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Often, in discussions about old movies, someone will say, "That movie couldn't be made today.", and inevitably someone else will disagree.

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[–] mech@feddit.org 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

The Blue Lagoon (1980)
and that's a good thing.

The General (1926)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=tgQ8VwW19iw&t=115s

The General actually first bombed at the box office, leading to Buster Keaton being much more restricted in what he could do. Only later did it become a classic, deservedly so.

[–] RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

The Blue Lagoon is the best answer. No one would touch this with a 10 foot pole anymore.

[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Came here to make sure people know Blue Lagoon was literally Hollywood CP.

[–] mech@feddit.org 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

For the sake of truth, all nude scenes were shot with a 32-year-old body double.
But it still depicts CP.

[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Functionally, it's not exactly that far off from using AI to remove the clothes of someone. Just with no computers involved, and many more creeps.

[–] mech@feddit.org 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Also, imagine the casting process.
"We're looking for a teenage girl who's, like, really hot and willing to play a sexual role."
Jodie Foster and Kelly Preston, both 18 at the time, auditioned but they said "Nah, we'll go with an underage actress instead. But then we'll need a body double, so who among these applicants looks like a teenager in the nude the most?"

[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 3 points 2 weeks ago

Oh no, Brooke Shields's parents, specifically her mom, pimped her out relentlessly. She was peddled around NY and LA as jailbait. There's some magazine cover that says something like "is it pedophilia or is it art?" Peddling straight up CP of pics of Brooke naked and like 14. It was specifically a national Brooke Shields creepiness.

[–] SaraTonin@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Pretty Baby, on the other hand…