I was still in Jr High in 1991 and spent most of my weekends hitting the movies with my friends. I saw everything, including most of the movies I'm featuring here. Some of the biggest, and hottest box office stars of 1991 included Robin Williams, Michael J. Fox, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kevin Costner and Robert De Niro and Harrison Ford. Believe it or not, Charlie Sheen also made the list thanks to his previous roles in Navy Seals and Major League and his 1991 film Hot Shots.
Coming off 1990's Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, actor Kenau Reeves was also at the top of his career, and the top of the box office in 1991. Keanu was in four films in 1991 including the sequel Bill & Ted's Bogus Adventure as well as Providence, Point Break and My Own Private Idaho. The film became a cult classic and is considered a landmark film in New Queer Cinema, an early 1990s movement in queer-themed independent filmmaking.
My Own Private Idaho
Two best friends living on the streets of Portland as hustlers embark on a journey of self discovery and find their relationship stumbling along the way.
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Although The Silence of the Lambs won the Academy Award for best picture, the highest grossing film of 1991 was Terminator 2, Judgement Day. Like the first film, the terminator landed on earth in his birthday suit, but star Arnold Schwarzenegger, had a lot more clout in the business, and showed much less nudity than he did in the first film in the franchise. (see HERE:) No frontals in Judgement Day, but actor Robert Patrick gives us bit more butt when T-1000 makes his arrival.
1991 was a hot year for erotic thrillers. Many made short appearances in the theatre before quickly hitting the shelves of local video stores. Shannon Tweed was the softcore queen, so much so, I devoted a theme day to uncovering some of her hottest co-stars. (HERE:) So many familiar actors dropped their pants in erotic thrillers. In 1991 alone, Tom Skerritt, Andrew Stevens, William Katt, James Brolin, Gregory Harrision, Wings Hauser, Scott Valentine and Marc Singer.
Inner Sanctum
Martin Hewitt in Carnal Crimes & Crime Lords
If Shannan Queen was the prince of softcore, Martin Hewitt became the prince. It's a crime that after his 1981 debut in Endless Love that Hewitt didn't become a bigger star. Movie roles were scarce after his turn in Endless Love and Hewitt spent most of the rest of the 80's working on television. By the time the nineties rolled around, Hewitt made the move to softcore films, with 1991 marking the first of a string of films he made in the early to mid-nineties.
Crime Lords
If Looks Could Kill
Two of his first were 1991's Crime Lords and Carnal Crimes. Both were initially released on VHS, and I don't think Crime Lords ever made a transfer to DVD. I did find a grainy copy on Youtube which provided the brief clip above.
Carnal Crimes:
So, actor Richard Grieco was not nude in 1991's If Looks Could Kill, (aka Teen Spy) but his scene in his tighty whities was a scene, incredibly memorable to me. I remember being with a group of friends, and fighting hard to hold in my excitement, and to hid my erection, during the scene. Good thing for big tubs of popcorn.
-Check out more moments of Male Nudity from 1991 in the post below-
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