Dan Frank Movies
A couple's marital experimentation threatens to destroy their relationship in this erotic drama. Monica (Kira Reed) and Mac (Dan Frank) are a newlywed couple with a ferocious sexual appetite and a taste for erotic adventure. Monica has an exhibitionistic streak, and Mac enjoys voyeurism, so after some discussion, the couple decide to introduce another man to the mix, who will make love to Monica while Mac watches. They place a discreet ad in a personals column and eventually meet Sinclair (Moe Justini), who not only seems eager to join in, he's willing to pay Mac for the privilege. While Mac is in favor of this, bringing money into the formula bothers Monica, who now feels as if Mac is her pimp rather than her husband, and soon the three players find themselves trapped in a maelstrom of jealousy and betrayal. Director Paul Thomas was a star in over 100 adult motion pictures before moving into directing in the mid-1980s; The Price of Desire was his 172nd directorial credit. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- 1995
Five housemates attempt to cope with the mysterious death of their charismatic group leader with whom most of the housemates had been sexually involved in this melodramatic comedy-drama-crime thriller. It is rock guitarist Wendy who is most devastated by his death as she is carrying his child, but everyone is deeply affected and tries their best to become a family unit. Two of the housemates, a sexually ambivalent adolescent and a bisexual hunk recently pulled off a bank robbery with the assistant of the newest roommate. As the plot bubbles on, the housemates seek to learn why the leader died, and where all the money went. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Smith Forte, Ericka Klein, (more)
- 1994
- R
A jeep tour service is about to go belly-up. The owner's pretty niece comes up with a swell idea to improve business. She and her gorgeous girlfriends don bikinis and offer their services as jeep drivers. Before long, business is booming. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Lauren Hays, Floyd Irons, (more)
- 1994
Two people looking for excitement get far more than they bargained for in this tense erotic thriller. Phil and Diane (Michael Artura and Sara Suzanne Brown) are a married couple who play a strange sexual game to keep their relationship exciting -- Diane uses her wiles to seduce men who find her attractive (they aren't difficult to find), and Phil storms in on them in the heat of passion, threatening the men with a gun before stepping in to make love with Diane. While there's always an element of danger in this, things take a potentially deadly turn when Diane sets her sights on Mickey (Len Donato), a successful restaurant owner. Len isn't so easily scared away by Phil, and Diane isn't so sure she wants him to go away, leading to an affair that raises Phil's jealousy to the boiling point. Killer Looks also stars Dan Frank, Janine Lindemulder, and Diane Hurley. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Sara Suzanne Brown, Michael Artura, (more)
- 1992
Who would have expected Brigitte to marry a prisoner with a long sentence in the first place? In this romantic action movie, that is only the first in a long line of surprising actions by the young woman. Somehow, she manages to get hooked to the young prisoner before realizing that he'll be locked up for another three or four decades. She decides that this is much too long to wait to spend time with her sweetheart and decides to learn how to fly a helicopter. Why? So she can fly in and take him out of his prison yard, which is exactly what she does, thrilling romantics all over France and seriously upsetting the authorities. This award-winning film (it's a 1991 Cannes jury-prize winner) is based on a true incident from 1986. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Béatrice Dalle, Thierry Fortineau, (more)
- 1991
This isn't a film about a singer from the Lone Star state. "Texas Tenor" is a style of playing the saxophone which brings out its big sound and biggest volume. This documentary does a creditable job of exploring the life and times of the popularly unknown jazz and R&B saxophone legend Illinois Jacquet. He has played with most of the greats and almost single-handedly developed a rompin'-stompin' saxophone sound which has been a feature of great R&B ever since. A virtuoso performer with masterful phrasing, he became a star in the 1940s under the tutelage of Lionel Hampton, who had him change from alto to tenor sax and then gave him the opportunity to record an epochal solo in Flying Home. In addition to past and current performance and backstage footage, many jazz and rhythm and blues greats comment on Jacquet's playing and his place in music history. Some jazz-knowledgeable reviewers, evidently hoping for an entirely different and more erudite treatment, expressed disappointment in this documentary, others lauded it as one of the best ever made. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
