The topless version of that scene is not in any version of the film, nor has it ever appeared in any official presentation like the DVD extras. In fact, I have never seen a film clip, and have seen only a single frame. All that exists to prove that Aniston was topless during filming is one familiar still, which was published by many sources. Celeb Jihad still has it online.
I don’t remember the exact origin story. It was either a photo taken on the set or a full-frame exposure of a scene that was cropped into a wide-screen version when the film was released. There is a version of the scene in the theatrical version of the film, but that portion is a head-and-shoulders shot, with no visible breasts. (There is some butt exposure in part of the sequence.)
Some people have claimed that the topless image is fake, but I believe that the picture must be real because Universal sued Perez Hilton on the basis that the image was “misappropriated and illegally copied” during production or post-production of Aniston’s 2006 romantic comedy.
Even after nearly 20 years, mysteries remain unsolved:
- We do not know who released the image.
- We do not know to whom he first released it. Who published it first? All we know is who it wasn’t. Perez Hilton and Choc magazine defended publication of the picture by saying it was already widely available throughout the internet.
I suppose there may have been some discussion during production about whether to release the film with a topless scene. If that was never considered a possibility, Ms. Aniston could have been on set in a bandeau or a strapless bra. Such a garment would not have been seen by audiences because of the framing that appeared in the final cut. Maybe a topless scene was the original plan and somebody chickened out or otherwise put the kibosh on it. Maybe they cut it or cropped it to get a PG-13. Frankly, I just don’t know.
Many years later, Aniston did a topless scene in The Morning Show (s3e6), albeit a dark scene with very brief nipple exposure.
Way back in 2002, she performed one other (debatable) topless scene in The Good Girl.
The story behind it, as memory serves, is someone from the production team ‘leaked’ it since they knew it wasn’t going to be in the final edit. I’ve seen it spliced into the final version and Vince Vaughn’s reaction is genuine, she actually flashed him (possibly streaked him top/bottom). Regardless, they removed/cropped it from the final film. Just looking, it was rated PG-13, so they probably didn’t want to risk an R or someone on the team asked for the removal.
Vaughn was the star/co-writer/producer. He was dating Aniston during filming, so there’s another possible reason for the removal. (and her willingness to streak him, but also with the knowledge that it would never be included in the final version). It’s truly any number of possibilities based on these facts.
I remember her claiming in interviews how she remained fully naked in between takes, just showing the crew everything and how that felt liberating. Always thought that was just BS to sell the movie but then this showed up.
You have mistaken the wrong Jennifer, she never said it what you are referring to is Jennifer Lawrence from another movie
A simple topless shot most likely would not have resulted in a R. Even if they wondered about it, the only had to ask the MPAA.
“Asking” the MPAA isn’t a thing. There was a documentary about that group some years ago if you’re interested.
You have to submit a film. Wait for them to get back to you. They will tell you the rating. They will not get specific, although many have said more powerful directors and studios can get “notes” from them.
They’re fickle, their guidelines aren’t written anywhere, and you never know how it’s going to swing. So you submit a cut, then it doesn’t get the rating you want, and have to submit again. Rinse, repeat. There’s a reason why so many PG-13 movies are really tepid: they don’t want to take a chance on requiring multiple submissions.
Perez Hilton got sued by Universal for posting the pic
They basically shoot movies in a square format to use the entire space of the sensor/film frame. They then cut a rectangle out of the middle of that to get the various widescreen ratios (ignoring anamorphic lenses which squeeze the image for ultra wide stuff).
Long story short, they shoot a lot more on the top and bottom than we actually see. Somewhere, in a Universal vault, the truth remains.
No, I remember her saying she got a full “holywood”, like her character and was running around like a child, now that could have been BS, but she did say it in an interview (or two)
this should be a reply to Randy, can a mod move it please
Here’s the Jennifer Lawrence interview
Now show me the Jennifer Aniston your talking about (1 or 2) – you’re wrong.
a brief look and point 14. on this one
key quote “I’m very intimate now with my wardrobe [person] and makeup gal to help with the frontal. I’ve never taken that long of a walk nude in my own home, so that was a first all the way around.”
thats not the exact quote I was thinking off, but its a start
Quite a few times, Miss Aniston stripped nude for photoshoots. She was never exactly shy. And with her body, it’s easy to understand why.
Your wrong I would like to see proof see through photo shoots that’s it
She’s done discrete semi-nude photos on several occasions. She was on the cover of GQ wearing only a necktie, and early on in the “Friends” run, she was nude on the cover of Rolling Stone, showing her bare bottom in soft focus.
Semi-nude: the cruelest phrase.
Sorry for the thread hijack. RIP Dabney Coleman. As a lead actor, his characters were probably too mean for mainstream television. He probably would have done great in streaming. His most successful show as the lead was Buffalo Bill which lasted for two half seasons. He also was the lead in The Slap Maxwell Story (one full season), Drexell’s Class and Madman of the People.
He also starred in two Columbo’s. One in the original run where he had a small role as a police officer and the other in the ‘new cases’ where he played a high powered lawyer who murdered his common law wife. I’m not sure that common law marriage exists anymore.
In either Buffalo Bill or Slap Maxwell, he proposes to a woman saying “you’re better than 80% of the bimbos out there.”