Our Staff Picks column is a new addition that takes you back to a time when video stores reigned supreme and the "Staff Picks" section was the place to find out what films were worthy of one's time. Of course, our version has a decidedly nude angle, as we suss out which films from a certain genre or year with great nudity. This week: 1992.
Yes, it's the year 1992. It may not seem so long ago, but it was 32 years ago. What was different about movies in 1992? Well, the erotic thriller was starting to take hold of Hollywood in a big way and we were reaping the benefits. Actors of all genders were going nude on camera and filming sex scenes that showed off their naughty bits. Some of the best films of the genre were made at this time.
Erotic thrillers influenced the landscape in another way: eroticism overall. Suddenly films in 1992 featured more dudity than ever before! We were not complaining.
Basic Instinct
There is a very famous nude scene in Basic Instinct, but discussion of that Sharon Stone scene tends to overshadow the real hottie: Michael Douglas. In this steamy erotic thriller, Michael Douglas' ass was on display in several scenes. The hunk with the hair and a tight bod walks around naked and shows us his booty. Those buns aren't basic, but they rile up some natural instincts in me!
The Lover
Tony Ka Fai Leung became an international sensation when he starred in this period piece erotic drama. Set in 1929 Saigon, Tony plays a wealthy Chinese man who meets a poor young woman on her way to school. He offers her a ride and before they know it, the two of them are in a passionate affair. This passionate affair is doomed due to their class issues, but their ASS issues are doing just fine.
Not only do we see Tony's tush, but we also see his shaft in a very realistic sex scene. I want him to be my lover!
Like Water for Chocolate
This Mexican romantic drama was a global hit in the 90s and it has recently been remade as a series on HBO. See why with this original period romance set in the 1900s in which a young woman remains unmarried so she can help her ailing mother and not leave her for a husband. However, she falls for a hunky man who opens up her world and leaves her wanting more...and more of him.
He is played by Marco Leonardi whose bod is as delicious as any sweet treat when we see him laying in bed in the buff. Check out his penis in this heavily candlelit room. Ay, papi!
Damage
Louis Malle is known for nudity-heavy films. Damage is no different! The one and only Jeremy Irons stars in this film that beings him up-close-and-nude with Juliette Binoche. The pair don't do any damage to their adoring audiences during their sex scene. They get interrupted, so Jeremy gets up naked and bares his dick and balls as he runs down the stairs.
Why don't we watch that here?
01:31:12 Jeremy gives a flopping, full-frontal performance as he dashes down the stairs. (2 mins 4 secs)
