Clauses about nude scenes

I don't have a definitive answer. I have read many books about films, actors, etc and watched many interviews. There does not seem to be a standardized clause. Some actresses require a body double, and Gina Lolobrigida said she wore a body stocking. Lucille Ball told her daughter and other young actresses not to do nude scenes-producers, directors were using them cheaply to entice audiences. Well, maybe. Lucy has a point. How many young actresses develop a career? Is one factor that they had a good figure and no other talent?

The premise I find hard to accept in your episode is that anyone would know if a film would turn a profit with or without nudity-unless, of course, it's a porno flick.

I think producers and studio execs may be optimistic about their box office. I don't think any star can guarantee x-number of dollars, but the premise of the story may be their confidence that their star could do so.
I have one example, not of film with nudity, but of producers' confidence misplaced: THE WIZ-Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Lena Horne, Richard Pryor, directed by Sidney Lumet, and at the time an expensive project. I loved the sets, the songs like "Ease on Down the Road". I did think Ross was too old to be Dorothy, but how could THE WIZ lose? Well, it didn't even make back half its cost during theatrical release.

You are right producers, backers think they can predict box office.

I'm assuming that even if lawyers were negotiating nudity on a case-by-case basis for their clients there would have been at least some kind of boilerplate language they could all adopt. But on the other hand, it may have been more a matter of actors and actresses signing some kind of release, a studio document which may or may not have been negotiable. Of course, in the era you're talking about, the 1980's, it wouldn't necessarily involve studios; it would involve a contract with the producer, as in the case you mentioned. I hope someone can answer this because it's an interesting question.

I think by the 1980's there wasn't as much notoriety about celebrity nudity, but there was still a high level of public interest. The ice had been broken by appearances of actresses and actors in publications like Playboy, Penthouse and Playgirl., so the shock was lessened as it became more accepted, encouraging more people to do it. Especially for celebrities trying to maintain visibility, it became almost a rite of passage, sort of the way Dancing with the Stars is today. And films which had nudity to promote often did tie-ins with those publications, which meant an additional revenue stream and added publicity.

There's also the question of how much nudity. In the 1960's Liz Taylor lying nude under a skimpy towel in Cleopatra or Carroll Baker sitting naked at her dressing table (from the rear) in The Carpetbaggers was considered nudity. By the 1980's, not so much, so it became more a question of how nude, back or front, etc.? So for nudity clauses in contracts it may have become a question of degree by that point, so it could be tailored with some specificity for individuals. Again, I hope someone has the answers.

Who is this "us" you're claiming to represent?