Morgan Freeman | ... |
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| Al Jolson | ... |
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| Megyn Kelly | ... |
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| Don Lemon | ... |
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| Norah O'Donnell | ... |
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| Maureen O'Sullivan | ... |
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| Robin Roberts | ... |
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| Maria Schneider | ... |
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| George Stephanopoulos | ... |
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| Michael Strahan | ... |
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| Johnny Weissmuller | ... |
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Directed by
| Danny Wolf | ||
Written by
| Paul Fishbein | ... | () |
| Danny Wolf | ... | () |
Produced by
| Kristine Augustyn | ... | supervising producer |
| Steven L. Austin | ... | associate producer |
| Josef Brandmaier | ... | executive producer |
| Paul Fishbein | ... | executive producer / producer |
| Judy Fox | ... | executive producer |
| Barry Kemelhor | ... | associate producer |
| Mathew Klickstein | ... | associate producer |
| Mike McPadden | ... | associate producer (as Michael McPadden) |
| Eric Mittleman | ... | post production producer |
| Mr. Skin | ... | executive producer (as Jim McBride) |
Cinematography by
| Ben Hoffman | ... | (videographer) |
Editing by
| Steven L. Austin | ||
Sound Department
| Adam Bloch | ... | sound mixer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Eric Mittleman | ... | additional camera operator |
| Peter Ney | ... | additional camera operator |
| Craig Southern | ... | additional camera operator |
Additional Crew
| Alberto Trevino | ... | researcher |
Thanks
| Kyle Anderson | ... | special thanks |
| Jason Feinman | ... | special thanks |
| Angela Fish | ... | special thanks |
| Erin Fish | ... | special thanks |
| Amy Heckerling | ... | special thanks |
| Mariel Hemingway | ... | special thanks |
| David Joseph | ... | special thanks |
| Mick LaSalle | ... | special thanks |
| Dianne Masry | ... | special thanks |
| Louie Masry | ... | special thanks |
| Laura McDonald | ... | special thanks |
| Michael J. Nathanson | ... | special thanks |
| Sue Procko | ... | special thanks |
| Darren Roberts | ... | special thanks |
| Eliza Roberts | ... | special thanks |
| Eric Roberts | ... | special thanks |
| Chris Roe | ... | special thanks |
| Richard Roeper | ... | special thanks |
| Betsy Russell | ... | special thanks |
| Brinke Stevens | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Quiver Distribution (2020) (World-wide)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The definitive documentary on the history of nudity in feature films, from the early silent days to the present, studying the changes in morality that led to the use of nudity in films, while emphasizing the political, sociological, and artistic changes that shaped that history. Skin also studies the gender inequality in presenting nude images in motion pictures, and follows the revolution that has created nude gender equality in movies today. It culminates in a discussion of "what are nude scenes like in the age of the #METOO movement" as well as nudity as a part of motion pictures' future. The documentary compares the use of nudity to further story-lines vs. simple exploitation, and discusses how nudity is used in movies today with the explosion of "must-see" programming and its influence on the film medium. Written by Paul Fishbein |
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| Taglines | The definitive documentary on the history of nudity in feature films from the early silent days to the present, studying the changes in morality that led to the use of nudity in films while emphasizing the political, sociological and artistic changes that shaped that history. See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $375,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | CinemaBlend spoke with director Danny Wolf and he told them that even he was surprised what actors the new documentary was able to speak with, and what topics they were willing to cover. Wolf mentioned several controversial nude scenes that the movie deals with, including the infamous male nudity in Borat (2006) and the rape-revenge film I Spit On Your Grave (1978), but beyond even those Wolf was shocked that Mariel Hemingway was willing to speak about her portrayal of Playboy centerfold Dorthy Stratten, in the controversial Star 80. According to Wolf: "I like a documentary where you never know who'll pop up next. How cool is it that you wouldn't expect Kristine DeBell from Alice in Wonderland to pop up, or Camille Keaton from I Spit on Your Grave. Or Ken Davitian from Borat. These people all did interesting, talked-about, controversial nude scenes in their movies, and I think those are the stories, and those are the people, that make this documentary interesting. It's not just who you expect to see. It's, 'Oh my gosh, I can't believe they got that person.' Or, 'Oh wow, Mariel Hemingway is actually going to talk about her nudity in Star 80.' Which has been a controversial topic for years, and here she is addressing it." See more » |
| Movie Connections | Features The Arrival of a Train (1896). See more » |
| Quotes |
Self: Interviewee:
Probably twenty minutes after they invented film, somebody thought. Wouldn't it be neat if we started photographing naked people. and so I think that there has been nudity ever since the early days. In fact, we could say there was nudity ion film from before there were film. See more » |