These nude scenes should have ended up on the cutting room floor. Welcome 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 served to sexualize the characters.
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00:00I won't bite you, I promise."
00:04Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most gratuitous nude
00:07scenes that did absolutely nothing to advance the movie's plot and only served to sexualize
00:11the characters.
00:12I can't believe you did that.
00:15Probably lock us up with Rorschach.
00:18Who cares?
00:21Number 20.
00:22A 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!
00:34Help me!
00:35No!
00:36He 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.
00:57Crashing 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?
01:13We're gonna do that anyway?
01:14Really?
01:15Why?
01:16What else are we gonna do?
01:17During their first attempt at taking out the stage, Silent Bob is foiled by a kid whose
01:20toy causes him to go careening into the change room of a woman's clothing store where he
01:24bursts in on Gwen.
01:25Later 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-----!
01:34It's a shot that the movie could do without.
01:36Number 18.
01:37A Surprising Reveal
01:38Total Recall
01:39A central question to this film is if the events that unfold really happen, or is it
01:42just 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
01:55on Mars and the Agency.
01:57His journey takes him to a bar in Venusville called The Last Resort, where he looks for
02:00a woman named Melina.
02:02He's told by the bartender that Melina is busy, but Mary's available.
02:04I'm looking for Melina.
02:06She's busy.
02:07But Mary here, she's free.
02:10Well, 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.
02:20Number 17.
02:21Mr. Chau
02:22The Hangover
02:23After a wild night in Vegas, Phil, Stu, and Alan retrace their steps to find their missing
02:26friend Doug.
02:27They end up getting arrested for stealing a police cruiser.
02:29No one wants to look bad.
02:32We gotta get to a wedding, and you guys don't need people talking about how some obnoxious
02:36tourists 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
02:47lot.
02:48While 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. Chau to pop
02:54out and attack them with a crowbar before running off into the distance.
02:57Who was that guy?
02:58He was so mean!
03:00Aside from the surprising nature of the attack, there isn't a good reason for him to be in
03:03the buff.
03:04Number 16.
03:05Wrong Number.
03:06Demolition Man
03:07Look, we get it.
03:08Waking up 36 years in the future is jarring, and it's going to take some time to get used
03:11to things.
03:12That's the situation John Spartan finds himself in when he's taken out of cryogenic stasis
03:16to stop criminal Simon Phoenix.
03:18I'm a blast from the past!
03:19You should have stayed there.
03:20Oh boy, that voice sounds familiar.
03:21Who is that?
03:22Bad aim, blondie.
03:23Spartan?
03:24John Spartan?
03:25Having just learned that kissing, touching, and the exchange of fluids has been outlawed
03:26from Lenina Huxley, Spartan returns to his apartment.
03:27While sitting down, figuring out what to do next, a woman suddenly pops up on screen.
03:28She also happens to be naked before realizing that she has the wrong number and quickly
03:29disconnects the call.
03:30Wrong Number.
03:31Obviously, this adds nothing to the story, but it's a good thing that the woman is a
03:32woman.
03:33She's a woman, and she's a woman.
03:34She's a woman.
03:35She's a woman.
03:36She's a woman.
03:37She's a woman.
03:38She's a woman.
03:39She's a woman.
03:40She's a woman.
03:41She's a woman.
03:42She's a woman.
03:43She's a woman.
03:44She's a woman.
03:53that even in the future, it's possible to dial the wrong number.
03:55Number 15.
03:56A prominent member.
03:57Walk Hard, the Dewey Cox Story.
03:59This underrated comedy tells the story of Dewey Cox, a Johnny Cash-type musician.
04:03Early on in his career, when his music starts to take off, he's introduced to marijuana
04:07by his drummer, Sam.
04:08You know what?
04:09I don't want no hangover.
04:10I can't get no hangover.
04:11It doesn't give you a hangover.
04:13After Sam very poorly warns Dewey to stay away from the narcotic, Dewey begins smoking
04:17and soon finds himself in a hotel room after a wild night.
04:20He's on the phone talking to his wife while all around him are many nude individuals.
04:24It's very excessive, but perhaps topping everything off is when Dewey's roadie, Burt, enters the
04:28frame and all we see is his lower half.
04:30Who's that?
04:31Oh, that's just Burt, my roadie.
04:32He just wants to know if I want any coffee or anything like that.
04:35If it was just a quick shot, that'd be one thing, but this just screams, look, a penis!
04:3914.
