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Dangerous Touch (1994)
3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful :-
How about a cigarette and a shower after this one?, 4 March 2001
Author: Christopher T. Chase (cchase@onebox.com) from Arlington, VA.
Obviously, somebody's been attending the Joe Esztherhas (sp?) School of Screenwriting. Oh, it's not too tough to see why Lou wanted to do this flick...with Kate Vernon as his co-star; what horny, red-blooded actor wouldn't? But even with the few interesting plot twists this offers above the usual soft-core porn cable fodder, this one still makes you feel like you need to spray your TV screen with Lysol afterwards.
Vernon is a talk-show sex therapist who counsels listeners by day, then medicates herself by night with a plethora of anonymous sexual encounters, (we can only assume she does it a lot, because we only get to see one of them, and on-screen sex never looked so simulated. Physician, heal thyself, indeed!)
Of course, the Usual Thing In Sexual Thrillers happens: she is accosted at a book signing by the 'mysterious' Phillips, who also shadows her to the home of a close friend, (benefactor or hanger-on, it's never made very clear), where they also have their First Monumental Encounter.
She's left a little embarassed but turned on at how he left her and how well he seems to know what she likes, blah, blah, blah, the routine stuff. Then at their next meeting, things take a surprising and potentially nasty turn, but to say just how would spoil one of the few surprises the film has to offer.
As a cross between Dr. Ruth and Dr. Laura, (without the latter's hypocritical moralizing) in the body of a Playboy model, Vernon gives the role what depth she can, but this is definitely Lou's baby all the way, and make no mistake about it, she's there primarily to serve as the object of his affection, rejection, you name it. Having power fantasies about controlling beautiful, impetuous women is not necessarily a bad thing, but do we have to be subjected to these moviemaking-as-sex-therapy entries? Lou has the exhibitionist's drive to execute his fantasies, but he lacks Joe's commitment to play it to the bone (pardon the pun), no matter how twisted the proceedings may get, which places TOUCH squarely in the 'Skinamax-After-Midnight' category.
And I really resented the total misuse of Max Gail and Mitch Pileggi, two actors who are much better than the projects they usually wind up getting. Showing up as convenient plot devices-cum-target practice dummies is not their true forte; they're much better than that, and hopefully the projects they get in the future will be as well.
One of the few redeeming qualities given any of the characters, is that by the end, Vernon at least has learned how to embrace her sexuality and accept her carnal idiosyncracies as normal and even healthy, unusual for a "sexual thriller," where the heroine is usually required to appear chaste, demure and repentant by the time the credits roll. She has finally learned to take her own advice, something few of us in the real world ever do.
Not quite thrilling enough to serve as a second-tier BASIC INSTINCT knockoff, and not steamy enough to arouse as much as bargain-rate porno, DANGEROUS TOUCH provides a little tittilation, but you won't respect yourself in the morning. Not so much for the middling prurience, but for the fact that this is ninety minutes of your life that can't be refunded.
4 out of 6 people found the following comment useful :-
In A Word: Garbage, 22 December 2006
Author: ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States
Here's another one of these low-grade, almost soft-porn type movies. Hey, I gave it shot hoping it would be a good, suspenseful crime film. In reality, however - at least the first half of the film - it turned out to be just an excuse for Kate Vernon to show off her face, body and to have sex. Hey, I enjoyed looking at her but really, folks, this is Grade D material.
The dialog in that first huor was so bad I had a difficult time caring about the rest of the movie. I don't even remember if I finished it. Lou Diamond Phillips was an actor who started off with promise but seemed to make nothing but these kind of second-rate movies.
2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful :-
An Appetite For the Erotic and Exotic, 6 August 2007
Author: bkoganbing from Buffalo, New York
Written, produced and directed by its star Lou Diamond Phillips, Dangerous Touch is an interesting debut for Mr. Phillips behind the camera. Certain parts of this film he did better than others, however.
Lou is a sexy career criminal who's trained his sites on lovely and voluptuous Kate Vernon who is a psychologist with a talk in radio show and a best seller. Kate's treating Max Gail a syndicate kingpin who is having issues.
Kate's a woman who loves sex with the joy of a Clinton era Mae West. She thinks she's found the man of her dreams when the mysterious Lou accosts and seduces her at a book signing. But he's all the time setting her up for blackmail, he wants her help to kill Max Gail by pressing on his neuroses so that he'll do it himself or his syndicate partners will out of fear that Gail will talk.
Lou's at his best directing what falls this side of a soft core porn film. The sight of a nude Kate Vernon is certainly enough to stir the young men in the audience.
Unfortunately the premise that she will be hurt by the exposure of her private sex life just doesn't ring true. Vernon's character is not Laura Schlessinger or is it someone who might work for Dr. James Dobson, someone who'd really be hurt by such a scandal. She comes across as a woman with a real healthy appetite for the erotic and exotic. Knowing that what happens in the end just doesn't make any sense.
Still Lou Diamond Phillips as director and star has nothing to be ashamed of. But he should have asked me about the script.
1 out of 2 people found the following comment useful :-
Dangerously Sorry Viewing., 12 July 2005
Author: tfrizzell from United States
A radio sex therapist (Kate Vernon) falls for a mysterious man (Lou Diamond Phillips) who is actually an ex-con and soon she gets caught in a crazed web of lies, deceit and sexual blackmail. Underworld figures and hired thugs aplenty in this silly would-be thriller that shows a little more skin and a little more stupidity than most others of the sorry genre. Phillips' attempt at directing a theatrical feature falls flat due to late-night cable ideas and a cast that seems dazed by the entire venture. Vernon is made out to be smart and sophisticated, but she falls under Phillips' spell almost immediately. Thankfully, most viewers with any taste will not fall under any incantation this movie throws at them. Turkey (0 stars out of 5).
