Film Threat's list of the Fifty Best Breasts in Movie History is up. Though it says "by the FT staff," I'm not taking any credit for it. I threw out a bunch of names - almost all of which were included - but contributed nothing in the way of actual commentary. In retrospect, it's probably better that way
Anyway, here's the list:
Mae West
Jane Russell
Marilyn Monroe
Dorothy Dandridge
Jayne Mansfield
Sophia Loren
Elizabeth Taylor
Brigitte Bardot
Ursula Andress
Honor Blackman
Raquel Welch
Chesty Morgan
Tura Satana
Uschi Digard
Pam Grier
Jennifer Connelly
Monica Bellucci
Rosario Dawson
Scarlett Johansson
Eva Green
Jennifer Tilly
Asia Argento
Thandie Newton
Helen Mirren
Jessica Rabbit
Along with the obvious (Russell, Loren) are some left field choices, a few of which I agree with, and some that are a bit puzzling. I maintained when the list was being cobbled together several months ago (and continue to do so) that Green and Argento's frequent nudity doesn't necessarily constitute legendary chestage, and I insisted on the caveat about Connelly's unfortunate skeletonization, but they kept Mirren and Grier in, so that's something. I guess
So who'd they miss?
Glad to read that you insisted on Miss Grier, but even more glad that you didn’t have anything to do with the commentary, as the article was an embarrassment. Seriously squicky. (It didn’t help that I couldn’t purge the mental image of Terminal_NY, clad only in soiled BVDs, slobbering at his keyboard and cracking himself up at synonyms for ‘sweater puppets.’ Ugh. And I’d bet your firstborn that he was the one who vehemently demanded Argento, given his previous lusty musings. Double-ugh.)
And neither Allison Hayes, nor Cassandra Peterson? Blasphemy.
Cindy Morgan, who was perfect without being ginormous in Caddyshack.
Wow. I find it unspeakably offensive that Film Threat would turn Breast Cancer Awareness Month into an opportunity to objectify women’s bodies.
Bah. Tura Satana has a single Russ Meyer movie of mention, yet Kitten Natividad appears nowhere, despite being the seminal boobs-for-their-own-sake performer? Travesty!
Uh, Julie Newmar?
I’m not sure what to think about Bo Derek, except SPROING-NG-NG-NG.
History demands the presence of Jean Harlow.
Uschi Digaard?
Gina Lollobrigida?
Diana Riggs?
And yeah, Sybil Danning.
Samantha Fox
Obviously I meant I agreed with the choice of Uschi Digard… Yeah, that’s it.
What about Jennifer Love Hewitt?
You can’t talk 80’s B-Movie boobs without bringing up the name Angela Aames.
And I’ve got a personal fondness for Leslie Easterbrook…..
The first name that comes to mind is Sybil Danning, B-movie Queen of the Eighties….