04:40Skinny dipping
04:41Doc Hollywood
04:42Dr. 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
04:49and 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
04:58Memorial Hospital.
04:59All right, look, I have to be in Los Angeles by Tuesday, so I don't —
05:0232 hours.
05:03This is extortion!
05:06You want 64 hours?
05:08After spending the night with the welcome committee, he wakes up the following morning
05:11and wanders outside by a nearby body of water.
05:14Suddenly, a woman emerges from the water completely nude.
05:16Ben is awestruck, and why wouldn't he be?
05:18This lady comes from nowhere and walks right up to him before putting a shirt on.
05:22You can blink now.
05:23It only adds shock value and not much else.
05:2513.
05:26Saving the princess
05:27Kingsman the Secret Service
05:28In his effort to stop Valentine from unleashing a signal that will cause everyone to become
05:33incredibly violent, Eggsy encounters an imprisoned Swedish princess.
05:36Aren't you that princess that we're missing?
05:38You can't get me out.
05:39What if I do?
05:40Will you give me a kiss?
05:41In exchange for saving the world, she offers Eggsy the chance to engage in some backdoor
05:45activities with her.
05:46Some fans of the film found this particular joke to be excessive and see it as a tonal
05:49shift 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
05:56she proceeds to turn over, revealing her behind.
05:58Did you save the world?
05:59Yes, I did.
06:00So, you gonna come in?
06:01Yes, I am.
06:08It's right at the end, and it comes off as throwing in nudity for the sake of it.
06:1112.
06:12Hallelujah!
06:13Watchmen
06:14It's like 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?
06:27Another puzzle to be solved.
06:29Have your men stand back.
06:30I'm teleporting the reactor to Karnak now.
06:33You're my only remaining link to the world.
06:36Even still, it's a lot to take in.
06:37However, 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
06:50playing over the scene.
06:51World War III could start tomorrow, right?
06:54Right.
06:55Now, I've heard there was a secret chord that David played.
07:06Combined with the dramatic lighting and close-ups, we're just left asking, what are we doing
07:10here?
07:1111.
07:12Fast Times at Ridgemont High
07:14Linda and Stacey are chilling in the backyard when Dimone and Rat show up unexpectedly to
07:18hang out with the girls.
07:19Hey, come over to help you with your math homework.
07:20Figured you could use it on such a hot day.
07:25A bit later, Stacey'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
07:32from the bathroom window.
07:33He begins to fantasize about her, coming out of the pool and declaring her interest in
07:36him.
07:37Hi, Brad.
07:38You 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
07:48part.
07:49In fact, the two characters don't even interact much beyond Linda walking in on him.
07:5210.
07:53Bottomless Party
07:54Harold and Kumar escape from Guantanamo Bay.
07:56These two incorrigible stoners have just washed up on Miami Beach and need help clearing their
08:00names with Homeland Security.
08:01Harold and Kumar turn to their only friend in the area, but they're in for a surprise
08:05when they get to his house.
08:10Fed up with the over-popularity of the topless party trend, Raza has decided to host a bottomless
08:15party.
08:16The scene comes off as an excuse to show a house full of women with no pants on, just
08:19because.
08:20You've got to go to the bay!
08:25The Harold and Kumar films seem to have established themselves as the go-to for excessive amounts
08:29of needless sex and nudity.
08:30The first installment even featured a scene in which a bizarre couple propositions the
08:34bumbling pair.
08:35Since we're all here, how about a foursome?
08:409.
08:41Dancing in the Cemetery, or the Return of the Living Dead
08:43There's no place quite like a graveyard to get you in the mood.
08:46As a group of punks hang out waiting for their friend to get off work, a character named
08:49Trash 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, and based on her friend's comments, this
09:03is pretty typical behavior for Trash.
09:05Just before she dances on a tomb, she strips down completely naked except for her leg warmers.
09:10A 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
09:18eaten by zombies.
09:1980s horror movies sure love to punish women who weren't impeccably pure.
09:258.
09:28Spying in the Shower, 16 Candles
09:30This is a weird scene to include barely ten minutes into a movie about high schoolers,
09:34especially one that otherwise remains fairly chaste throughout its runtime.
09:37Sam has a crush on a senior named Jake, who is currently dating the beautiful and popular
09:41Caroline Mulford.
09:42While at school on Sam's 16th birthday, she and her friend stare at Caroline in the shower,
09:46jealous 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
09:53and thinks she can't compete with Caroline, but surely there are much less explicit ways
09:57to do that, no?
09:587.
