Benjamin Svetkey
Basic Instinct and Showgirls auteur Paul Verhoeven recently did his own striptease on the L.A. set of his new sci-fi flick, Starship Troopers, taking it all off in an effort to put male and female cast members about to film a group-shower scene at ease. ''There were about seven or eight actors, and they were all very nervous and awkward about it,'' explains the director. ''So I took off all my clothes to make them feel more comfortable. I never ask actors to do anything I wouldn't do myself. And it worked. Everyone was so amazed to see the director naked that they stopped being nervous. They even applauded me.''
