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Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Directed byDanny Wolf
Written byPaul Fishbein
Danny Wolf
Produced byJim "Mr. Skin" McBride
Edited bySteven L. Austin
Production
company
Distributed byQuiver Distribution
Release date
  • 18 August 2020 (2020-08-18)
Running time
130 minutes

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies is a 2020 documentary film about the history of nudity in film. It was directed by Danny Wolf and executive produced by Jim "Mr. Skin" McBride, who is also interviewed in the film. It was released on August 18, 2020 by Plausible Films, and was distributed by Quiver Distribution. Among those interviewed about their nude appearances on film are Malcolm McDowell about his appearance in Caligula; Erica Gavin about her appearance in Vixen!; Sean Young about her appearance in No Way Out; Shannon Elizabeth about her appearance in American Pie; Cerina Vincent about her appearance in Not Another Teen Movie; Rena Riffel about her roles in Showgirls and Striptease; and Mariel Hemingway about her appearances in both Personal Best and Star 80.[1][2][3] A number of film directors, including Peter Bogdanovich, Joe Dante, Kevin Smith, Amy Heckerling, Martha Coolidge and Kristanna Loken were also interviewed for Skin regarding their experience directing films with nudity.[2]

The film has an 85% "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes[4] and a score of 64 out of 100 on Metacritic.[5]

References

  1. ^ Gleiberman, Owen (2020-08-19). "'Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies' Review: A Documentary Lays the Cinema Bare". Variety. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
  2. ^ a b Farber, Stephen (2020-08-13). "'Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies': Film Review". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
  3. ^ Lowry, Brian (2020-08-18). "'Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies' looks at the past, with an eye on the future". CNN. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
  4. ^ "Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
  5. ^ "Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies". Metacritic. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
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