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GoldenChinchilla OP t1_j57ieih wrote
TartanGuppy t1_j57j0o3 wrote
A, B or C - Both ?
GoldenChinchilla OP t1_j57j6dx wrote
TartanGuppy t1_j57jf9q wrote
I would hazard a guess C is more accurate, but I get you.
tan-499 t1_j57kkq1 wrote
Olivia Hussey was so hot back in the day.
I can't believe the whole filming her topless while she was 16 is still being discussed.
I remember an interview she did at 16 or 17 and she's smoking a cigarette and drinking a mimosa while giving it.
Equivalent_Metal_534 t1_j57lfoz wrote
Nothing like waiting 50 years and saying “Hey, wait a minute. I feel victimized.” Not taking the director’s side at all. I just think someone’s running low on funds.
Kidnovatex t1_j57nyl7 wrote
Yes, but given how often she's gone on the record over the decades saying how proud she was, and how tastefully the scene was shot I don't think it's going to go anywhere.
Kitchen_Musician_102 t1_j57qf15 wrote
Is it just me or does that guy look like Zac Efron?
CanuckianOz t1_j57sidi wrote
She looks like Jodie Foster.
SplendidPunkinButter t1_j57thow wrote
Sure, but also it seems pretty messed up to watch a movie that shows off a 16 year old girl’s boobs, doesn’t it?
I mean, if you have a nude picture of a 16 year old girl on your phone, that’s a crime. But we can go on watching this movie because it was made in the 60s and it’s Shakespeare? Doesn’t make sense.
IamSauerKraut t1_j57twd4 wrote
Hussey is cuter.
GaimanitePkat t1_j57vb3j wrote
I love that long-n-straight middle part style that was so popular around this time!
GoldenChinchilla OP t1_j57vrzp wrote
Castor_and_Pollux123 t1_j57wthj wrote
An R-rating for a 1-second boob shot.
ClittyMcPenis t1_j57x69a wrote
We watched this movie in 6th grade. The teacher told us to cover our eyes during the part with nudity. Pretty sure everyone peaked.
jfuite t1_j581oex wrote
I watched it in school too! English Shakespeare classes, mid-eighties. No one was damaged.
jfuite t1_j581vyc wrote
I’ve hated it for decades! Now, not so much.
UpvotesPokemon t1_j583c8f wrote
Yeah.. because that makes her not a child that was exploited by filmmakers… Edit to add: He was exploited as well as a child.
palmerj54321 t1_j583wg4 wrote
It does seem messed up in the context of present day standards of morality. But it wasn't always such. I know the line needs to be drawn somewhere. But I also know that maybe the line is different for non-salacious forms of nudity. Is it possible for nudity of an under eighteen actor or actress to be non-exploitive? Is the 18 year old benchmark arbitrary? I'm not sure. I'm just asking.
Do_it_My_Way-79 t1_j584yge wrote
Had to watch this in 7th grade English class. So boring to me but saw boobs!
Lazy-Floridian t1_j5851vd wrote
My favorite movie. She was the most beautiful actor of her day, and today.
smokeymccrackpiped t1_j589lyx wrote
They were more like D's I believe
Presto123ubu t1_j58d36i wrote
…for an underage girl.
brotherzak01 t1_j58ddby wrote
You know what's not cool? Under-aged nudity
Sorrow57 t1_j58eeyn wrote
This movie adaption shook me in high school. A crush on Olivia Hussey broke my heart
[deleted] t1_j58fc6m wrote
In like 1998 we watched this in 8th grade at school and the teacher didn’t worry about the boob… (Tampa, FL)
[deleted] t1_j58fm1v wrote
Me too, 1998.
Dapper-Bluebird2927 t1_j58hc8t wrote
Oh yeah. My first thought!!
ZookeepergameNew7222 t1_j58ibwj wrote
I thought it was Jodie Foster. No idea who Hussey is.
CoffeeGood_ t1_j58k5js wrote
I was going to say the same thing! He looks like him so much!
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kevlarchi t1_j58lfor wrote
Literally came here to say “zac efron and Jodie foster” - you guys nailed it.
Tylerdurden389 t1_j58lqff wrote
The boys definitely peaked, though I'm sure some of the girls peeked too.
Sun_Devilish t1_j58ms5b wrote
> I remember an interview she did at 16 or 17 and she's smoking a cigarette and drinking a mimosa while giving it.
Sounds like my teenage years.
Dreamediapro t1_j58or2m wrote
she was gorgeous then and still today, has a beautiful daughter also
jfuite t1_j58po1y wrote
How did we all survive?!?
