Movie Type: Erotic Thriller, Police Detective Film
Themes: Going Undercover
Main Cast: Wendy Crewson, Stephen Baldwin, Ellen Barkin, Marshall Bell, Stewart Bick, Peta Wilson
Release Year: 2000
Country: US
Run Time: 105 minutes
MPAA Rating: NR
Plot
Damian Harris directs this sleazy erotic thriller about lipstick lesbians, naked corpses, and S&M covens, starring Julian Sands. Catherine Palmer (Ellen Barkin) is a hard-driving homicide cop who drinks like a fish and curses like a sailor, investigating a series of murders which leave the (inevitably female) victims bound, naked, and eyelid-less. Tall drink of water Vickie Kittrie (Peta Wilson), who was last seen with the latest victim, eventually admits involvement with a tribalistic S&M society. Palmer dutifully accompanies Kittrie on one such outing, featuring pouting models in designer corsets and lots of heavy breathing. When the serious girl-on-girl action kicks off though, Palmer makes a beeline for the door, only to be seduced by Kittrie against her kitchen sink (a la Fatal Attraction). Meanwhile, lead suspect psychologist Dr. Boussard (Sands) continues to snivel and cross-dress as the bodies start piling up. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide
Ellen-Ray Hennessey - Miriel Farr; Bill MacDonald - John Birley; Julian Sands - Dominick Broussard; Beau Starr - Lt. Frisch; Karen Young - Mary; Wendy Crewson; Linda Carter - Helena
Credit
Denis Bellingham - Boom Operator, Tina Gerussi - Casting, L'Wren Scott - Costume Designer, Walter Gasparovic - First Assistant Director, Damian Harris - Director, Ashok Amritraj - Executive Producer, Damian Lee - Executive Producer, Jonathan N. Matthews - Location Manager, Mike Drake - Line Producer, Whitney Brown - Line Producer, B.C. Smith - Composer (Music Score), Paul Denham Austerberry - Production Designer, Manuel Teran - Cinematographer, Andrew Stevens - Producer, Amedeo Ursini - Producer, Elie Samaha - Producer, Jaro Dick - Set Designer, David Lee - Sound/Sound Designer, Damian Harris - Screenwriter, Vanick Moradian - Additional Editing, Joel T. Pashby - Additional Editing, Brooks Baldwin - Dialogue Coach, Chris Howard - Gaffer, Steve Spurrell - Gaffer, Andy Langevin - Gaffer, Mark Manchester - Key Grip, Aaron Barnett - Post Production Coordinator, Maureen Norton - Post Production Supervisor, Whitney Brown - Production Supervisor, Mike Woroniuk - Re-Recording Mixer, Susan Marucci - Script Supervisor, Dean Stewart - Special Effects Assistant, Mark Gingras - Supervising Sound Editor, Sacha Fassaert - Underwater Photography, Pauline Heaton - Underwater Photography, Nigel Churcher - Assistant Art Director, Janice Miller - Assistant Hair, Janice Miller - Assistant Makeup, Andre Schulz - Costumes Supervisor, Tracy Shaw - Dolly Grip, Donna Dupere - Extra Casting, David O. Charles - Set Decorator
Detective Catherine Palmer (Ellen Barkin) is on the trail of an elusive and sexually deviant serial killer. During her investigation she meets Vickie Kittrie (Peta Wilson), a sexual submissive who belongs to an exclusive club of women who engage in secret sessions of bondage and S&M. Matters become even more complicated when Palmer finds herself attracted to Kittrie, leading to a brief lesbian encounter. Palmer soon learns that each victim belonged to this club of prominent, sexually experimental women. In order to catch the killer, Catherine must trust Vickie to guide her through the dangerous and illicit underground.
