Nightmare in Badham County (1976)

"Nightmare in Badham County" (1976) is a women-in-prison film originally made for television in the U.S. as an ABC movie-of-the-week, directed by John Llewellyn Moxey. While the TV version was tamer to meet broadcast standards, an extended theatrical cut was released internationally, which included additional scenes with nudity not present in the original airing. This R-rated version was designed to capitalize on the exploitation trend popular at the time, particularly for European audiences.
In the theatrical cut, there are several notable scenes involving nudity:

    One scene features a woman having her dress torn off, revealing full frontal nudity, followed by a non-consensual lesbian encounter where another woman is forced to undress.
    Another sequence involves a large group of women in a fight where some have their clothes torn off, followed by being drenched with a fire hose, resulting in wet, skin-tight clothing that accentuates their bodies.
    Additional nudity was inserted into a rape scene (using a stand-in for actress Lynne Moody, showing her blouse torn open and breasts exposed) and a whipping scene, both of which were expanded for the theatrical release.
    There’s also a scene with a lesbian prison guard demanding sexual favors, which includes extended nude footage not in the TV version.

Actresses associated with these scenes include Tonea Stewart, Denise Dillaway, and Lana Wood, though some nudity involved stand-ins rather than the main cast. The TV version avoids explicit nudity, focusing more on implied violence and drama, while the theatrical cut leans heavily into exploitation elements. Director John Llewellyn Moxey later expressed discomfort with filming these added scenes, feeling they detracted from the story’s tension.