Some Nudity Required (1998)

A woman working in the B movie industry begins examining the industry and the damaged, desperate people who work in it.

Directors:

Johanna Demetrakas, Odette Springer

Writers:

Johanna Demetrakas, Odette Springer

Stars:

Edward Albert, Samuel Z. Arkoff, Lisa Boyle

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Edward Albert	...	Himself
Samuel Z. Arkoff	...	Himself
Lisa Boyle	...	Herself
Roger Corman	...	Himself
Catherine Cyran	...	Herself
Frances Doel	...	Herself
Johnnie Fiori	...	Herself
Maria Ford	...	Herself
Jan Glaser	...	Herself
Dan Golden	...	Himself
Dan Katzman	...	Himself
Gwen Lavery	...	Herself
Charles Philip Moore	...	Himself (as Chuck Moore)
Melissa Moore	...	Herself (as Melissa Ann Moore)
Fred Olen Ray	...	Himself

Storyline

Odette Springer is working in the B movie industry as a singer/composer, hating it but needing the work. She begins making this documentary about the low budget sex and slasher flicks and the people who work on them. Along the way, she meets unrepentantly boorish producers, directors arguing the legitimacy of what they're doing and numerous actresses who feel trapped, with no other way to succeed in Hollywood. The project is eye-opening to the viewer...and to Odette herself.

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Plot Keywords:

f rated | filmmaking | documentary filmmaking | independent film | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 October 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hollywood avklätt

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,082, 18 October 1998, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$5,853

Company Credits

Production Co:

Only Child

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

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User Reviews

Almost balanced portrayal- more of a TV movie

Director's look at the B-Movie industry is thought-provoking, at its best, but spends a good deal more time with her own interpretations of her experience than really trying to show us what the industry is like.

Odette Springer is in many ways embarrassed about her involvement in the industry, and attempts to explain both her attraction to such work and the involvement of people in the industry in terms of personal weakness.

A great deal of time is spent making the argument that women are 1) discriminated against based on looks 2) intentionally kept out of good roles and 3) only like the industry if they are mentally disturbed.

This documentary (which watches like a TV movie for Lifetime TV) really, really begs some questions, such as: Did any of the "exploited" women portrayed take any acting classes? Did any of these women explore other, more "tasteful" options like dinner theater?

The underlying, unquestioned premise here is that "Any woman should be able to get tasteful roles which do not require nudity in 'A' grade films." Had the director worked on questioning this a bit (by interviewing women with acting ability or in live theater), this would be a 7. Without ever explaining or questioning that, it is a 5.