I saw this film one night on the Fox movie channel and the title nearly put me off but I had just gone through two and a half hours of Oscar and Lucinda so I needed something to cheer me up.
I was pleasantly surprised to find a film chock full of male strippers and decadent soccer mums willing to throw caution to the wind by (almost nightly) flocking to go see these men strut their stuff. That's what got me to watching this film, the fact that it was so unusual because nowadays, when you hear the word "stripper" especially on film, it's usually a girl or several throwing their bits about the screen.
Anyhow, Lesley Ann Warren plays a married college speech instructor who can't seem to get around a student of hers (played by the delicious looking Christopher Atkins from Blue Lagoon) who is flunking her class but trying to use his charm to get a better grade. One night, LAW, her friends and sister decide to abandon their husbands and go visit a strip club where the sexy main attraction "Ricky the rocket" is none other than the same Ricky (Atkins) in LAW's class. Ricky spots his teacher in the crowd, but rather than be ashamed he is amused as he begins to work the crowd and eventually works his way up to her. The sensual vulgarity sparks fly once he's in front of her and it isn't long before the two are full-fledged making out just as the French intended. LAW is stunned by what is happening but also becomes jealous when Ricky continues to work the crowd after their little session and begins to make-out with every woman in the room. LAW and her sister take their leave, much to the delight of Ricky's girlfriend who had been watching from the sidelines, but Ricky is pleased too because he knows he has awakened something in his teacher and he likes the fact that he can toy with her emotions just as she toys with his grade in class.
The rest of the film then deals with the instructor (LAW) coming to terms with this blooming affair between her and her student and the repercussions that ensue once her husband discovers what's going on.
I gave the film 6 stars because it was okay for an 80s film. Everything is dated by now but there is a genuine unforgeable honest chemistry between the two main actors and they transcend this to their characters commendably well.
In this day and age, LAW couldn't dream of trying half of the stuff that's done in the film but I guess that's where the decadence comes in. Nowadays when you hear about teacher-student relationships, you can't even begin to imagine the attraction talk less of the affair, but this film puts it all into perspective for you.
NOTE: Most of Atkins scenes feature him in the buff. Full frontal buff. What a man!
I was pleasantly surprised to find a film chock full of male strippers and decadent soccer mums willing to throw caution to the wind by (almost nightly) flocking to go see these men strut their stuff. That's what got me to watching this film, the fact that it was so unusual because nowadays, when you hear the word "stripper" especially on film, it's usually a girl or several throwing their bits about the screen.
Anyhow, Lesley Ann Warren plays a married college speech instructor who can't seem to get around a student of hers (played by the delicious looking Christopher Atkins from Blue Lagoon) who is flunking her class but trying to use his charm to get a better grade. One night, LAW, her friends and sister decide to abandon their husbands and go visit a strip club where the sexy main attraction "Ricky the rocket" is none other than the same Ricky (Atkins) in LAW's class. Ricky spots his teacher in the crowd, but rather than be ashamed he is amused as he begins to work the crowd and eventually works his way up to her. The sensual vulgarity sparks fly once he's in front of her and it isn't long before the two are full-fledged making out just as the French intended. LAW is stunned by what is happening but also becomes jealous when Ricky continues to work the crowd after their little session and begins to make-out with every woman in the room. LAW and her sister take their leave, much to the delight of Ricky's girlfriend who had been watching from the sidelines, but Ricky is pleased too because he knows he has awakened something in his teacher and he likes the fact that he can toy with her emotions just as she toys with his grade in class.
The rest of the film then deals with the instructor (LAW) coming to terms with this blooming affair between her and her student and the repercussions that ensue once her husband discovers what's going on.
I gave the film 6 stars because it was okay for an 80s film. Everything is dated by now but there is a genuine unforgeable honest chemistry between the two main actors and they transcend this to their characters commendably well.
In this day and age, LAW couldn't dream of trying half of the stuff that's done in the film but I guess that's where the decadence comes in. Nowadays when you hear about teacher-student relationships, you can't even begin to imagine the attraction talk less of the affair, but this film puts it all into perspective for you.
NOTE: Most of Atkins scenes feature him in the buff. Full frontal buff. What a man!