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The world of double-bills can be a curious thing: "Robocop" and "Cherry 2000," yes. But I saw this paired with Mark Frost's subdued but interesting "Storyville," "Sexual Response" was subdued for sure, but not interesting.

You have to hand it to Shannon Tweed, though - not many Penthouse Pets/Playmates et al have managed to carve out such a long career in this field. The only things I remember for sure about this movie are a) Shannon's frequent nudity, and b) an encounter with a guy in a field. And stuff about her being a radio psychiatrist... and indeed, anyone watching this movie for reasons other than being a Tweed-ologist would need their head examined. (Too bad we've never had Shannon Tweed and Shannon Whirry together - that would be either a very good movie or a very bad one. Probably the latter.)

Tweed looks really good, in this better than average B-movie. A Shannon Tweed movie with a plot, who knew? The plot is fairly well thought out, and in a Tweed movie, if there is a plot to remember, it's surprising. Oxenberg gives a good secondary performance. Rent this or "The Concrete War" to see how fine Shannon used to be in the late '80's early '90's. I know most of her movies have her nude, but this and the other one mentioned above have an actual plot, too.

As someone who fell into Shannon Tweed's catalog of flicks much later on in life, 'Sexual Response' surprised me. Not only because she doesn't sport her traditional blonde look, but because real effort was put into it's plot device before it was well worn territory. The thriller melodrama is decently done, a few predictable cliches and the T&A certainly here.

Dr. Eve Robinson (Tweed) is the host of a popular relationship radio show where she doles out truths to callers, listeners while unhappy in her personal life. She's married to wealthy Phillip (Vernon Wells) but feels unfulfilled sexually and neglected. This leads her to mysterious younger artist Edge (Emile Levisetti) as the sex amps up, the cheating is at risk of being discovered and other truths come to light.

Flicks like these - the entire genre - quickly became wham bam thank you ma'am style of erotica. Get to the juicy parts - female nudity - and everything else (story, characters, atmosphere) is secondary. Here it's a slow build, the simulated sex scenes don't feel forced or just thrown in and they don't come at the price of neutering the story. Different sides of Eve are shown and not always complimentary to her. Tweed made a name for herself getting naked, but it's a pic like this that reminds you she wasn't a bad actress too. Wells does a decent job of portraying a stuffy gentlemen who also isn't stupid.

'Sexual Response' won't change how you feel about this genre if you already loathe / dislike it, but the spicy romance offers a few surprises and ending is solid. Good musical score, camera work too. If you're a fan of Tweed check this out. She supplies all the nudity.

Miss Tweed,all naked and having sex as a ginger,mixed with a cozy little sexual thriller plot involving a sexually dissatisfied married radio psychologist(Tweed,who else?)who decides to have an affair with a high-strung--and possibly violent--loner she meets(Emile Leviseti),is pretty much the sum total of this film's appeal. It does bother to have a plot and,up until the laughably contrived conclusion,it DOES draw the viewer along. Believe it or not,Zalman King(best known for the "Red Shoes Diaries" series and various skin-tastic movies,some featuring Tweed) had nothing to do with this,but you'll still get the "Old school" (i.e.early nineties,straight to video attempts at "legitimate" cinema) Skinemax treatment here. A cheap rental somewhere,though I have no clue if this has made it to DVD yet.

Well, you have a plot... And then you have Shannon Tweed. The two have remarkably little to do with each other. If you're interested in the plot, go ahead, she'll be a nice addition. If you're interested in her, watch something else.