Interesting bit of trivia on Magic

I saw this on wikepedia, regarding the film. Interesting bit of trivia.


In 1978, Ann-Margret co-starred with Sir Anthony Hopkins in the horror/suspense thriller Magic. Ann-Margret appeared partially unclad in the film, which involved a steamy nude love scene between her and Hopkins. This was only the second time she ever consented to appear nude. She required the scene to be shot on a closed set with the minimum number of persons present during filming. Additionally, no stills were shot of the scene. Subsequently, High Society Magazine published a picture taken from the nude scene, an action which would lead to a lawsuit.

Loosely translated: Infamously this was the only time Ann Margret's breasts ever appeared on celluloid. Stills printed without her consent in High Society magazine led to a court case for invasion of privacy which she eventually lost.

The court held that Ann-Margret had no right of publicity in the film's release. There was no evidence regarding the extent of her release in relation with Magic; and the court considered her nudity to be "newsworthy"; the court considered Ann-Margret's nonownership in the copyright to be an important element; and the court considered High Society to be only a "tacky" publication.

Oddly enough, both Sir Anthony Hopkins and Ann-Margret(despite their attraction for each other)were notably shy. One aspect of this shyness manifested itself during the shooting of the film. Anthony Hopkins and Ann-Margret were required to enact a fairly explicit nude love scene. The mutual shyness between them was apparently so bad that Hopkins stormed off set and had to be persuaded to come back and finish the job, so to speak.