The Other Woman

Lea-Ann Beaman is excellent as the prudish star caught up in a web of intrigue when she discovers evidence of her husbands infidelity whilst he is on a business trip. She goes to meet his mistress and becomes embroiled herself.

A good example of its genre and Ms Beaman's tanlines are to die for!

My review was written in October 1992 after watching the movie on Imperial Entertainment video cassette.

Boasting a nifty twist on the old triangle theme, "The Other Woman" is a highly erotic video feature from the director of "Night Eyes". It's also the first of the current erotic thriller genre to feature a black actress in a leading role, with good results.

Film is probably the best feature yet from Axis, an outfit that has made half a doznen stimulating undressed suspenders and romancers beginning with "Carnal Crimes". Combo of semi-name casts, plenty of sex and attractive lensing makes hese a staple for pay-TV and video.

Severe in mien blonde Lee Anne Beaman toplines as a hard-hitting investigative newspaper reporter working on a case exposing powerful businessman/power broker Sam Jones.

She becomes distracted from her job when it seems that her psychologist/auhor husband Adrian Zmed is guilty of adultery. While he's away on a book tour, she tracks down black call girl/model Jenna Persaud to confront her as the mistress.

Excellent twist in Georges des Esseintes' modern script has the guilt reversed when Beaman discovers that Persaud is merely an innocent fan of her husband's, not his lover. Next twist is far-fetched but effective within the genre. Beaman falls in love with Persaud and latter becomes "the other woman" not in adultery but rather a lesbian affair.

Jones' violent methods and some double-dealing on Persaud's part bring the film back into thriller territory. Final twists are clever.

Director Jag Mundhra maximizes the opportunities for sex in this format, with both leading ladies proving to be uninhibited and alluring. Persaud, a topless dancer from the Canadian circuit recently showcased in Penthouse Video's "The Great Pet Hunt Part I", is quite sympathetic, while Beaman is forceful in the central role.

Using what's billed as a "probe lens" by Innovision Optics, Mundhra at crucial moments presents wide-angle distorted extreme closeups during the softcore sex scenes which are quite effective. Gaudy costumes by Ricardo and Lothar Delgado and other tech credits are above average.

The Other Woman (1992) is a soft core classic. The story is about a woman who has some skeletons in her sexual closet which is causing a strain on her marriage. She's repressed in more ways than one. Her male co-workers make off the wall comments about her and hubby doesn't seem to be interested in her anymore. That is until one day whilst coming across some of hubby's personnel items (he's on a business trip), she finds something that'll change her life forever.

A great made-for-video flick. There's a hot scene between two ladies (tastefully done might I add)is worth the effort of finding this hidden gem. The storyline is actually interesting for a change and the acting is not that bad. Interracial fun and classy photography make this one a winner.

Highly recommended.

There are two versions of this film floating around. The mainstream video/cable t.v. version and the unrated video version. I have seen both versions and the unrated one is the best. Stay away from the R-rated version because it's missing a few minutes. For maximum enjoyment, watch the unrated version. You wont be sorry.

...then one will be alright with it.

Actually,having said that,I don't think I EVER deluded myself into thinking this was anything BUT an erotic thriller. I would say this show,if it were being judged for the "Erotic" quality alone,would register as an 8 or 9. Factor in the sparsity of true drama,the laughable action scenes and mind-numbing plot coincidences,and this show drops to a 4 or 5.

A lovely,blue-eyed blonde news reporter(LeeAnne Beaman)'s quest to break a story on a shady local businessman is sidetracked by her trying to ferret out her husband's infidelity and sub-sequentially,the lovely dark-skinned beauty(Jenna Persaud,former Penthouse pet and not much of an actress) she suspects is the one he's cheating with. The story is almost comical,but as long as you stay in the vein of the soft-core story,it will slide off you the viewer like water off a duck's back.

A decent late-night watch or rent,but nothing more.

The Other Woman is an erotic thriller about a journalist who assumes that her husband is having an affair. Jessica's husband is an author who leaves to do a book tour. His dry cleaning is dropped off and along with the clothing, is some change and a few photographs. Jessica is determined to find out about this other woman.

Sexually repressed, Jessica finds herself in a whole new world. Her new friend opens up doors that Jessica was afraid of. One of the issues in her marriage was a lack on intimacy with her husband, so the other woman expands Jessica's horizons. Is it real or all a set up? Intimate photos and videos of Jessica find their way to her employer.

The Other Woman is pretty steamy! I mostly watched this as a fan of Adrian Zimed (Bachelor Party). As far as these types of movies go, it's not bad.