Passione fatale 3

Another formulaic Stevens project. Shari Shattuck sizzles her way through this as the sex therapist who has a thing with Stevens, who is married to Morgan Fairchild. One thing leads to another in this predictable sludge featuring amusing support from Chick "Why doesn't Robert Redford contact me to do a sequel to the Milagro Beanfield War???" Venera and Robert "Jackie Brown" Foster.

shari shattuck saves this movie by stripping and grinding, and i mean that in the most serious way. basically, the film wants to be a slick, tantalizing adult short story, like a RED SHOE DIARY ditty. and there's nothing wrong with that, esp. since its package is fairly informative about its contents. it promises steam, so it had better deliver. but lead-man andrew stevens and director jim wynorski appear to have conceived of this film with more than a slight nod to the most perfunctory aspects of the adult xxx genre. yawn! torpid characters, low-budget camera-work. since we know ms. fairchild is not going to do it, if ms. shattuck had also abstained from nudity, the movie would have fizzled like so much middle age without viagra. what is remarkable, though, is how it sizzled! ms. shattuck seems intent on giving BODY HEAT and BASIC INSTINCT some decent competition. despite the script's thin excuses which telegraph the sex scenes, the movie delivers as promised. the rest of the cast owes ms. shattuck for this one.

(1994) Body Chemistry III: Point Of Seduction ADULT THRILLER

After watching the first three "Body Chemistry" movies, and at this point, I'm reminded of that other movie "Basic Instinct" from 1992 since, this Dr Claire always seems to get away with killing off her relationships she makes love with. And this time Dr. Claire Archer is not being played by Lisa Pescia anymore like the first two movies, but by another rising newcomer, by the name of Shari Shattuck who used to work in soap operas. And this time, theirs more nudity and make out scenes as opposed to the first two movies. The set up involves movie producer, embarking on trying to get a movie deal made about the infamous "Dr. Claire Archer", except that she doesn't want to sign on to anything yet. What she does want to do instead, is to seduce another 'already' married husband, 'film producer', Alan Clay played by Andrew Stevens, who's an actor of many straight to DVD or VHS soft core porn films, particularly with co-star Shannon Tweed since that is how he can find work- Andrew Stevens ironically also happens to be credited for this newest "Body Chemistry" movie as well. Situations become complicated as soon as scriptwriter Freddie (Chick Vennera) does some investigative work to help him on his latest screenplay. If viewers recall from the first two movies, Dr Claire Archer is supposed to enjoy love-making when it's rough, and in this one it's not even close, for much of the love making is described as many hand and body rubbing. And if viewers liked to see more eroticism, then this film is going to complete it's main objective, but for others it's just another low caliber movie intention for single teenagers hitting puberty who are not old enough to see the hard core stuff. Morgan Fairchild also stars as Clay's wife and actress, Beth with Robert Forster as the head of the studio, bob, and no they have zero nude scenes shown of them at all.

Otherwise, don't bother. This is just your basic direct-to-video fluff. Andrew Stevens is such a bad actor it's not even funny. He and Morgan Fairchild (what's SHE doing in this?) provide perhaps the worst sex scene in film history as well. She must've had a no-nudity clause cause the camera never pans down further than the top of her bustline in this. Shari Shattuck (who thankfully does not have a no-nudity clause) is ok at best. Her sex scenes are so over-the-top they're actually entertaining.

The premise would probably make more sense if I saw the first two B.C.'s. I didn't, so I'll take this at face value. Stevens and his friend want to make a movie about Shattuck's life. She says no, then she seduces married man Stevens. Ummm, ok. Shattuck plays a manipulator, but you can't help but be sucked in by her. The ending of the movie is good. However, the rest is awful. I suppose there are worse ways to blow $3, and Shattuck is alright. I still wouldn't recommend it, though.

I love everything about this movie. From the over the top sex sequences to the over the top lightening flashes (you know it from other jim wynorski pictures). He is one of my favorite horror thriller directors from the direct to video sub genre. Morgan Fairchild is hilarious. Unintentionally but it still works. They're all unintentionally hilarious. If BASIC INSTINCT was a piece of wood. Anyway, it all makes for something that I appreciate. I have watched this movie countless times and enjoy it every time. Nostalgic too.