Shawn Weatherly Nude

Popular culture of 1979 was post-hippie, but not quite yuppie; post-disco, but not quite New Wave; and post-Star-Wars, but not quite completely infantilized by Steven Spielberg.

At local theaters (which were not quite all multiplexes—yet), Hollywood continued to present movies for adults: mature stories for grown-up people featuring adult themes, adult story lines, and that most quintessentially adult artistic flourish—nudity.

With home video still a few years in the future, grindhouses and drive-ins surged toward a crescendo, showcasing an explosion of exploitation that was also patently adult but not, to be sure, mature.

Let’s look now at some of our favorite nude scenes from 1979—eleven, in total, in honor of the rating Dudley Moore actually awards to Bo Derek in the movie 10.

As the great man himself routinely proclaims: "Don't hassle the Hoff!"

Instead, let's all turn in the direction of the Hassle Castle and extend 56th birthday greetings to David Hasslehoff, the creator and star of the show that, more than any other, put the "boob" in the boob tube: Baywatch.

The roster of randy lifeguards who patrolled Baywatch's shores—almost all of whom have also performed nude scenes—hits one like a tidal wave of top-flight T&A.

Consider the killer beachfronts of the following: Pamela Anderson, Carmen Electra, Nicole Eggert, Donna D'Errico, Erika Eleniak, Gena Lee Nolan, Yasmine Bleeth, Traci Bingham, Kelly Monaco, Alexandra Paul, Brande Roderick, Shawn Weatherly, Charisma Carpenter, Vanessa Angel, Angelica Bridges . . . the list (like the lust) goes on . . . as do some naked Babe-watch pics after the break.

A former Miss Teen Illinois Contestant dishes the skinny on her fellow pageant hopefuls (and even winners!) who went on to peel down on the silver screen.