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Most Famous PG Underwear Scenes in Cinema
by Jaden
A few of my writer contemporaries wrote posts recently that related their website’s topic to underwear. I couldn’t resist but to join in the fun.
Here is my countdown of the most famous *PG-esque sexless underwear scenes of the last four decades.
Lost in Translation (2003)
Never have granny-panties looked so good as on Scarlett Johansson in the opening scene of Lost in Translation, written and directed by Sofia Coppola.
The scene is written like this:
INT. CHARLOTTE’S ROOM - NIGHT
The back of a GIRL in pink underwear, she leans at a big window, looking out over Tokyo.
CUT TO:
Melodramatic music swells over the Girl’s butt in pink sheer
underwear as she lies on the bed.
TITLE CARDS OVER IMAGE.
Sixteen Candles (1984)
Written and directed by John Hughes, Molly Ringwald plays a teen girl named Samantha who gives her panties to the high school geek in exchange for information about the boy she likes, Jake.
Played by Anthony Michael Hall, Farmer Ted the geek tells Jake about Samantha, “I mean, not many girls in contemporary American society today would give their underwear to help a geek like me.”
Like Lost in Translation, these are not the sexiest panties, but the scenes written around these underwear are priceless!
Samantha’s best friend tells her, “Last night at the dance, my little brother paid a buck to see your underwear.” Samantha screams.
Risky Business (1983)
By far one of the most famous non-sexual underwear scenes is Tom Cruise dancing in his tighty-whities, singing to Bob Seger’s “Old Time Rock ‘n Roll,” just after his parents leave him alone in the house.
Written and directed by Paul Brickman, I think this scene is so famous because it is something to which we can all relate. It is that embarrassing performance that most of us would never do in front of anyone else. It is that private moment alone in your underwear using some inanimate object as a microphone as you sing at the top of your lungs to your phantom audience. Come on, you know you have done it. Tom Cruise goes over the top in this scene, it was sort of the precursor to Oprah’s couch, and we love him dearly for it.
Alien (1979)
Writers Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett didn’t specifically write in the script what Ripley was or was not wearing, but director Ridley Scott made a fine choice dressing tough and sexy actress Sigourney Weaver in white cottons. Again, as with the other three movies, these are not the sexiest underwear and the scene has nothing to do with sex, but the way the underwear are worn and the way the scene is shot, makes for a lasting impression.
What is your favorite PG-esque underwear scene in cinema?
You may see Melissa’s brilliant panty twist on writing at Writing Forward in her article called Briefs are Not Just Underwear. Melissa was inspired by Brett Legree from 6 Weeks who wrote about why blogging for profit is like collecting underpants.
*PG-esque: Some of these movies are R-rated, but none of these underwear scenes are sexual.
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People love to get down to their underwear on camera! I think it’s hilarious. Remember Cameron Diaz in Charlie’s Angels? That was a good one. And I think there’s an underwear scene with the boys in Weird Science too. Many of them aren’t sexual at all, just good old fashioned fun! I like the dance-in-your-undies scenes the best :)
MELISSA — Thanks for the additions. Yeah, I was trying to remember where I saw Cameron dancing in her panties, but couldn’t — that was a good one.
Jaden
Let me guess…you’re a fan of Brett! :-)
By the way, did you see the Sixteen Candles take-off on Family Guy?
Chris stole Dubya’s underwear, and held it up like a trophy for his buddies to see, exactly as you’ve shown here.
I love Family Guy.
FRIAR — How funny! No, I didn’t see that.
Funny how underwear is a unifying topic. Ha! Yea, let’s have everybody strip to their undies and dance, that’ll put an end to the war! I like the dancing undie scenes too precisely because they are just flat out funny and relatable. They’re not about sex but about adults stripping away those layers and getting in touch with their inner playfulness. BTW, not many women could make Granny panties look good. ;-)
Jaden,
I figured I’d better stop in and cast my vote, what with all the underpants chatter over here (apologies for being late!)
Scarlett, by a cheek… nothing wrong with granny-panties ;)
KAREN & BRETT — Yeah, Scarlett is a rather unbelievable human specimen.
Karen, I like your note about inner-playfulness; that’s one of those things adults need a constant reminder and why children are a special benefit to society.
I vote for Scarlett too!!
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