A soap opera actor is haunted by his porno past.A soap opera actor is haunted by his porno past.A soap opera actor is haunted by his porno past.
- Awards
- 10 wins & 6 nominations
Lisa De Leeuw
- Carolyn King
- (as Lisa Deleeuw)
Jose Duval
- Raymond
- (as Jose Duvall)
Margot DuMont
- Lady in Coffee Shop
- (as Nora Bristow)
Jeffrey R. Iorio
- Thug #2
- (as Jeffrey Iorio)
- …
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- Quotes
Shirley: What do you do?
Eddie Czeropski: I'm an actor.
Shirley: Name something you've been in.
Eddie Czeropski: Well, I was in the soap opera "Dawn Of Day".
Shirley: I don't watch soaps, name something else.
Eddie Czeropski: All right, I did some off-off Broadway, some one act plays, some summer revivals...
Shirley: Tell me something I might have seen on TV, something really big.
Eddie Czeropski: Something that's been on TV. Well, I was in the Vietnam War, and I had a bit part in that one.
- Alternate versionsThe DVD release (and newer videotape releases) has 5 scenes cut out:
- Eddie, as a waiter, masturbating inside a roast chicken before serving it to a complaining customer.
- Eddie fighting with a gang that confronts him on the street.
- Eddie seducing his former director Carolyn King only to anally rape her after she ruins his career by revealing his porn past.
- Eddie fighting Richie in a martial arts parody after catching him with his girlfriend.
- Eddie defending himself during an audition. Note that a disclaimer on the DVD's box cover warns that the film is "modified from original version".
- ConnectionsFollowed by Raw Talent II (1987)
Featured review
Very innovative
One thing that this film is known for in the original uncut version is it's "subliminal messages". During the sex scenes (and many others), a text message was flashed on the screen or 1 or 2 frames. This could range from "SEX" and "KILL" to "EAT" and "LAUGH".
I have never heard if this had any impact on the audience however. But even without this, the film is good and tracks the rise and fall of an actor that moves from Porn to Soap Opera. This may well be where some of the concepts for the more recent "Boogie Nights" may have come from. There are many similar sceens in these two movies.
I have never heard if this had any impact on the audience however. But even without this, the film is good and tracks the rise and fall of an actor that moves from Porn to Soap Opera. This may well be where some of the concepts for the more recent "Boogie Nights" may have come from. There are many similar sceens in these two movies.
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- mushrom
- May 1, 2000
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Raw Talent (1988)
- Filming locations
- Birchwood Towers, 102-10 66th Rd, Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, New York, USA(Eddie visits Carolyns appartment in a tower block for a dinner party)
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour 22 minutes
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