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

Some hypocrisy required

Hack directors/producers like Jim Wynorski, Dave DeCoteau, and Fred Olen Ray have long been guilty of substituting bare breasts for skilled or even competent filmmaking. And the women who own these breasts, either naturally or through silicone enhancement, are no less guilty. Are these women exploited? Yes, probably, but so are the male viewers who waste their money and their Friday nights watching this crap rather than developing relationships with real women. And while Wynorski, Olen Ray et. al. may be laughing all the way to the bank, they're no more likely to win an Academy Award than actresses like Maria Ford. They're equally trapped in a soul-less industry that exploits their dubious talents. But while this documentary preaches about the exploitation of women it nevertheless contains rampant female nudity and appeals to the sort of male viewer who will watch it with the sound down and/or one hand on the fast forward button. It is truly a sad state of affairs that low-budget filmmaking today has become almost completely synonymous with softcore porn, but this hypocritical doc. does little to remedy that situation. I was particularly offended with the way the documentary (or at least some of the interviewees)seems to equate horror/exploitation movies with snuff and sexual sadism. The truth is the"erotic thriller" is the domain of people who don't have the talent to make horror movies yet are a tad too respectable for hardcore "adult" industry. And the less said of the co-director's tastelessly self-indulgent revelations of child sexual abuse the better. Why can't all these self-loathing industry types just find another line of work?