Beverly D'Angelo Credits Christie Brinkley with Saving Her from a Topless Scene in "National Lampoon's Vacation"** In a candid excerpt from her new memoir, "Uptown Girl," Christie Brinkley reveals the behind-the-scenes story of how she convinced the producers of "National Lampoon's Vacation" to pass on a topless scene that could have changed the course of her career.
According to the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model, the producers of the 1983 comedy film initially asked her to go topless for a scene where she plays the role of Ellen Griswold, the wife of Clark Griswold, opposite Chevy Chase. However, "Brinkley refused," citing her concern that she didn't want to give away her image as a pinup model by revealing her ___ in a topless scene.
"I knew very well by then that part of my appeal as a model was that men had to imagine what was underneath my swimsuit... and I wasn't about to give that away for what I thought would be a small... goofy movie," Brinkley wrote. "When the production team asked again about the possibility of nudity — and I couldn't blame them for trying — Beverly walked out onto set in ← →
More details: See hereChristie Brinkley has Beverly D'Angelo to thank for not going topless in "National Lampoon's Vacation." The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model appeared in the 1983 comedy as the flirty "Girl in the Ferrari" opposite Chevy Chase. Viewers witnessed how Chase's character, Clark Griswold, struggled to keep his eyes on the road as the blonde bombshell in the sports car beside him zoomed between lanes. Meanwhile, Griswold's wife Ellen [D'Angelo] was asleep in the passenger seat.
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