Night Rhythms (1992) (V)

Director:

Gregory Dark

Writers:

Andrew W. Garroni
Alan Gries
(more)

Genre:

Thriller

Plot:

A radio talk show host is accused of murdering one of his fans while on the air and he must go on the run to somehow prove his innocence.

Plot Keywords:

Radio | Murder | Lesbian | Cult Favorite | Frame Up

Cast

Martin Hewitt	...	Nick West
David Carradine	...	Vincent
Sam J. Jones	...	Jackson
Deborah Driggs	...	Cinnamon
Delia Sheppard	...	Bridget
Tracy Tweed	...	Honey
Jamie Summers	...	Kit (as Jamie Stafford)
Patrice Leal	...	Lila
Julie Strain	...	Linda
Vinnie Curto	...	Joseph (as Vincent Curto)
Timothy C. Burns	...	Edgar
Kelly Royce	...	Sandra Mitchell (as Juliet James)
Stephen Fiachi	...	Cop
Theresa Ring	...	Roxanne
Kristine Rose	...	Marilyn
Carrie Bittner	...	Elaine
Erika Nann	...	Alex
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tamara Longley

Directed by
Gregory Dark		(as A. Gregory Hippolyte)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Andrew W. Garroni
Alan Gries
Robyn Sullivent

Produced by
Andrew W. Garroni	....	producer
Walter Gernert	....	executive producer
Michael Simmons	....	line producer

Original Music by
Ashley Irwin

Cinematography by
Wally Pfister

Film Editing by
James Avalon		(as Kent Smith)

Casting by
Lori Cobe
Patricia Rose

Production Design by
Blair Martin

Costume Design by
Lothar Delgado
Ricardo Delgado

Sound Department
Deb Adair	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bill Reinhardt	....	production sound mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Dean Jackson	....	key grip
Michael Millikan	....	first assistant camera

Production Companies

• Axis Films

Distributors

• Imperial Entertainment Corporation (1992) (USA) (VHS)
• Ventura Distribution (1992) (USA) (VHS)
• Palace Home Video (1993) (Australia) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Anheuser Busch  special thanks
• Budweiser  special thanks
• Miller Brewing Company  special thanks
• Ray-Ban  special thanks

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:18 | Australia:R | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Axis Films

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Honey's latex crotch shield is visible when she makes love to Nick West.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater: Episode dated 24 September 1994" (1994)

The best of the MVD erotic thrillers from the early 1990's.

Probably my most favorite guilty rental before Showgirls came out; Night Rhythms is lurid fun. Martin Hewitt plays Nick West, a sex-talk radio host that claims to LOVE all women. Strangely, he's never seen in this movie with anyone who ISN'T at least halfway gorgeous. If Kathy Bates or Peggy Rea tried to make a move on him, would he live up to the claim? Anyway, he helps women who are unlucky in love, mostly by providing free sex-talk for three hours a night. Of course, he also gets male callers who take shots at him as well. He also deals with his jealous producer, played by Gregory Dark favorite Delia Sheppard.

Well, one night, a woman by the name of "Honey", played by Tracy Tweed (sister of Shannon) calls his show with her sob story, but later on, shows up in the studio. He tells the producer to put music on while they have a "philosophical discussion", which leads to whoopee. Unbeknownst to West, someone has turned the radio frequency back on, and the listeners hear them having sex, but then, they hear Honey being strangled to death. West is knocked out, and when he comes to, he sees Honey's corpse, and he flees. The rest of the movie is about West clearing his name of the murder. Of course, on the way he has time to make love with just about anyone who'll help him, providing she's female and good-looking.

The movie is very steamy and erotic, with lots of gorgeous women, and a few OK ones. The best one is Deborah Driggs, who plays West's ex-stripper friend Cinnamon, who helps out the most with his plight. The aforementioned Ms. Tweed burns up the screen in her short appearance, and the lady who works as a masseuse is primo. Sam "Flash Gordon" Jones, who plays a detective chasing West, and veteran actor David Carradine, who plays a shady strip club owner, add some name power.

This is a pretty good film in the genre, probably the pinnacle of Gregory Dark's soft-core films. Mirror Images 2 and the first two Secret Games movies are great stuff as well.