Private Obsession (1995)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Lee Frost

Writer:

Lee Frost (writer)

Genre:

Thriller

Plot:

Emanuelle, a world famous fashion model, is held captive by Richard Tate, a crazed fan. Richard wants...

Plot Keywords:

Escape | Model | Sex | Female Rear Nudity | Nudity

Cast

Michael Christian	...	Richard Tate
Shannon Whirry	...	Emanuelle Griffith
Bo Svenson	...	Sam Weston
Tony Burton	...	Sergeant Jim Lytel
Lee Frost	...	Jerry Turner
Francine York	...	Joan Harris
Keythe Farley	...	New York Photographer
Kelly J. Hornbaker	...	Phil
John Aitken II	...	Peetie's Handler
Allison Sie	...	Kim
Rip Taylor	...	Mr. 'T'
Freda Payne	...	Boutique Sales Director
Denise Gieser	...	Boutique Model
Lillian Hurst	...	Estella (as Lilian Hurst)

Also Known As:

Watch Me (UK) (video title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexuality and language.

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:(Banned) | UK:18 | USA:R

Company:

Via Lido Films

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: Throughout captivity, Manny and Richard converse through the television monitor, as if they are looking at each other. The camera, however, is behind Manny, so Richard would only be seeing the back of her head, as she faces the monitor. He wouldn't be looking at her face. Also, when they show Richard at his console, there is no camera facing him, that would be televising his face into the room. The bathroom wall where the camera is hidden is an interior wall, so the camera would be sticking into the room, in order to be shooting into the bathroom.

Quotes:

Emanuelle Griffith: Men will tell you anything they want you to hear.

Soundtrack:

OUR LOVE IS FOREVER

Don't Bother

This movie wants to be thrilling, but it falls so woefully short that you wonder why they even bothered making it. Shannon Whirry's character is kidnapped within the first 10 minutes, and the first two-thirds of the movie is spent with her locked in the basement, with her captor alternately taunting her and roaming through the town, and Whirry's clothes staying ON! (Unlike so many erotic thrillers with nudity before the opening credits have ended, this one makes you wait, and wait, and wait.....) The ending comes as no surprise, making the entire affair a waste of 90 minutes. If you want to see more of Shannon Whirry, watch Lady In Waiting instead.