12 Days: David Duchovny in New Year's Day

'A man returns to his sublet apartment to find the previous tenants, three offbeat young women, still in residence, under the mistaken belief that they have the apartment until the end of New Year's Day.'

I sort of missed my window to really lust after David Duchovny. I was in high school when The X-Files fist came on, and never really got around to watching.  I tried a few episodes when I was a bit older, but just couldn't get into it.  I liked the cast, and the premise, it just didn't draw me in.  I've had people tell me that I need to give it another shot, maybe one of these days....

Now... if I'd been around when Duchovny was lifeguarding, (below) I certainly would have paid attention.  Sadly, I was just a baby back then.  I'm guessing by the shot below, when he was known as 'Cricket' and working as an Ocean Beach Lifeguard on Fire Island was in the late 70's or early 80's.  

I think I first noticed the actor when I finally got on-line in the late 90's.  My introduction was seeing grainy caps on the old Horsey's board of a nude Duchovny from VHS copies of The Rapture (1991) and New Year's Day. (1989)  New Year's Day was Duchovny's first real film credit.  His only other appearance before was a 'Birthday party guest ' in 1988's Working Girl.

It's not surprising the actor was up for a full frontal in his first big screen role.  Both The Rapture and New Year's Day did get better quality releases, but as it often goes, Duchovny's frontal did not make the cut..

The Rapture (1991)

Californication (2007-2014)

Thanks so some early cappers, there are a couple of fairly decent caps from the scene on-line.  Below are two of the best.  I've also included a clip, but the quality is not that great.  Most interesting to me, was discovering that the actress pushing Duchovny naked out of her apartment is Maggie Wheeler, who want on to play Janice on Friends. 

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