I had a few signs over the last year that actor Jeff Daniels should be in line for a future appearance in my Actors & Skin feature. FH readers know that with Actors & Skin, I try to find all, or as much as, an actor's on-screen nudity as I can possibly find.
The First sign was my feature on actor Holter Graham from last June. (Favorite Face) The piece on Holter had me re-watching Fly Away Home and realizing how hot the bearded Daniels looked in the film, especially when running out of his house in just his undies. This past Christmas, I was again reminded Daniel's was due his turn in line when hunting down images of Jim Carey for my 12 Days feature on the Grinch, and images of Grinch's goods. (HERE:)
Terms of Endearment (1983)
The most recent, and final sign, was while reading a review of Daniels' role as Atticus Finch in Aaron Sorkin's Broadway production of To Kill A Mockingbird. I loved the book, I loved the movie, and loved reading how well received the new stage version, and Daniels' performance is being received.
As it often happens with many actors I crush over, my interest often beings with an image more often than a film. With Daniels, it was on a message board, a screenshot I saw years ago of Daniels lying naked on the bed from 1986's Something Wild. Although I'm sure I'd seen Daniel's on film before, I know I saw Terms of Endearment when I was a kid, but had not really taken note of the blonde actor until seeing that image.
Sweethearts Dance (1988)
There was something about the image. The cute blonde, clean cut guy, handcuffed and naked with Melanie Griffith standing over him. Daniel's little butt looked adorable, and that quick screen shot told a great story on it's own, one much better I think in my mind, than the one I eventually saw in the film. Check out my look at Daniel's on-screen nudity in the Skin part of Actors & Skin in the post below.
Fly Away Home (1996)
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