Talk:The Gypsy Moths

Film Nudity[edit]

Deborah Kerr was NOT nude in this film. See her obit for a further discussion. [1] —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fearlessfool (talk • contribs) 22:54, 18 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The obit says she refused to play "a nude scene" Kerr claimed was gratuitous. However, we don't know what scene the obit is talking about. In short, the language used in the obit doesn't rule out all nude scenes in the movie just a gratuitous one. However, don't take my word for it, watch the movie. It's rather obvious. Rklawton 00:11, 19 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

As one who has seen the movie in question recently, I agree there's no way the scene could have been done with a body double. It's available on DVD from Blockbuster.

--Tex 14:28, 19 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

From original article.[edit]

I moved this block of text from the article page. I will attempt to reformat it. Schmiteye 23:56, 11 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The Gypsy Moths is my favorite Burt Lancaster movie. It's the story of three barn storming skydivers and their effect on a mid western American town . I found it easy to relate to this movie because I had just taken up the sport of skydiving myself and was impressed by the technical accuracy of the jumping and demeanor of the characters who were just like the guys with whom I hung out. At this time the sport of skydiving was in it's infancy and not like today where just about every county fair and football game has a skydiving display of some kind. The movie also featured Gene Hackman,fresh from his role in Bonnie and Clyde and Deborah Kerr renewing her association with Lancaster from their previous work in "From here to Eternity" . The movie focuses on the differences in values between the town folk and the hard living skydivers and features Deborah Kerr's only nude love scene in her movie career. The director,John Frankenheimer expressed his angush and dissapointment at the critical reception of this piece and subsequent narrow release in the U.S. The film was widely seen in Australia and the local skydiving fraternity there were quick to seize the opportunity to promote their sport. I met director Frankenheimer on a flight from L.A. to Chicago and he spoke of the many dissapointments associated with the film's distribution and how it was one of his personal favorites and was delighted to hear of my skydiving connection and how impressed I was with the film's accuracy. I managed to pick up a copy of the DVD on Amazon in 2001 including director's commentary and trailers. I don't think it's available any more except through the used/second hand stores.

Why was that magazine blurred?[edit]

Just following the opening credits, when the skydiving trio hits town and stops at that root beer stand, the proprietor character played by Ford Rainey is napping with what appears to be an open magazine on his chest, but his magazine is blurred out (at least in the print TCM showed on Saturday night, January 20, 2024). I suspect--but don't know--that Frankenheimer's people for some reason couldn't get the rights to show it clearly. Anyone know (1) what magazine it was and (2) the actual reason for the visual obfuscation? Thanks! [signed] FLORIDA BRYAN 2600:1700:B9B0:4500:8107:7585:45C2:4102 (talk) 03:52, 21 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]