2 out of 4 people found the following comment useful :-
Very sensual film, 14 July 2002
Author: phatbleek from London, England
Sure Dangerous Touch is a cheap rountine erotic thriller but it still enaterains. Lou Diamond Phillps makes a good directioal debut and by my count there are six steamy sex scenes three of which show the sexy Kate Vernon nude. The scene between Monique Parent &Veron is worth the rental alone.
0 out of 1 people found the following comment useful :-
Actually fairly enjoyable..., 2 July 2007
Author: jackfate1 from United States
Personally, I enjoyed Dangerous Touch. There were moments where the script wasn't the cleverest thing in the world, but for the most part it was enjoyable and entertaining. I have to disagree with the people who say Lou Diamond Phillips was miscast, because I think he did a good job with the role. Phillips and Kate Vernon had a nice amount of chemistry for a movie like this where so often the two main characters are supposed to seem instantly connected, and instead just lack any sort of vibe whatsoever.
I would even go so far as to say that I liked this movie better than the famed Basic Instinct, but that's mostly due to (1)personal preference and (2)Michael Douglas/Sharon Stone just seemed rather...cold throughout the entire movie.
0 out of 1 people found the following comment useful :-
This movie..., 17 August 2005
Author: lilmsscareall from United States
...is so weird for me to think of! Although it seems almost pornographic at times, given the context of the lead's profession(sex therapist)and the fiery relationship with LDP, I grew up on this movie. I kept finding it on HBO when I was like 8...on vacation in motel rooms, at our house when HBO mysteriously started appearing for free and we didn't complain. And I taped it one night, and then watched it a few other times. It's an odd childhood favorite, LOL, but it's up there on my list with The Little Mermaid, Jurassic Park, and E.T. =) It's a good movie for a lazy Sunday in bed with your lover/spouse bc the plot is somewhat interesting and entertaining, both leads are fairly attractive, and it will almost certainly encourage sex to occur before the credits role. Don't expect miracles from this movie, but it's worth a look. Not what I would classify as 'family viewing'!!
0 out of 1 people found the following comment useful :-
Lot's of cheese, yet entertaining dirty flick., 25 June 2004
Author: jamilio88 from Detroit, MI
This is a classic 2:30am Cinnimax flick that makes you laugh when you're not supposed to laugh. Lou Diamond Phillips comes out of nowhere to seduce an attractive Sex Therapist into situations that she talks about with her patients on a daily basis. Kate Vernon is hot which keeps the movie going, yet the cheese sets in as the plot starts to unravel. As far as the directorial debut of L.D.P, it's hard to judge his work since the majority of the shots are in the bedroom. There are some funny lines in this movie, yet I don't think they are supposed to be funny. I would recommend somebody to watch this movie, only if he/she has a decent sense of humor. Very dirty in a good kind of way and a plot that doesn't make you think to much.
1 out of 3 people found the following comment useful :-
Not much of a plot but plenty of nudity, 18 May 2003
Author: valens-69 from New York
Amanda Grace(Kate Vernon) is a psychologist and a sex therapist.
Amanda also has her own radio show. She has also written a book and during a book signing she meets Mick Burroughs(Lou Diamond Phillips)
The two begin to have an affair, but it soon becomes clear that Mick has a criminal past and has a hidden agenda with his relationship with Amanda.
Mick leads Amanda into a web of revenge and murder.
Max Gail, Mitch Pileggi and Andrew Divoff have small roles.
Dangerous Touch was Written by Lou Diamond Phillips and Kurt Voss.
The Script was rather weak, there really was very little of a plot.
For most of the movie it's just a lot of sex scenes with Lou Diamond and Kate Vernon.
Back in my early teens i loved Erotic Thrillers but now a bit older i like a bit more plot in movies i watch.
Now don't get me wrong Kate Vernon is very sexy and i didn't mind seeing her in the nude but a little more of a plot thrown in would have made the movie better.
But hey at least i had a very sexy woman to look at.
The plot is thin and takes a while to get started but once it does the movie does pick up a bit
Lou Diamond Phillips also Directed Dangerous Touch.
It's hard to say what kind of Director he is.
The movie was poorly Written so there really wasn't much Lou Diamond could do as a Director.
But he did show some talent. I would like too see what he could do with a good Script.
A lot of times when a movie hits big the Director gets praised and when a movie fails the Director gets the blame.
Which i understand why yes the Director is very important but the actors and the Writer play a part as well.
A movie failing is not always because of the Director.
Alfred Hitchcock just might be the greatest Director to ever live and not all his films were great, does that mean he did a bad job Directing?
Of course not, now Lou Diamond is not in the same league as Hitchcock but the point i am trying to make is the shortcomings of Dangerous Touch wasn't because of Lou Diamond's Directing.
Like i said before i would like to see Lou Diamond get a good Script and cast and see what he can do as a Director.
The one thing i can say though is like always Lou Diamond Phillips put in a fine performance.
He is one of my fav actors and though this may not be one of his best films he does give a solid performance as does Kate Vernon.
I give Dangerous Touch 4/10
1 out of 3 people found the following comment useful :-
SEXY THRILLER, 20 July 2002
Author: flimbuff (flimbuff@aol.com) from Philadelphia, PA
Kate Vernon comes off very well as a radio talk show host who wants to fulfill her own fantasies as well as give advice to her listeners.
Problem predictably develops when she involves herself in a situation with one of her callers that leads to a video tape and blackmail for the caller's not predictable reasons.
Lou Diamond Phillips does a pretty good job of directing but he miscast himself as the male lead. Otherwise this is far better than most of the genre and Ms. Vernon is awfully sexy.
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