BlindPaintByNumbers t1_j58r01s wrote
Artistic underage nudity was legal at the time.... are you going to retcon modern laws onto everything that happened in the past, because they're going to have to build a lot more prisons.
sparkle_flow t1_j58r1c4 wrote
Yeah, the other comments are gross
ChugstheBeer t1_j58s2jk wrote
She was 15 and he was 16
DredgenYorMother t1_j58s6e6 wrote
I was thinking the puppet from Team America.
smartbunny t1_j58t7sk wrote
Ugh, he was hot.
smartbunny t1_j58tb3p wrote
Not taking the director's side at all.
stuck_behind_a_truck t1_j58vc02 wrote
Of a literal 15 year old
ccarr77 t1_j58vkr4 wrote
Looks like Zac Effron and Jody Foster
VermicelliNo176 t1_j590k0w wrote
I can't believe y'all are getting downvoted 😵💫
PythagoreanBiangle t1_j592cja wrote
Every 70s student exposed to school sanctioned Boobs
Luvoldcrap t1_j594nv8 wrote
Talk about beautiful people. Wow.
SonnyVabitch t1_j595ev4 wrote
I remember the story of her not being allowed to attend the premier at Cannes (I think), because there were some boobs in the movie. Hers.
Iz-kan-reddit t1_j596g29 wrote
> Artistic underage nudity was legal at the time.... are you going to retcon modern laws
FYI, it's still legal, although changing views make it likely that American Beauty was the last mainstream movie to contain it.
OptionalFTW t1_j5973t0 wrote
dude looks like Luke Skywalker lol
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BadDireWolf t1_j598t9g wrote
Just so I'm clear we are saying it's BAD that the child was filmed topless and then drinking and smoking while discussing it..... right?
Cause the "she was so hot" comment is concerning to me when we are talking about a kid.
Edit: I don't care that you thought she was hot when you were young, I'm saying weird that you sandwiched "I don't know why we are still talking about this" in between "she was hot" and "she smoked and drank young too!" Like that means it wasn't problematic what happened.
Bhazor t1_j59a809 wrote
Olivia Hussey was so hot back in the day when she was below the age of consent.
Therealluke t1_j59jtwl wrote
They are both suing the studio for making them perform in the nude.
Freecz t1_j59kofv wrote
Same lol.
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tan-499 t1_j59lv3o wrote
Olivia Hussey is older than I am. She was never below the age of consent for me haha
tan-499 t1_j59m04h wrote
Some people on Reddit are fucking morons I swear lol. Olivia Hussey is older than I am. If I thought she was hot when she was 15 it's because I was fucking 12 🤦🏻♂️
tan-499 t1_j59m3ix wrote
That's just urban legend she attended the premiere. Read the IMDb trivia on her
Aldous_Hoaxley t1_j59nt9g wrote
Yes, they are suing because the director insisted they perform a scene in the nude and they were underage at the time. This happened 55 or so years ago.
QBekka t1_j59nvkf wrote
They call it 'art' in the movie industry.
ThanosWasRight161 t1_j59ptl1 wrote
I was wondering why is this such a beautiful young couple! Now I see it.
davtruss t1_j59qx61 wrote
Just stop it. There was nothing exploitative about the film for 40 years until somebody decided it was exploitative.
It's like saying Thora Birch was exploited in American Beauty.
davtruss t1_j59r7aj wrote
By your standards, we should stop watching American Beauty because Thora Birch showed her breasts to the boy next door, and Kevin Spacey felt some adult boys up over the decades since.
alexlarrylawrence t1_j59rcfg wrote
We watched this in freshman English in 2009. Our teacher forgot about that scene, and when it happened tried to run up to the tv and skip it, but she was too late. Our lives changed that day.
Calamander13 t1_j59rrgd wrote
I’ve seen her boobs. Lol
jfq722 t1_j59sqc1 wrote
Olivia Hussey maybe.
fendermrc t1_j59srte wrote
Olivia Hussey. Currently enjoying her 70s.
probably-in-a-pickle t1_j59tdm5 wrote
Spitting image! I am still not convinced it ISNT Zac Efron
MagicalMysticalMyth t1_j59vta1 wrote
We watched it in 8th grade also (1994 Pennsylvania). The teacher ran over and hit fast forward , lol.
monkeyboy808 t1_j59zh3y wrote
Yeah I just read that the other day. They were underage also.
PurdVert69 t1_j5a0dx9 wrote
AKA: ''That time you got to see boobs in English class.''
SwampCrittr t1_j5a3ciz wrote
She’s like Jodi Foster, but more of a hussey.
SelectAd1942 t1_j5a79p2 wrote
I was thinking Zac too..
UpvotesPokemon t1_j5a8bkf wrote
Dude, I don’t even have words to say how gross this is of you. Especially given the fact that both of these actors are now suing because they were exploited as minors.
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Agreeable_Regular941 t1_j5a9hkj wrote
I think they are suing for being underage and nude on film 🤔
805Angler t1_j5ab6p0 wrote
Zac Efron and a young Jodie Foster
ClittyMcPenis t1_j5acp43 wrote
CharlesPukowski t1_j5adkzt wrote
Does anybody else have an English teacher that tried to fast forward the nude scene and accidentally paused it?
