My Neighbor's Daughter

Also known as "Angel Blue" (it's released on video under that name-describing it as a "Latin Lolita" !) this was obviously made with the intention of a theatrical release. Instead it was shown on Lifetime Television minus the brief nudity and brief adult language. In any case it's lame even by TV movie standards. At one point Bottoms & Eichhorn go to his 25th high school class re-union and the music playing on the soundtrack is from the '50's (this is the late '90's so wouldn't the music be '70's? Or is music from the '50's the only music the evokes memories of high school?). Karen Black appears for about 4 minutes at the end of the film in extreme close-up as a cynical social worker. With the exception of Black, the acting is either overdone or underdone. Don't bother!

I just thought of this film today because the lead actor Sam Bottoms passed away from a brain tumor. I always laughed when I heard his last name, but he was good in several different films, but unfortunately this wasn't one of them.When I majored in film at San Francisco State the director was one of my instructors. He showed the film to our class one day and I was embarrassed for him. He taught a course on Latin film and he was so passionate about movies that I found it hard to believe that he made this awful film. At least he had made a film though, ten years later I'm working nights as a security guard and writing during the day without having accomplished anything. The chick is hot, but this movie is not worth watching.