Body Chemistry III (1994) is, to me, the best yet in the series, even though the IMDB readers have it at 3.1/10. They increased the exposure and simulated sex to the point that this could almost be classed as a soft-core, but it does have many sub-plots and sub-texts that would make it one of the better ones. Dr. Claire is now played by Shari Shattuck, who is naked for at least half of her screen time. She is now host of a cable TV talk show. Andrew Stevens is a made-for-TV movie producer, and wants to make her story into a movie. His wife, actress Morgan Fairchild would do nearly anything for the lead, as she has been trying to break out of her mold as the mousey woman on a soap.

Chick Vennera, who plays the associate of the lab director who was killed in number one, has written a screenplay of the story. Dr. Claire seduces Stevens repeatedly before she agrees to the film. Claire isn't into pain in this film, but is into danger to increase the excitement. She is constantly seducing him when his wife is nearby. He tries to break it off with Dr. Claire, and that REALLY pisses her off. The films ends with two corpses, and a live Dr. Claire for another sequel.

I have to say C+ on this one, as it works in two genres. As a softcore, it is a solid C, with an ok story, lots of nudity, and reasonably hot simulated sex. The camera angles change enough that the sex does not become boring. As a thriller, it builds dramatic tension very well, so C in that genre. I would love to know what is sticking up from his crotch and between her legs in image one.

The comedy, Booty Call, suffers from obvious slapstick situations, but the insulting trash talk is often hilarious. It would have been a pretty good trashy movie with real female nudity, but they faked through it. Vivica Fox had pasties on her nipples for the sex scenes, and it looked downright silly. (Interestingly, they had no such problem with male nudity!)

While in France I picked up the latest edition of "Photo" magazine to hit the newsstands, and it featured Kiera Chaplin, Charlie's youngest granddaughter. She was born in Belfast on July 1, 1980 as the daughter of Bernadette McCready and Eugene Chaplin, 5th child of Charlie Chaplin and Oona O'Neil. She's a model and wants to become an actress. She should be the next star of the Pirelli calendar shot by Peter Lindbergh according to the magazine.

A doctor has a minor accident on a lonely road. What was it he saw that caused him to slam on the brakes? He wanders along the road on foot until he finds another accident, a car with a woman passed out in the driver's seat. He gets the woman to his own car, she regains consciousness, then loses it again. His car won't start, so he leaves her, passed out in his own car, while he goes for help. At the last minute he grabs a gun from his glove compartment. You never know. It goes without saying that the only available help must come from a spooky old castle. We are about to see our first serious warning that the quality of this movie will not be comparable to those of the director's countryman, Bertolucci. At the door of the castle, he shouts for help in English with an Italian accent. All previous dialogue and all further dialogue is in Italian. No explanation for the brief English interlude.

As the squeaky unmanned door admits him into the castle, he enters room after room full of spook clichés, as if he were riding a ghost train in a carnival. A man with a knife in his neck is in one room, and offers the obligatory diabolical laughter. The woman from the car accident is also there, or at least a version of her, looking very sprightly and trying to seduce him. It is her, yet it isn't.

Satan is also there.

Satan is quite a dapper demon, wearing an outfit which places him about halfway between Dracula and El Córdobes. I guess you never know when a bullfight will be necessary in a place where time and logic no longer exist, a place where time has been so distorted that 30 year olds could play high school students. Oh, sorry, that isn't the castle. I was thinking of the WB network. Well, time is pretty messed up in the castle as well, let me tell you. Satan is not only a spiffy dresser, but one "hell" of a decorator as well, since he has done the entire spooky castle in Italian rococo. I always knew that whole ornate Italian thing was the work of Satan, but this is the first actual proof I've seen.

Day becomes night becomes day again, and now the girl from the accident awakens in the doctor's car, wanders up to the castle, and has virtually the same experience that the doc had the night before - she meets a version of the doctor. It is him, yet it isn't.

Then Satan sees her, undresses her with his eyes, and greets her. "Welcome, my dear. You must be weary, and surely you would enjoy a chance to wash your genitals." As it turns out, her privates are feeling a little musty, and she quickly agrees to freshen them on camera, hence the title of the film, Nude for Satan. And feeling thus refreshed, she engages in some lesbian sex with a woman who just wanders into the room.

For the next hour or so, she hangs out with the doctor's doppelganger, and he with hers, and she gets naked, both as herself and as her doppelganger. So many grand adventures ensue. She finds herself ensnared in a spider's web, while a papier mache spider piñata, with jelly bean eyes and pipe cleaner legs, crawls up her belly. Then she watches some guys with blackened teeth whip her lesbian pal.

Eventually, after several long philosophical dialogues about the nature of reality, we realize that they are both in a state somewhere between life and death, and each of them has the ability to choose which they prefer. He's pro-life, but she is thinking this whole death thing isn't really that bad. The woman finally gives in to death when she hears about Satan's excellent dental plan and extended warranties on his company vehicles, but the doctor will not give in. He remembers that Satan has The Big Book of Satanic Info sitting in the hallway, and goes back to read it. It turns out that it includes some excellent recipes for Devil's Food cake, as well as the handy-dandy way to defeat Satan. It is certainly quite thoughtful of the Lord of Darkness to leave that information about. It seems that the doctor only has to light a fire, and all the demons will recede. He does so, and Satan curses somebody he calls Asteroth. I guess even Satan has to punch the ol' time-clock and report to a boss.

There is a brief orgy scene with dancing men and women, and then they all disappear, including the woman from the car.

The doctor suddenly finds himself back in his car, alive. He goes back to the woman's car, and she is there, dead.

Finis.

Interestingly, this film wiped out Titanic in total receipts, with nearly sixty quintillion lire in domestic box office receipts in Italy. Oh, wait, I just checked the currency exchange, and that's only about five hundred quid. Sorry.

A word from Jr...

Ok...so you've never heard of these actresses and you're home video library is a little light on mid-70's Euro sleaze. Doesn't matter. The 'caps of Rita and Iolanda are excellent. Great quality and great nudity. Definitely worth a look.

Sugar Bouche

Helen Papas

Kim Cayer

Linda Speciale

Here we see Kim participating in wet t-shirt contest. She's the one with the biggest jugs. Kim has the dubious distinction of of being the only actress to have starred in both Screwballs and its sequel Loose Screws. She also starred in the PG-rated Oddballs.

Sarah Smith

What's tragic is the fact that they made a 4th installment in the series. Still more tragic is that they made a 5th movie..."Leprechaun In the Hood" (2000). I'm sorry to say that I've seen part 5, and it is one of the worst movies ever made. So bad in fact that many 3rd world countries have given up other torture methods in favor of forced "Leprechaun In the Hood" screenings. Given the choice...I say rip off my toe nails any day!

Scoop,
I came across a movie on a German satellite channel last night called "California Heat" (1995). It stars Angelica Bridges, and guess what...she gets her top off! Is this a well known film or have I found the motherload? It's not in bare facts or CNDB. What do you think?

OUR REPLY:

We have not seen this movie or any 'caps of Bridges from this movie, so this may be a good find. The film is not available from Amazon. Anybody know where to get a copy?