Yahoo Movies Stephanie Hsu opens up about Joy Ride's "truly hilarious" nude scene
Oscar-nominated actress Stephanie Hsu has discussed her character's "hilarious" nude scene in Joy Ride.
In the new R-rated comedy directed by Crazy Rich Asians writer Adele Lim, Hsu plays Kat, who sets out on a wild journey across China to help her former roommate Audrey find her birth mother.
At one point, Kat has a nude scene with a surprising tattoo on display. Speaking to Variety, Hsu confirmed that a body double was used.
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"When I read it in the script, I thought it was hilarious and it felt so obvious for the trajectory of that character, but then filming it was a different story," she shared.
"I was like, 'Oh, my God!' Specifically when I saw the makeup artist do their work on our brave and courageous and body-positive body double, when I saw that I was like, 'OK, this movie is too much. This movie is actually unhinged'."
Not in a bad way, because the makers of Joy Ride ultimately consulted Hsu on the direction of the scene.
"It was also really beautiful because when I saw the first cut, the creatives and producers said, 'How do you feel about this shot?'
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"The first cut didn't feel super great to me and they invited me into the editing suite and we kind of built that moment together in a way that felt that it wasn't the butt of the joke, but actually truly hilarious.
"I'm really proud of where we landed on that."
The film, which also stars Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, and Sabrina Wu, has received early rave reviews – with a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score at the time of writing.
Joy Ride will be released in US cinemas on Friday, July 7.
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