PM_ME_OVERT_SIDEBOOB t1_j5admha wrote
Hands up if you saw her boobs in middle school English class
GaimanitePkat t1_j5adshw wrote
Mine just turned off the projector at that part.
charlesdexterward t1_j5ael7m wrote
Thora Birch is a bad example. There are a lot of behind the scenes stories about her father/manager being really controlling and creepy.
familar-scientest47 t1_j5afr2z wrote
I swear, all actors have a doppelgänger from the past. It's like there is a database out there to compare from the past and if you have a twin you get to be an actor. 110% Zac and Jodie.
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davtruss t1_j5aig8y wrote
For God's sake, just visit a beach in France or some such.
hcashew t1_j5ap69x wrote
"Just so I'm clear" "is concerning to me"
BadDireWolf is the thought police.
phatelectribe t1_j5aq385 wrote
She was 15 when cast and filming started.
BadDireWolf t1_j5aqwya wrote
It was actually your comment that you couldn't believe it was still being discussed ALONGSIDE saying she was hot that worried me. As though it shouldn't be a big deal that she was filmed topless as a kid because she was hot and acted grown about it.
davtruss t1_j5ar2pa wrote
They are getting downvoted because film adaptations of Romeo and Juliet will soon be illegal at this rate. The star crossed lovers didn't hold hands on the beach.
BadDireWolf t1_j5ar59z wrote
Things people say out loud are allowed to concern you, and seeking clarification on the matter of a child being victimized is important. I didn't try to police anyone's thoughts, I was clarifying that the comment did not make a jump from "she was hot" and "she smoked as a child" to "so why are we still talking about this?" Which is exactly what the comment said.
I_Miss_Lenny t1_j5arows wrote
Mine just rolled her eyes and said something along the lines of “oh wow naked people, big deal.” And just let it play while she graded stuff at her desk
davtruss t1_j5asx5d wrote
What's gross is when people in their 70s attempt to cash in on contemporary morals like yours. I very much doubt they can prove either emotional or monetary harm. We shall see.
What you need to remember is that your concept of what's gross is in many cases impertinent.
davtruss t1_j5ath8g wrote
She received a BAFTA nomination for best supporting actress....
Krissy_loo t1_j5avinc wrote
Jodi Foster and Zac Efron vibes, woah
ChugstheBeer t1_j5ayhnz wrote
Thora Birch was exploited
charlesdexterward t1_j5aznh7 wrote
Okay? What does that have to do with anything?
eat_my_bowls92 t1_j5b0oci wrote
I mean, Hollywood is notorious for black balling you if you didn’t “love” everything a director made you do, and she was a TEEN (underaged) so….
Regardless of her “comments” it is still pretty damning.
Epic1024 t1_j5b1w91 wrote
Absolute Chadette
jaMANcan t1_j5b2np2 wrote
This whole thing is super fucking creepy and shameful.
I_Miss_Lenny t1_j5b34g4 wrote
Yeah she was in her mid 70s and was super over it lol
Whenever something we studied had a sex scene or nudity or whatever and people reacted to it, she'd be like "I'll just give you guys a minute to be kids about it, then let's move on, eh?"
She was a good teacher, she was strict enough but let just enough stuff slide.
davtruss t1_j5b3rj5 wrote
It means she was acknowledged for her artistic contribution to an Academy Award winning film. Who hurt you?
UpvotesPokemon t1_j5bjsdu wrote
Try to justify this however you can, the fact is that a 16 year old girl and a 16 year old boy should never have been put in the position of having their bodies exposed in a major motion picture. It should never have happened. If you cannot take the actors themselves saying they were exploited as proof, that says a lot more about you than it says about them.
wesburnsco8 t1_j5btqho wrote
Im amazed how much she looks like a young Jodie Foster
TurkGruman t1_j5bu5l7 wrote
He was 17 and she was 16 during filming.
fuckapuke t1_j5bvot4 wrote
Ted Bundy was a fan of that look.
VermicelliNo176 t1_j5cmh7x wrote
What about underaged nudity isn't clicking?
gtaguy75 t1_j5cnn3q wrote
I recently read about this
no1funkateer t1_j5d2zrn wrote
I loved this movie, and the theme music. She was beautiful. He really does look like Zac Efron. I didn't notice before because there was no ZE the last time I saw it. At least he wasn't famous yet.
WindowMoon t1_j5hfp81 wrote
all i see is a picture of children who were exploited to be nude and underage. ew. weird. gross.
Redirxela t1_j5iaa81 wrote
Ours did nearly the same except it was a projector, so when she stood to cover the screen it just projected over her instead
oniraptor t1_j5kgsfl wrote
the definitive version of the play. it is perfection..
Brilliant_Jewel1924 t1_j5lu4el wrote
Correction for those who keep saying they look look Zac Enron and Jodie Foster: Zac Efron and Jodie Foster look like THEM.
TartanGuppy t1_j57g2qd wrote
Is there not a court case about this ? Or have I been reading too much reddit