During the panels at JoeCon 2010, Hasbro showed an unused model sheet of Zarana by Kirk Bozigian from the 1987 GI Joe The Movie! Our favorite female Dreadnok was missing something though, her top! Here’s more info from Steel Brigade:
Time for a trip down GI Joe history!!This was the model sheet that Kirk Bozigian (ARAH Product manager) had in his 1st presentation archives of the infamous “Topless Zarana” from the 1987 Animated GI Joe Movie. LOL!! They wanted to make the original Joe Movie PG-13, & they could only do that by either having swearing or female nudity. They opted for the female nudity to be present when Zarana takes her dip in the lake (as many know), but what many did not know is that an actual character design sheet of this instance exists despite Hasbro scrapping the idea before the Movie was finished.
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- Sunbow GI Joe 1987 Movie Topless Zarana 01
Time for a trip down GI Joe history!!
This was the model sheet that Kirk Bozigian (ARAH Product manager) had in his 1st presentation archives of the infamous "Topless Zarana" from the 1987 Animated GI Joe Movie. LOL!! They wanted to make the original Joe Movie PG-13, & they could only do that by either having swearing or female nudity. They opted for the female nudity to be present when Zarana takes her dip in the lake (as many know), but what many did not know is that an actual character design sheet of this instance exists despite Hasbro scrapping the idea before the Movie was finished. Here she is in all of her adult-rated glory, ...topless Zarana!!
Dude.
NOW THAT would just been EPIC BEYOND WORDS!!! (wipes drool from chin)
That's great.
Why would they choose female nudity over swearing?
lol, that's funny
man that would have been great if they would have left it!!!
How did i miss this!!!
Why would they choose female nudity over swearing?
lol, that's funny
Why would they choose female nudity over swearing?
lol, that's funny
I think they opted for the nudity as the swearing probably would have had to have been quite a lot for a PG-13 rating back then (1987) & I think this was better "damage control" in Hasbro's eyes (unfortunately that may not be how many parents think as they may prefer profanity to T&A but alas...)
Remember the 80's (& 70's) had a lot more casual female nudity in lighter rated movies than by today's standards.
Why would they choose female nudity over swearing?
lol, that's funny
I would have liked to have seen the impact this scene would have had back then as nudity in animation was quite prominent in 80's (& today's) anime, but for an animation project like this, would have been quite unique at the time, & probably would have been one of the best remembered things about the film in the impressionable 80's boy's minds who loved Joe (& critics & parents alike). Zarana would have been more infamous than ever. lol
Keep reading: TOPLESS ZARANA PIC from the '87 Movie!! - Page 2
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