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This movie should have been better, one memorable sex scene and that's it. 30 minutes into this tropical peanut I started having flashbacks of when Rodrigo tied me to an orange tree and made me sing "bar stools and baby's don't mix". I surely would have been a lot happier and not so loony if they would have at least put two more suger cubes in this cup of luke warm mocha. -*1/2 stars

When it comes to erotic thrillers I stop caring so much about production quality (although I appreciate it if it is present). The highlights on this one are Tanya Roberts and Delia Sheppard ('cause I love them both), and watching them together (and pretty close) justifies this feature a lot. Of course, this is a personal opinion.

I gave this movie a 10 on sex scenes alone. The unrated version is full of steamy love scenes and nudity and there's nothing wrong with that. Tanya Roberts plays Kay, the sister of a patient at a sex clinic owned by a sleazy married couple named Jessica and Scott Callister (played perfectly by Delia Sheppard and Jay Richardson). It seems there's something weird going on at their sex clinic and it involves a powerful drug and some doctors doing bad things to their patients while they are under the influence of the drugs. After Kay's sister commits suicide she joins forces with a handsome insurance investigator and they go undercover (if you know what I mean and I think you do) to solve the sex murder. They manage to fall in love in the process and have wild sex during a thunderstorm.(note to anyone: if you invite a handsome insurance investigator to stay the night at your house then that it a recipe for erotic disaster) This movie is great! It has lesbian sex scenes galore, kinky rough sex, Tanya Roberts and Nick Cassavettes who is now a director. It's backed by a great soundtrack by the lovely Becky Lebeau and the usual kick-butt directing of Jim (I'm in it for the ladies) Wynorsky. Check it out but make sure you get the unrated version.

SINS OF DESIRE (1993 Video)

WARNING: Depictions of Sexual Assault (see below)

BASIC PLOT: This is a silly movie, sometimes hilarious, but entertaining in an accidental way. It's supposed to be about a psychotic couple who run a sex therapy clinic, you know an erotic thriller. It ends up being an unintentional comedy.

WHAT WORKS: *The scene with the delivery driver as sex therapy patient is hilarious! His reactions to the two beautiful girls climbing all over him is priceless!

*Jan-Michael Vincent gives a boffo performance of Warren Robillard, the strange, 'Members Only' wearing weirdo, who gets caught up with the Callisters.

*The cheesy music written and performed by Becky LeBeau is perfect for this indecorous film.

WHAT DOESN'T WORK: *The sex scene after the Callisters kill Robillard is hilarious and farcical. Their genitals never come close to touching, and the type of lingerie Jessica Callister (Delia Sheppard) has on would make sex impossible, or at least unpleasant. Also, the faces John Henry Richardson (Dr. Scott Callister) makes during this sex romp are comical!

*Why exactly does Kay (Tanya Roberts) fall into bed with Jessica (Delia Sheppard) at the clinic? Is it so Barry Mitchum (Nick Cassavetes) can get away? That's some diversion!!

TO RECOMMEND, OR NOT TO RECOMMEND, THAT IS THE QUESTION: *If you like movies that are so bad they're good, you'll like this. It has many campy and ridiculous scenes, that are entertaining. Also, if you're a fan of fake breasts, there's lots here for you to like.

CLOSING NOTES: *This does have a rape scene at the very beginning. It is disjointed and bizarre, but deserves a warning none the less.

*This is a Straight-to-Video movie, please keep that in mind before you watch\rate it. Straight-to-Video movies have a much lower budget, and so your expectations should be adjusted.

*I have no connection to the film, or production in ANY way. I am just an honest viewer, who wishes for more straight forward reviews. Hope I helped you out.

The fat guy in the bed being teased by the 2 strippers was one of the crew. He might have been the transpo captain or coordinator. I forget. This was a fun little late night film. Worth every penny! The house was on a cliff in Malibu and provided a wonderful Clinic for the film. Tanya Roberts and Dalhia Shepard have a very hot scene that is worth watching just for the breasts. Jan Michael Vincent is perfectly cast. The story is pretty hokey, but that is not why we watched this film. The exploration of the clinic sets the scene for wacky antics and a sleuth story that Sherlock Holmes should look into. Unfortunately this did not make it to the theaters, and went directly from cable to video.