EDITORIAL NOTE
The Skinny
At SKIN, we love it when we hear that one of our favorite actresses has agreed
to play a prostitute on film, 'cause it increases the likelihood that said actress
is gonna either get nekkid, do a hot sex scene, or both. This month's special
issue, Hookers On Film, is our celebration of the dozens of squeaky-clean starlets
who have played dirty girls on the silver screen!
In the world of prostitution, Street-Walking Sluts represent the nastiest contingent,
both in life and on film. Among those who've portrayed the wildest of working
girls are Natasha Gregson Wagner, Madonna, Asia Argento, Milla Jovovich, Christina
Applegate, Kathleen Turner, Pamela Anderson, Beth-shue-actor">ElisaBeth Shue, and the Arquette
sisters, Rosanna and Patricia—not to mention Ally McBeal's Calista Flockhart
and Lucy Liu!
Our Comic Courtesans are the Hollywood honeys who've played whores mainly for
laughs. In this section you'll see Julia Roberts, Mira Sorvino, Jamie Lee Curtis,
and Chantelle-fontain-porn-star">Rebecca De Mornay in the humorously gritty roles that catapulted their careers.
See how the world's oldest profession has evolved through the ages in our Period
Prosties segment, from Barbara Hershey as a Biblical bad girl to Lara Flynn Boyle
as a 1950s bimbo. Other painted ladies you'll see on your travels through time
include Susan Sarandon, Alyssa Milano and Demi Moore.
Lastly, you'll need to put on your best suit and bring your platinum credit card
to sample the expensive wares offered in High-Class Ass. Check out Kim Basinger
and Jane Fonda in their Oscar-winning roles, as well as Sigourney Weaver in her
most tawdry screen turn to date. Finishing off this section is a real former high-priced
call girl: Xaviera Hollander, who rose to worldwide fame—and a brief film
career—as The Happy Hooker!
—Eds.
