More vintage (and rare) nudity from Jennifer Jason Leigh

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A short .gif of JJL in The Prom (1992)

I’ve been doing this celebrity nudity schtick for a quarter of a century. I love films. I’m a fan of Jennifer Jason Leigh. Despite all of that, I have never heard of this movie or seen this nude scene.

One of our visitors has found the entire film in approximately VHS quality on YouTube

This had to have been a low point in her career, because (1) the rest of the cast consists of nobodies, (2) the film is only 49 minutes long (per IMDb) and (3) the plot summary is preposterous:

“Marty is not comfortable showing his body at college or private. He is suffering from a skin disease called nevus flammeus. In town he stumbles on The Dunes, a porn-shop-theme-park with one booth named “The Prom.” This is where Lana works. Marty likes Lana.”

7 thoughts on “More vintage (and rare) nudity from Jennifer Jason Leigh”

  1. This short film was actually produced by the American Film Institute and won several awards at film festivals. The director went on to direct “Secretary” featuring Maggie Gyllenhal. So this probably isn’t the low point in Leigh’s career (although I’m not so sure what else would qualify – maybe Amityville: The Awakening?).

    1. I can only assume from your comment that you did not watch it. It’s purely the film equivalent of music from a “garage band.” If any film festival gave this an award, everyone associated with that decision should never be allowed to judge another film, or even to see one. This would not only be the lowlight of her career, but it would be the nadir of Huntz Hall’s career. If Frank Stallone had been in this, he would leave it off his resume and hope that any potential employer would not check IMDb. And he admits to being in Return of the Roller Blade Seven.

      It’s difficult to believe that the kid who played Marty was a professional actor. Some of the kids in my granddaughter’s elementary school plays are capable of more natural performances. He makes Matt Lattanzi seem as macho as Clint Eastwood and as talented as Nicol Williamson.

      Plus it’s difficult to imagine that Jennifer ever took a significant role in something that was released, yet has received fewer than 71 votes at IMDb. Obviously she did this because she was dating the director.

      To be fair to the director, the AFI could not possibly have provided any financial support, because the budget for the film was only the cost of the film stock. Given that he had no money at all, Shainberg didn’t do too badly. (He did eventually find his “voice” and directed that wonderful Gyllenhaal perve-fest, Secretary.)

      One thing puzzles me about this. Since AFI obviously provided no funding, what did they do to put their name on this project?

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