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Original title: Naked Obsession

1990
R
1h 33m

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A city councilman explores the seedy side of town to help him decide how to approach an urban renewal project. Being obviously not from there, he is beaten in the street and his wallet stole... Read allA city councilman explores the seedy side of town to help him decide how to approach an urban renewal project. Being obviously not from there, he is beaten in the street and his wallet stolen. A transient helps him and guides him into the sordid world surrounding a strip tease di... Read allA city councilman explores the seedy side of town to help him decide how to approach an urban renewal project. Being obviously not from there, he is beaten in the street and his wallet stolen. A transient helps him and guides him into the sordid world surrounding a strip tease dive, and eventually he has an intense affair with one of the strippers. Then the stripper i... Read all

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jonpd

NOT BAD

Pretty wierd film. William Katt's performance makes up for a lot in this thriller about a man who is framed for the murder of a stripper with whom he had sex with. The other performances are stale (especially Wendy MacDonald's) but Maria Ford is a hot one and the sex scenes are pretty graphic (which should amuse some people out there). Altogether, worth watching with a date or with a bunch of your friends and a six pack on a boring Friday night. 5/10

7Bronco22

SALTY FRUIT BASKET THAT TASTES LIKE KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN.

I liked this passionate fluffy gem that had classic strip scenes that screamed out Oscar. Oscar is my name. As I watched this epic deer frolick through the desert, I asked myself "am I really here? Am I really naked in this closet I call home? Do I want pizza or cereal right now?" those are the questions I pondered. I couldn't come up with answers because I was so captivated by the beauty and radiance of the lead actress. She made me feel like I was Fredrico and that this was my castle. I often found myself sitting on top of my television set naked, perched over the top watching this movie from above. I didn't care that it was 5:19am and that I had to get up at 7:00, this was all to captivating to miss, especially with constant sex and nudity, I couldn't turn off the TV and say "no". It was almost a rule or a law that I finish watching it. I couldn't escape the clutch of pure erotic fruit that so intoxicated me to the point of no return. -**1/2 stars

10SykkBoy

A fun guilty pleasure movie with decent acting

I first saw this movie a long time ago on Joe Bob Briggs' Drive-In Theater (remember when TMC had this...they REALLY need to bring him back).

A decent cast with the gorgeous Maria Ford, one of my favorite porn stars Madison (billed as Madison Stone), Rick Dean (in an amazing performance), William Katt (Greatest American Hero), Wendy MacDonald and the lovely Elena Sahagan...plus a special appearance by my favorite cheesy movie director, Fred Olen Ray and Roger Craig (yes, the football player).

The plot is a bit simple, a city councilman rallying against filfth wanders into a strip club and ends up in trouble...

Rick Dean as Sam Silver is amazing and mesmerizing. The strip club scenes are great and the dances well choreographed...too often movies set in strip clubs have gals on stage who look like they've never seen a pole before....

The addition of a bit of a surprise ending and some dark humor make this one of those great popcorn flicks...

5JBSdude

Naked murder mystery

It's been a few years since I've seen it but Naked Obsession is one of the better "B" movies of all time. It stars William Katt who played TV's "Greatest American Hero". Also, look for a small role by former 49ers running back, Roger Craig. Not many stars here but a pretty good plot.

The movies begins with a city councilman, played by Katt, deciding to explore the darker side of town to research a community development initiative. He eventually ends up at a strip joint and is later framed for a murder. The movie gets very sexy from here which makes it worth checking out.

mystery724

Welcome to the Dark Side!

The soundtrack was surprisingly good. William Katt is perfect as the councilman pulled by a mysterious stranger who holds his fate. maria ford is totally HOT as the object of his desire. Becky Woo should be rich from the song Welcome to the Dark Side.

Trivia
Director Dan Golden first auditioned Ginger Lynn for the role of Lynne Hauser in the film. He wanted an actress that he knew would have no problem being fully naked in front of a large cast and crew for hours on end while filming. As an ex-porn star, he knew that Lynn fit that criteria, but producer Roger Corman insisted on Maria Ford instead. Golden met with her and at first thought that she was too shy and reserved, so he had serious doubts. She ended up surprising him entirely by being totally uninhibited and doing anything that he asked for in a scene. He was so impressed that he cast her in other films later.

Quotes
Saundra Carlyle: You don't wanna stay a city councilman *forever*, do you?

Alternate versions
In the version of the film that was shown on both Showtime and The Movie Channel, both the sex scene between Franklyn Carlyle (William Katt) and Lynne Hauser (Maria Ford) and the scene near the end of it with Carlyle bound hand and foot to a chair were drastically shortened by just a few seconds each. When the film was shown again on both HBO and Cinemax, both of these scenes were much longer and slightly more graphic. All four of these versions of the film were listed as being R-rated, so perhaps Showtime and The Movie Channel both showed a "Blockbuster" cut of it (Blockbuster was known to carry specially censored versions of some films which they felt were too graphic).

Connections
Edited into Stripteaser (1995)

Soundtracks
Don't Dye Your Hair Just Die
Performed by Trauma Kamp
Produced by Paul Pope
Written by Timber McGilly and Clinton Bierdman
Published by Little Shop of Music (BMI)