A documentary that goes in search of the forgotten world of the direct-to-video erotic thriller, an American film genre that once dominated late night cable television and the shelves of neighborhood video stores.
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Athena Massey (born 10 November 1971 in Orange, California) is an American actress. She made her screen debut as a murder victim in Steven Seagal's 1991 action film Out for Justice. During her career Massey has mainly starred in B movies and erotic thrillers including Poison Ivy: The New Seduction, Undercover Heat and the cable TV series Red Shoe Diaries. However, she has also appeared in more mainstream fare, including small roles in 1996's The Nutty Professor, Molly and the TV shows Seinfeld, Star Trek: Voyager and Nash Bridges. Her most recent acting credit involved playing Lieutenant Eva Lee as both an in-game voice and in the cut scenes of Westwood Studios' real time strategy game Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 and the expansion pack Yuri's Revenge in 2001. She previously played a role in 1999's Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun. Description above from the Wikipedia article Athena Massey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Amy Lindsay grew up in Houston, Texas and graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a degree in Journalism and a minor in drama.
Monique Parent (born November 4, 1965) is an American actress. She began her professional acting career in 1990, spending years honing her craft by studying at the Beverly Hills Playhouse with Milton Katselas and Jeffrey Tambor among others. Monique has worked in live theatre as well as a wide variety of film genres, sci-fi, horror, indie drama and comedy, appearing in well over 130 films as well as the streaming series Magic Funhouse and Anime Crimes Division. After close to 30 years in the film business, Monique has certainly picked up a few tips and tricks in the makeup and hair department and shares what she has learned on her YouTube channel. She focuses on keeping fit and healthy as part of any beauty routine and now has over a quarter million subscribers. Monique is currently working on an instructional book for directors and actors on the intricacies of working with nudity entitled Nudity on Film. She often assists productions by working as a professional Intimacy Coordinator. Miss Parent spoke on an AFI panel about shooting intimate scenes at the Dallas Film Festival, and was awarded the Southern California Motion Picture Council’s “Golden Halo” award in 2016 for achievements in acting.
Kira Reed Lorsch is an Emmy nominated actress, television host and Emmy winning producer. Reed was born in Santa Clara, California, and by age five was performing in school plays and local dance recitals. By age 10, she was doing commercials and local catalog modeling. When her family moved to Louisville, Kentucky, she attended the Youth Performing Arts School then went on to graduate from UCLA's School of Theatre, Film and Television. After graduating UCLA's School of Theatre Film and Television, she enjoyed a prolific on-camera career including feature films, guest spots on major network shows and a seven-year stint as a reporter for Playboy. Her work with Playboy led her to hosting and producing for E! and Associated Television International. She joined the cast of the Emmy nominated The Bay as Jo Connors in 2014 and continues to act and produce in television, digital media and feature films.
Jim Wynorski (born August 14, 1950) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. Wynorski has been making B-movies and exploitation movies since the early 1980s, and has directed over 150 feature films. His earliest films were released to movie theaters, but his later works have predominantly been released to cable or the straight-to-video market. He often works under pseudonyms such as "Jay Andrews," "Arch Stanton," "H.R. Blueberry," "Tom Popatopolis," and "Noble Henry." His movies often spoof horror films: Cleavagefield, for example, parodies Cloverfield, The Bare Wench Project parodies The Blair Witch Project, and Para-Knockers Activity parodies Paranormal Activity. A character in the film The Final Destination is named after him. In 2009, the documentary Popatopolis, directed by Clay Westervelt and named for one of Wynorski's pseudonyms, chronicled Wynorski during the making of his soft-core horror film, The Witches of Breastwick. The film serves as a partial biography, with clips from many of his previous films and includes interviews with Wynorski, his contemporaries, cast, and crew. In 2016, he directed Nessie & Me, the character Jack O’Grady directly references Wynorski's earlier films Dinocroc vs. Supergator and Piranhaconda when he encounters Nessie at the start of the film, hinting that Nessie & Me is canon to those film series, as well as Monster Cruise, with many characters from it appearing in Nessie & Me as well. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jim Wynorski, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Regina Russell is a film producer, director, television presenter, and actress. She directed and produced a feature length documentary called "QUIET RIOT: Well Now You're Here, There's No Way Back" about the hard rock band Quiet Riot. The film premiered at the 2014 Newport Beach Film Festival and won the Festival Honors award for "Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking" in the music category. It also won "Best Music Documentary" from the Oregon Independent Film Festival, and was a official selection of The Hollywood Film Festival, The Carmel International Film Festival, Indie Memphis Film Festival, St. Louis International Film Festival and the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. It Premiered on the Showtime Network Jan 29th 2015. Rolling Stone magazine called it "One of the top rock docs to see this summer". (Issue 1238 July 2nd, 2015) As a celebrity style expert and red carpet fashion critic, she has appeared in fashion segments for The Today Show, E! News, Access Hollywood, The Fashion Team, and Good Day L.A. She owned and operated Celebrity Closet Raiders, a high end designer resale store which carried merchandise previously owned by celebrities. Russell is engaged to Quiet Riot drummer and manager Frankie Banali.
Fred Olen Ray is an American film and television director, producer, screenwriter, actor, cinematographer, and former professional wrestler.
Jodie Fisher was born on July 17,1969, to Polly (Crawford) and Dale Fisher. She was raised in Dallas, Texas, with one younger sister, Jill. Jodie is of Irish, English and Norwegian descent. She started performing at an early age as a dancer and began competing with the Dallas Dolls Drill Team Ensemble. At 16, she won the National Miss Drill Team Competition in Norman, OK. She also competed at the Texas State Fair and in numerous beauty pageants including Miss Teenage America. After graduating from Texas Tech University with her degree in Political Science, Jodie "accidentally" went on a cattle call audition in New York City and booked her first pilot for Aaron Spelling. Jodie moved to Los Angeles and began auditioning, booking leading roles in various films. In 1992, she joined the Screen Actors Guild and began an intensive two year program with Baron Brown Studios where she studied acting with DW Brown. She has appeared as the lead actress in dozens of films and as a series regular in several TV series including "Age of Love" for NBC. She recently appeared as a guest star on "NCIS: Los Angeles". In 2019, Jodie landed the role of "Julie" as a series regular on "The Real Geezers of Beverly Hills." Jodie lives in Los Angeles and travels frequently to Texas and New York. Even more than acting, she loves being a mom to her son, Jack.
An American executive, film producer, director and former actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Andrew Stevens, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kurt Voss (born 1963) is an American film director, screenwriter and musician/songwriter. He often works with fellow UCLA alumnus Allison Anders. Voss's credits include: Border Radio, Poison Ivy: The New Seduction, Where The Day Takes You, and Sugar Town. Born as Kurt Christopher Peter Wössner, Voss is a founding member of the West Coast punk band The Hindi Guns Description above from the Wikipedia article Kurt Voss, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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