Best Bikinis in Movies

 

	(from MSN) Ursula Andress "Dr. No" (1962) The Swimsuit Story: In James Bond's first big screen adventure, Sean Connery's manpri-sporting 007 raises one rakish eyebrow when he spots va-va-voomy seashell diver Honey Ryder wiggling out of the surf while sultrily singing "Under the Mango Tree" (or at least sultrily moving her lips: Ursula's Swedish accent was dubbed in the final cut). Sensing danger of the sexy kind, Honey pulls the knife strapped to her side, but she quickly warms to Bond's charms after he assures her, "My intentions are strictly honorable." Two-Piece Trivia: There was a good reason why Ursula's come-hither costume looked tailor-made for her eye-popping curves: She sewed it with her own two hands. "I had a lousy bikini. I had to make it myself because they wanted me to wear this Jamaican style with bananas and flowers," she told the Toronto Star in March 2009. "So my girlfriend and I made one in Jamaica out of this beige material." In 2001, the bikini was sold for $61,500 at auction, or $30,750 per cup.
	Phoebe Cates "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (1982) The Swimsuit Story: Horny high schooler Brad (Judge Reinhold) fantasizes as he watches nubile Linda (Cates) dive into a pool. And boy, does he have a knack for fantasizing. The slow-motion sequence in which Cates emerges dripping wet and unfastens her red bikini top not only provided primo self-stimulation material for Brad (until he's interrupted mid-bad-touching by the horrified girl of his R-rated dreams), but also for millions of hot and bothered fans. Two-Piece Trivia: In typical '80s fashion, Phoebe's bikini bottoms were yanked higher than Spicoli before Mr. Hand's history class and her bikini top snapped in front, a dated feature that makes the dream sequence that much more titillating.
	Halle Berry "Die Another Day" (2002) The Swimsuit Story: In a curvaceous homage to Ursula's Honey Ryder, Berry's Jinx first appears on-screen climbing out of the surf in a traffic-cone-orange bikini, a knife holstered to her side. But her hotness has a more modern touch: She's a spy who can match Pierce Brosnan's Bond stunt-for-stunt, whether high-diving or skydiving. Two-Piece Trivia: Halle may have looked like she was luxuriating in the warm waves when she made her foxy entrance, but in reality, the water was freezing. Hey, she's not an Oscar winner for nothing.
	Carrie Fisher "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi" (1983) The Swimsuit Story: After Princess Leia (Fisher) defrosts Han Solo (Harrison Ford) from the Carbonite, she's captured and enslaved by Jabba the Hutt, who forces her into a gold metal bikini and chains her to his blubbery, undulating side. Two-Piece Trivia: Never has so little material sparked so much devotion. Princess Leia's eensy ensemble has inspired everything from a website (Leia's Metal Bikini) to a "Friends" episode (in "The One With the Princess Leia Fantasy," Jennifer Aniston's Rachel dons the outfit to fulfill one of dorky Ross' longstanding fantasies). Created by costume designer Aggie Guerard Rodgers, the iconic outfit was made using a mold of Fisher's torso for the snuggest fit possible. Several versions were employed during production, including a metal one for stunt-free scenes and a rubber one for the action-heavy sequences.
	Jessica Alba "Into the Blue" (2005) The Swimsuit Story: Alba stars as Sam, a shark trainer in the Bahamas who loves two things: her diving instructor-cum-wannabe treasure-hunter boyfriend, Jared (Paul Walker), and her skimpy bikini. The plot centers around two sunken fortunes -- one consisting of precious metals, the other of precious powder -- but the focus remains on Alba's impeccable figure, with plenty of underwater action providing the perfect showcase for her derriere. Good thing, too, because her dialogue includes such howlers as, "Shut up, you coke whore!" and "I believe in you more than the prospect of any treasure." Two-Piece Trivia: Jessica became an involuntary cover girl for the March 2006 issue of Playboy after the skin mag slapped a publicity photo from the film (showing her in all her bronzed, bikini-clad glory, natch) on the cover. The nudity-avoiding starlet, who never posed for the magazine, threatened to sue, prompting Hugh Hefner to issue an apology for "any distress unintentionally caused by the publication of your photo."
	Raquel Welch "One Million Years, B.C." (1966) The Swimsuit Story: Your guess is as good as ours. As best we can tell, caveman Turak is banished from his violent warrior tribe and is rescued from a certain death by Loana (Welch), a beautiful cavewoman from a more peaceable clan. With her '60s hairdo and cat eye-makeup, this thoroughly modern prehistoric knockout can face down stop-motion dinos (courtesy of the legendary Ray Harryhausen) while wearing nothing but an animal skin bikini with flirty fur accents. She's also quite the conversationalist, purring, "Me Loana, You Turak," amid the grunts and groans. Two-Piece Trivia: Raquel cemented her status as a pinup before the movie was even released thanks to the film's poster, which featured her striking a provocative, primitive pose atop a volcano in the Canary Islands in her revealing pelted get-up. Not that she has fond memories of the now legendary poster, which later became a crucial plot point in "The Shawshank Redemption." "The shoot was so uncomfortable," recalled Welch. "We had to get up at some ungodly hour and drive out into the middle of nowhere. I remember box lunches, and that it was snowing. I got terribly sick..."
