Great Moments In Showering: Hollywood Edition

You're all familiar with the phrase "gratuitous nudity", right? It's generally applied to movie scenes in which a female character inexplicably takes off her top, even though the plot, dialogue or character's development do not call for it in any way. Actresses have routinely railed against this practice, declaring that they will only get naked on camera if it is essential to the story. Fortunately, some brave Hollywood screenwriter—who is probably right at this moment standing on a cold picket line somewhere—invented the shower scene. Everyone takes showers, right? So no matter whether your movie is buddy cop flick, a sci-fi alien adventure, or an Oscar-caliber Serious Relationship vehicle, a nice steamy bath moment can be seamlessly woven into the action. And since you have to be naked if you're taking a shower, there's nothing "gratuitous" about it! Our only concern is that to put together this list of the "classic" movie shower scenes, someone actually had to watch "Cruel Intentions 2." That's what's known as "gratuitous violence".

· The 10 Best Shower Scenes In Movie History (uber.com)