‘Joy Ride’ Star Stephanie Hsu Talks About ‘Truly Hilarious’ NSFW Tattoo Scene in ‘Unhinged’ Comedy
variety.comMarc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor SPOILER ALERT: This story includes minor spoilers for the upcoming R-rated comedy, “Joy Ride.” Stephanie Hsu wants people to know that her big naked reveal in “Joy Ride” is hilarious, but it’s not her. “It’s a body double.
Let me be clear and let my mother know,” the Oscar-nominated actor told me Monday at the film’s Los Angeles premiere. “Joy Ride” is a raunchy R-rated comedy that stars Ashley Park as Audrey, a high-powered attorney who travels to China on business.
Joining her on the trip are friends Lolo (Sherry Cola) and Deadeye (Sabrina Wu). Hsu plays Audrey’s college friend, Kat, who is now a Chinese soap opera star.
The four find themselves in various bonker scenarios that include drugs, sex and even basketball star Baron Davis. Hsu’s body double was used when it’s revealed that Kat has a massive genital tattoo. “When I read it in the script I thought it was hilarious and it felt so obvious for the trajectory of that character, but then filming it was a different story.
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