Ball Drop

Although it's a little early for hanging Christmas balls, it's not too early to take a peak at another set of low hangers.  Today, whenever an actor has a nude scene, especially a frontal, it's usually carefully planned and filmed.  There are now intimacy coordinators, body doubles, prosthetics and contract negotiations about how much, and how many inches, can be shown. 

Bruce Willis

Although there are good reasons for being careful, it wasn't always that way.  There was a time little slips happened, and covered balls had a mind of their own, deciding when they wanted a little fresh air. In 1994's The Color of Night, Bruce Willis got a lot of attention for his underwater frontal, showing the end and tip of his penis.

There was another scene however, one where his balls decided they too wanted a little attention.  Given Willis had a frontal in the film, it make sense that this scene was also intentionally filmed.  That may be true, but I believe the scene only appeared on VHS and early versions of the film.  Buy or download the film today, and Bruce's balls have disappeared.  The towel scene is edited to deprive the audience from seeing scrotum. 

Robin Williams

I never saw or heard of 1983's The Survivors.  With all his huge box office hits, this Robin Williams film doesn't get a lot of attention.  When I was researching movies for this piece however, I discovered Williams flashed his gonads in a hospital scene. 

Now the question is why wasn't Williams wearing underwear?   Well, there was a scene just before this where his character moons the television set, but nothing is really shown.  I'm guessing they were possibly going to film a butt scene, but ended up leaving it on the cutting room floor.  Williams also never seemed that shy about his body, and it seems actors didn't seem as concerned about an accidental flash as many seem to be today.

Ed Harris

One of the most famous flashes of family jewels was actor Ed Harris in 1984's Swing Shift.  It's quick, but has been reported to be totally unintentional.  It's hard to believe a penis and balls could just slip into a movie, but stranger things have happened.  If you check out IMDB, they list thousands of mistakes and flubs in films, including many from recent movies.  I still catch hanging microphones from time to time in movies, so hanging balls aren't that much of a stretch...