

Boobs: An American Obsession
2010-02-09 · 88 min · ★ 5.5
We call them by a hundred different names: boobs, knockers, jugs, hooters. We wonder if they're real or fake, too small or too big, too exposed or too covered. And every year Americans spend millions of dollars on breast enhancement, from push-up bras to surgery. Why is our culture so captivated by this particular part of the female form? "Boobs: An American Obsession" is a revealing, humorous, often poignant investigation involving everyone from anthropologists to porn stars as we explore our culture's fascination with breasts.
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- Nina Brownfield-Berry
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Tom ArnoldSelf
Mamie Van DorenSelf
Julie StrainSelf
Irina VoroninaSelf
Jesse CapelliSelf
Tamara Lynn ChambersSelf
Aria GiovanniSelf
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