Carrie shower scene breakdown from intimacy coordinators: first periods, body horror, the male gaze, and a whole lot of plasma.

An intimacy coordinator's take on nudity, vulnerability, bullying, and how the same iconic scene has changed over 50 years.

This week, we're breaking down the infamous shower scene from Carrie (1976), the 2013 remake, and the 2026 Netflix series. We're talking period representation, actor boundaries, modesty garments, camera work, the male gaze, and how each version uses nudity, vulnerability, and body horror to tell a different story about young women and their bodies.

Plus: we put the 1976 and 2026 versions through the Spice Scale and even we were surprised by the grades!

Carrie White: Sissy Spacek (1976), Chloë Grace Moretz (2013), Summer H. Howell (2026)

Watch along timestamps:

- Carrie (1976): Shower Scene: 1:11 – 6:45

- Carrie (2013): Shower Scene: 6:57 – 9:42

- Carrie (2026) S1E1 (First Period) | "Shower Scene": 44:23 – 45:20

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Research sources:

- Stephen King: Carrie

- Common Sense Media: Information on nudity in Carrie (1976)

- The Film Stage: Behind-the-scenes information on the original Carrie shower scene

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American Psycho intimacy scene breakdown: chainsaws, sex workers, modesty garments, and a very confused Patrick Bateman.

An intimacy coordinator's take on satire, simulated sex, and making the absurd feel intentional

This week we cover Patrick Bateman's two infamous intimacy scenes with Christy and Sabrina, including the iconic mirror moment and that very memorable chainsaw chase. We get into staging, modesty garments, masking, choreography, actor boundaries, power dynamics, and how Mary Harron and Christian Bale intentionally made the sex scenes feel strange, disconnected, and completely unsexy.

Plus: we put both scenes through the Spice Scale, and somehow they got an A.

American Psycho (2000)
Patrick Bateman: Christian Bale. Christy: Kara Seymour. Sabrina: Krista Sutton. Victoria: Marie Dame.

Watch along timestamps:

• "Patrick Bateman, Christy & Sabrina": 42:19 – 45:27 (uncut version)
• "Patrick Bateman, Christy & Victoria": 1:13:46 – 1:16:10 (uncut version)

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Research sources:

••American Psycho (2000), directed by Mary Harron, based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis.

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Hacks gave us nudity, nightmares, and a fake lesbian relationship, so we're breaking down three intimacy scenes and the intimacy coordinators behind them.

A filmmaker's lens on intimacy in Hacks

This week we cover Ava and Ruby's shower scene, Deborah's bizarre no-clothes nightmare, and that kiss between Ava and Deborah. We get into staging, body doubles, actor boundaries, power dynamics, chemistry, and why sometimes an intimacy scene just doesn't quite... sync up.

Plus: we put all three scenes through the Spice Scale, and one of them somehow got a D.

Hacks: Season 3, Episode 2 & Season 5, Episode 7
Intimacy Coordinators: Chantal Cousineau, Sarah Scott & Adrian Cooper Smith.

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