Jane Fonda Says Sparking Sexual Feelings In A Generation Of Teens In ‘Barbarella’ Is ‘A Good Thing To Be Responsible For’
etcanada.comJane Fonda is proud of her famous nude scene. In an interview with Vanity Fair, the 84-year-old opened up about having to get drunk before shooting her nude scene in the 1968 sci-fi adventure film “Barbarella”. READ MORE: Jane Fonda Admits She’s More Concerned About What Men Think Of Her Appearance Then Women “It was difficult for me psychologically to do it,” she said.
Fonda ended up having to shoot the scene a second time after a bat kept flying in front of the camera. “I had to do the same scene that I was so frightened of, with a hangover,” she recalled. READ MORE: Jane Fonda Featured On Cover Of Polish Vogue — More Than 60 Years After Her FIrst Vogue Cover That said, Fonda still appreciates the scene, including the sexual awakening it inspired in a generation of teenagers. “All these young men later kept telling me it was the first erection they had, watching ‘Barbarella’” she said. “And I thought, ‘I’ll take that.
That’s a good thing to be responsible for.’” Fonda added, “Looking back now, I kind of enjoy it—but it was a terrible experience to make.”
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