In Ghostbusters 2, Sigourney Weaver took her shirt off just before she was to give her baby a bath. Why did she do this?

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In Ghostbusters 2, Sigourney Weaver took her shirt off just before she was to give her baby a bath.  Why did she do this?

u_bin_called · Accepted Answer

After the iconic "panty" scene in the original "Alien" (1979), Sigourney Weaver revealing her underwear in movies became something of a Hollywood inside joke.  It was even the subject of and SNL skit....and as you may know, the "Ghostbusters" franchise features a lot of SNL/Second City alumni...

Anonymous · Answer

Fan service trope. A woman gets undressed just for the sake of entertaining male viewers.

Leo · Answer

Maybe she didn't want to get it wet.

FemaleLotRfan · Answer

So her shirt wouldn't get wet.

Kieth · Answer

So she wouldn't get her shirt wet.

Anonymous · Answer

It was the 80s. She was wearing one those hypercolor shirts and didn’t want the hot water to make it turn orange.

Anonymous · Answer

🥴

Parents bathe with their babies.

I guess they dont where youre from.

In Ghostbusters 2, Sigourney Weaver took her shirt off just before she was to give her baby a bath. Why did she do this?

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