	Brigitte Bardot "...And God Created Woman" (1956) The Swimsuit Story: Teenaged orphan nymphet Juliette (Bardot) is a sexual free spirit who likes to shimmy around Saint-Tropez in bare feet, among other exposed parts. Her pouty lips, tousled temptress blonde 'do and a body that the New York Times described as a "thing of mobile contours -- a phenomenon you have to see to believe" cause all sorts of lusty complications for a couple of brothers and a wealthy playboy. Two-Piece Trivia: The bikini's popularity didn't take off until Bardot made the itty-bitty, belly button-baring swimsuit her own. At the Cannes Film Festival in 1953, she and her two-piece posed on the beach in view of a U.S. warship that likely listed to one side as the sailors rushed to catch a glimpse of her. Three years later, she sent temperatures (and other things) soaring with the gingham number she sported in "And God Created Woman," which was directed by her then-husband, Roger Vadim. But not everyone was a fan of her seminal sex kitten act: The Catholic Church reportedly issued flyers ordering people not to watch her films.
	Demi Moore "Charlie's Angel: Full Throttle" (2003) The Swimsuit Story: The Angels (Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu) have a ball kicking butt as they set out to retrieve a pair of stolen rings that could reveal the new identities of everyone in the witness protection program. Complicating matters is Angel-turned-baddie Madison Lee (Moore), whose attitude is as hard as her body. Two-Piece Trivia: After a six-year breather from the big screen, Demi made her return in a luscious bikini (in Dark Angel-appropriate black, of course) that highlighted a figure so impressively taut and lissome (even when standing next to an similarly swimsuit-outfitted Cameron Diaz) that it sparked rumors that she'd undergone $300,000 in plastic surgery, a nip-tuck charge she adamantly denied. Besides, Barrymore recalled that the mom of three was so comfortable with her awe-inspiring bikini shape that she "pigged out on Chinese food" just before shooting the pivotal beach scene.
	Jessica Simpson "The Dukes of Hazzard" (2005) The Swimsuit Story: A pair of good ole boys (Seann William Scott and Johnny Knoxville), never meanin' no harm, have been in trouble with the law since the day they was born. Oh, and they have a really hot cousin named Daisy (Simpson) who has a fondness for criminally abbreviated denim shorts and string bikinis. Two-Piece Trivia: Jessica approached her big screen debut with complete dedication. But this being "Dukes" and not "Hamlet," that meant she worked out with a trainer two hours a day, six days a week, to ensure her backside would be jiggle-free. But don't underestimate the thespian talents it took for Simpson to whip off her trenchcoat during her climactic bikini-clad faux seduction scene. "I'm definitely shy," Jess told the Toronto Sun. "I don't even walk around in my bathing suit at the beach. So I was definitely acting, for me to drop the coat and be in a bikini to try to get my cousins out of trouble by using my body. That was acting."
	Kate Bosworth "Blue Crush" (2002) The Swimsuit Story: All-American surfer girl Anne Marie (Bosworth) lives in squalor -- or the Oahu version of squalor -- with her little sister and her two BFFs (Michelle Rodriguez and Sanoe Lake). When she's not working as a hotel maid (and getting wooed by NFL players), she's hanging 10 in a sporty, mismatched bikini that magically stays in place through wipeouts and rough waters. But will Anne Marie be able to overcome her accident-induced wave-riding fears in order to fulfill her dream of winning the Pipe Masters competition? Two-Piece Trivia: Bosworth packed on 20 pounds of muscle for the role, which she promptly lost and, unfortunately, has yet to regain. The actress's bracing surfing scenes were the work of a female stunt double, who was hurt during production. For the big competition scene, a male pro surfer was used, complete with wig, bikini and shaved legs. But in the final edit, he was digitally replaced with Bosworth, with only his feet remaining in the flick.
	Ali Larter "Varsity Blues" (1999) The Swimsuit Story: James Van der Beek is Jonathan Moxon, a well-read Texas high school football player who dreams of going to Brown (or, as he tells his dad in a cringe-y Texas accent, "I don't want ... your life"). But the pigskin is all that matters in his town, and he becomes the big man on campus after the first-string quarterback is injured. Among the benefits of his new position: The benched QB's hot blonde girlfriend (Larter) offers herself up in a whipped cream bikini with cherry nipples. Two-Piece Trivia: Anyone who tried to recreate Larter's creamy bikini scene in real life (hey, no judgment) probably realized pretty quickly that it's tough to keep all that whipped goodness in place. Turns out the actress's lady bits were covered in shaving cream, which is a whole lot less sexy but has much better staying power.