Main Cast: Pamela Anderson, Brian Krause, Clayton Rohner, David Warner, Dean Stockwell
Release Year: 1995
Country: US
Run Time: 85 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
In this thriller, a handsome young scientist thinks he has the opportunity of a lifetime when an elderly experimenter offers to fund and provide a lab for his thought-transference experiments. The younger scientist is working with the memories of dead serial killers. The elder wants to swap intelligence with him. During the transference something goes wrong and the young scientist ends up with the personality of a serial killer, something his unsuspecting girlfriend fails to notice until it is almost too late. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Justina Vail; Chris Holder - Cop; Michael Papajohn - Driver; Victor Talmadge - Travis; Deryl Carroll - Clinic Doctor
Credit
Kristen Anacker - Costume Designer, Lyndon Chubbuck - Director, Rebecca Ross - Editor, William Talmadge - Executive Producer, Nigel Holton - Composer (Music Score), Elisabeth A. Scott - Production Designer, Eric Goldstein - Cinematographer, Frank Dietz - Screenwriter
Naked Soul might have been just another of the seemingly 100s of subpar bands to be signed to major labels in the early-'90s feeding frenzy for "alternative" music, except that this Costa Mesa, CA-based power trio had a secret weapon in singer/songwriter Mike Conley. Conley had previously been in the legendary MIA in the early '80s (with future Big Drill Car members Frank Daly and Mark Arnold), one of the first Southern-California bands to move from the stylistic straitjacket of hardcore into a more melodic and poppy territory. When MIA broke up in 1987, Conley laid low for a few years, guesting on a Thin White Rope album and otherwise taking low-profile gigs. He formed Naked Soul in 1990 with bassist Jeff Sewell and drummer Larry Pearson (another former MIA member).
RCA signed Naked Soul after Nirvana suggested that melodic-but-powerful guitar trios could be big, and released their debut EP, Seed, in 1992. The record was highlighted by a sterling version of the Who's "So Sad About Us" that highlighted Conley's power pop roots, but an indifferent public meant that the trio was kicked down to the minors (the obscure RCA subsidiary Scotti Bros.) for their sole full-length release, 1994's Visiting Your Planet. All but ignored upon its release, the album is actually a surprisingly strong artifact of the alternative rock era. Naked Soul released a self-titled 7" EP in 1995 on the small indie Planet Noise, having been dropped by Scotti Bros., but the group split up shortly after that. ~ Stewart Mason, All Music Guide
Naked Souls is a 1996 movie starring Brian Krause and Pamela Anderson. It was written by Frank Dietz and directed by Lyndon Chubbuck.
While Pamela Anderson plays only a small role in the plot, much of the advertising and even the movie tagline ("She's about to bare her soul... and all that goes with it") is focused on her.[citation needed]
Plot
The movie tells the story of Edward, a research scientist and his relationship with his artist girlfriend Britt. Edward is doing research in an attempt to read and record people's thoughts. The extensive time he puts into his research leaves him little time for his relationship with Britt. Just as Edward is about to give up on his research, he is contacted by the mysterious Everett Longstreet who offers Edward both a place to do his research and unlimited funding. As Edward gets closer to making a breakthrough with his research he becomes suspicious of Everett and his ulterior motives as he realizes that he is getting closer to not only unlocking the mind but also the secrets of eternal life.
