Sexual Response

This film essentially begins with a psychologist by the name of "Dr. Eve Anderson" (Shannon Tweed) hosting a radio show in which she gives advice to those listeners who need help in their relationships. Her problem is that, even though she can help other people, she seems to be experiencing some difficulty in her own relationship with her husband "Philip" (Vernon Wells). To that effect, upon meeting a young man known simply as "Edge" (Emile B. Levisetti) at a bar, she is easily seduced by him and, to her surprise, doesn't seem to know what to do from that point on. Complicating matters even further, it isn't long until her husband becomes suspicious about her affair while, at the same time, Edge becomes more and more possessive--and both of them have violent tendencies. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that Shannon Tweed starred in a number of erotic-thrillers during the 80's and 90's with this particular film being neither better nor worse than most. On the plus side, she still looks great, and her performance was quite solid as well. On the other hand, I cannot say the same for the performances of either Vernon Wells or Emile B. Levisetti as neither of them seemed very convincing in their roles. But that's just my opinion. In any case, although I don't consider this to be one of Shannon Tweed's better films, it still passed the time well enough, and I have rated it accordingly. Average.

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.

Sexual Response is a decent Shannon Tweed movie with a plot. The movie has Tweed naked in many scenes and features some believeable steamy sex scenes. The film also has a nice little twist ending. The only bad thing is you can't find this film on DVD.

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.