09:59Yacht Party, Entourage
10:01Why does Hollywood think that women are super eager to get naked at parties thrown by rich
10:04guys?
10:05Without opening credit to even role, this movie whisks its audience away to a yacht
10:08off the coast of Ibiza, where newly-single Vince is hosting a party.
10:12Who throws a party when his wife leaves him on their honeymoon?
10:15Vince does.
10:16And 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
10:25casual sex, with 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.
10:356.
10:36Bird 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, where our leading man, er, duck,
10:48has just settled into his armchair to relax.
10:50After channel surfing for a bit, he pulls out a copy of Play Duck magazine, and we're
10:53treated to an image of a female duck wearing only a corset.
10:59But it doesn't stop there.
11:00The room begins shaking, and Howard and his chair are pulled by some unseen force right
11:04through the wall.
11:11As he crashes through his neighbor's apartments, we see another female duck topless in the
11:14bathtub.
11:15This begs all kinds of questions, the first one being, why would a bird have human-like
11:19anatomy?
11:205.
11:21Surprise 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.
11:31When a band of hijackers take over a battleship during the captain's birthday party, everyone
11:35forgets about the beautiful woman waiting in the cake.
11:37And after taking too much seasickness medication, she forgets her job, too, and falls asleep.
11:42Later, as Steven Seagal patrols the ship, taking out mercenaries one by one, he jostles
11:49the cake and wakes her up, prompting her to start stripping before even realizing what's
11:53going on.
11:56Let's just say, if the filmmakers wanted Seagal to team up with a real-life Playboy playmate,
12:00there are less gratuitous ways to do it.
12:02My name is Jordan Tate, I miss July 89.
12:064.
12:07Random, Unmotivated Nudity, Open Water
12:09This sleeper hit was inspired by the real-life disappearance of an American couple who were
12:13accidentally abandoned at sea while on a diving trip.
12:16The low-budget camera and sound work give the film a documentary feel, which makes it
12:20even more bizarre when the lead actress suddenly appears fully naked with no warning.
12:28Only in the movie, she lays in bed, on the night before the dive, wearing nothing but
12:31some face cream.
12:36There's literally no purpose for this nudity.
12:38It 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?
12:453.
12:47Unexpected Undressing, Trading Places
12:49One of the most acclaimed movies of the 1980s, Trading Places is more sophisticated than
12:53the average comedy.
12:54That's why Jamie Lee Curtis' sudden toplessness at the midway point is so jarring.
12:58When wealthy financier Louis ends up on the street as the result of a sadistic experiment
13:02by his bosses, Curtis' Ophelia takes him in out of pity, having played a role in his downfall.
13:11After giving him the lowdown of her life, she suddenly begins undressing in front of
13:14him.
13:15It's not the only instance of unnecessary nudity in the film, but it is arguably the
13:20most pointless.
13:222.
13:23Tess Vacuuming, Working Girl
13:25When she finds out her boss is planning to steal her idea for a merger, Tess waits until
13:29she goes on vacation, then secretly takes over her role.
13:32Things go better than expected.
13:33She impresses her colleagues and even hooks up with a young Harrison Ford.
13:39As Tess rushes to prepare for her boss' return, the film suddenly cuts to a shot of her vacuuming
13:43in only high heels and underwear.
13:48The moment comes out of nowhere.
13:49Not only is it unmotivated, but the logistics of it just make no sense.
13:53After 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, this scene is just baffling.
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14:25Number 1.
14:26The Half-Million-Dollar Scene, Swordfish
14:28Hacker Stanley has been recruited by a covert anti-terrorism operation to create a computer
14:33worm.
14:34I'm not what you think I am.
14:35After waking up in their cushy headquarters, he finds one agent, Ginger, relaxing outside
14:39wearing only bikini bottom.
14:40The famous scene was Halle Berry's first nude appearance on camera, and it generated a lot
14:44of 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,
14:51but she's well aware that the moment is totally gratuitous.
14:53Still, she credits the scene with helping her overcome her fear of burying her body
14:57on screen.
14:58Although panned by critics, Swordfish recouped its production budget, thanks at least in
15:02part to this incredibly pointless nudity.
15:04Just a thought.
15:05Just a thought.
15:07Are there any nude scenes you think are pointless?
15:09Let us know in the comments.
15:10You know they have a whole room you're supposed to do that in?
15:12Yeah, well some pervert wanted to see me naked so badly today he busted in on me twice while
15:16I was trying on stuff.
15:17This saves him the effort.
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