With a Song in My Heart, which comes out on DVD tomorrow, is one of Fox's better musical biopics, but it may be best-remembered for the most memorable pre-Janet Jackson "wardrobe malfunction." In the title number, about 48 minutes into the film, Susan Hayward discovered the hazards of dancing in a strapless gown, and the result was:
The question is, did this stay in the movie (and it is there; this screen capture is directly from the DVD) because nobody caught it, or did the producers just decide to leave it in and hope nobody
else would notice it? (I suppose most people didn't notice it at the time, as there was no Janet-style backlash.)
Not having scene the movie, I'm assuming this is a "blink and you'll miss it" type of thing? If that's the case, I'd guess it stayed because at that time they never thought anyone other than projectionists would ever have the ability to look at the film frame by frame.
ReplyDeleteOof...seen not scene. Sorry, I'm medicated. :/
ReplyDeleteThe real difference is that Janet Jackson's Super Bowl incident was a deliberate provocation, and Justin Timberlake's "wardrobe malfunction" statement was a lie.
ReplyDeleteA more appropriate example would be Tara Reid, whose exposure probably was accidental. The difference in that case was that Hayward was aware enough to cover up immediately.
There was also the famous "Lucy Lawless" incident at a hockey game where she raised an arm while singing the US national anthem in a strapless dress and a not so little something popped all the way out. There are people who live for this sort of thing.
ReplyDeleteNow I want to see this movie. :-(
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