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Staying on Top

  • 2001
  • 16
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
709
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Holly Sampson and Sasha Peralto in Staying on Top (2001)
Erotic ThrillerSteamy RomanceDramaRomanceThriller

A advertising executive agent does everything she can do to stay on top of her business, even if she has to seductive means to do so.A advertising executive agent does everything she can do to stay on top of her business, even if she has to seductive means to do so.A advertising executive agent does everything she can do to stay on top of her business, even if she has to seductive means to do so.

  • Directors
    • John Quinn
    • Ben Kufrin
    • Kazuo Minami
  • Writer
    • Kristi Russell
  • Stars
    • Holly Sampson
    • Angela Nicholas
    • Danny Pape
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.0/10
    709
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • John Quinn
      • Ben Kufrin
      • Kazuo Minami
    • Writer
      • Kristi Russell
    • Stars
      • Holly Sampson
      • Angela Nicholas
      • Danny Pape
    • 13User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Holly Sampson
    Holly Sampson
    • Katherine Phillips
    Angela Nicholas
    Angela Nicholas
    • Cindy La Conte
    • (as Angela Davies)
    Danny Pape
    Danny Pape
    • Jake
    Sasha Peralto
    • Tai
    • (as Sasha Rochelle)
    Stephen Argyle
    • Drew Sheridan
    Mia Zottoli
    Mia Zottoli
    • Melissa Bessler
    • (as Ava Lake)
    Kieth Wellington
    • Chris Wexler
    Rob Steinberg
    Rob Steinberg
    • Locke Rubin
    • (as Robert Westbrook)
    Leila Hashemzadeh
    • Deborah
    • (as Leila R. Hashemzadeh)
    Holly Hollywood
    Holly Hollywood
    • Heather the Masseusse
    Nick Pellegrino
    Nick Pellegrino
    • Waiter
    Chera Leigh
    • Mandalay Model
    Tracy Ryan
    • Mandalay Model
    Roxanne Galla
    Roxanne Galla
    • Mandalay Model
    Amy Miller
    • Mandalay Model
    Antoinette Abbott
    Antoinette Abbott
    • Mandalay Model
    • Directors
      • John Quinn
      • Ben Kufrin
      • Kazuo Minami
    • Writer
      • Kristi Russell
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    6refinedsugar

    Muff Galore

    We all know what type of flick 'Staying on Top' is and thirty minutes in spells it firmly out. Everyone screwing everyone both figuratively and literally. Well worn territory. With the amount of times muff showed up, I knew I had watched the unrated cut too. The female nudity, simulated sex you've come looking for is here, but it might not occur as often as you'd like. You also have to tolerate a largely boring story to get it.

    Katherine Phillips (Holly Sampson) fresh out of grad school with some cutting edge ideas is courted by all the marketing firms but joins CBB. Her name alone attracts Lip Ink Cosmetics to have them do their next big line. Except exec Cindy La Conte (Angela Davies) - emphasis on that last name said slowly - won't give up power & control easily. When she unfairly sidelines Katherine and takes over, Cindy thinks she's won the battle. That is until Kat quits, discovers truths and decides to go after that contract for her own newly formed company.

    The deception between the two ladies is one note, easily discoverable. There's typical cheating, use of seduction to get ahead. Way too many lines of bum dialog. Story issues aside, it's shot well where it counts. Sampson has sex nine minutes in then later the prerequisite shower masturbation scene. Davies has sex twice (limo, couch) ditto Sasha Peralto as an office secretary (bathtub, poolside). Holly Hollywood (as a masseuse) rubs down both Sampson & Peralto. Then Mia Zottoli (Kat's friend) gets the same treatment followed by some lite girl/girl that provides explicit kitty shots. A model (Leila R. Hashemzadeh) ends up getting naked, sex in a shower too.

    'Staying On Top' is a low budget affair from Indigo Entertainment - a shell company Playboy used to release softcore titles - that explains why the first 40 secs look, feel, utilize familiar female talent. If you're going to give it a go seeing the unrated version is a must.
    7queenb80

    the Joys of Insomnia

    I was up at around 5:00am and happened to find this little soft-core flick on showtime. I wasn't expecting much but was really happy to find that the movie was more than just the usual simulated sex and bad acting. It actually had a plot; a plot that I cared about and forced myself to stay up till 7 to find out how it ended. My husband had long since passed out but I was still wondering what was going to happen. It's about this executive named Catherine who quits her job after her mean boss, Cindy, steals an account from her. Catherine decides to go out on her own and start her own firm. The ending was pretty predictable but it was still a fun movie to watch. The things I loved were the story line was believable, the boyfriend looked like a hot regular guy (as opposed to the usual soft core studs who look like male strippers) and the only reason I gave it a 7 was because the version I saw had zero frontal nudity and was cut severely . The script was actually very good. The acting wasn't bad either. I'm ordering my steamy unrated copy right now.
    10jiayenc

    Well worth seeing for genre fans.

    An oldie but a goodie, this Playboy softcore drama from 2002 is one of the most entertaining examples of the genre, thanks to a surfeit of excellent sex scenes and attractive women. The plot is+ entertaining and does a good job of holding one's attention in between the numerous and well-spaced sex scenes, which for the most part develop fairly naturally and do not feel overtly gratuitous.

    The cast is good, too, with Holly Sampson playing the ambitious young blonde. Sampson is a well-known genre fave, as is Holly Hollywood who makes a brief appearance about 2/3s into the film. In the end, it is the tanatalizing and beautiful Sasha Peralto who is the one to swoon over in this film, as she is so incredibly pretty and amazing to look at, and completely natural to boot! The rest of the women pale in comparison to her. Though the cast was obviously chosen for how good they look without any clothes on (which occurs very frequently; Peralto in particular hardly seems to have any clothes on at all in the last 1/3 of the film), their performances aren't bad at all.

    Well worth seeing for genre fans, just make sure you get the unrated cut.
    8dbrown-070204

    Very good, but not great.

    I really enjoyed this video. Holly Sampson (2 scenes), Ava Lake (1 scene), and Sasha Rochelle (2 scenes) all look great. The sex scenes are, for the most part, very well done. This isn't one where the music covers up the sounds of the actors/actresses and there are no abrupt or awkward endings.

    But there were some things that I would have liked to seen done differently. They should have cut some dialogue and fit in one or two more sex scenes. One of the scenes is in the back of a limo, which isn't the optimal location. The lighting in that scene wasn't very good either. And finally, during a couple of scenes, the director had a tendency to zoom the camera in too close to the action. We needed some full body shots.

    But it's still easy to recommend.
    8insomniac_rod

    Enough sleaze!

    If advertising employees were like that! Man, this is a steamy, nicely done soft core sex movie with the usual fantasy plot and more graphic sex scenes.

    Holly Sampson is great as always and has some hot sex scenes. She's always great, I mean, you know what to expect.

    Angela Davies is also a very sexy woman that has aged really well. Her sex scenes on this movie are great.

    I didn't have enough Sasha Peralto or Mia Zottoli but still I was pleased to see them on hot sex scenes.

    Overall this is a must see for soft core sex fans. The direct to video release just adds more sleaze!!

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    • Trivia
      Though not explicitly shown, Danny Pape and Angela Nicholas had unsimulated sex in their sex scene.
    • Quotes

      Cindy La Conte: New perfume, Tai?

      Tai: Yeah, it is, actually.

      Cindy La Conte: Must you marinate in it?

    • Alternate versions
      In the USA there are two versions available, an uncut and unrated version, and an edited R-rated version.

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    • Release date
      • 2001 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Наверху
    • Production company
      • Indigo Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 33m(93 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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