Lawrence Cole is a mysterious, relatively unknown pornographer -his early credits are weird fetish items and later he helmed routine video era filler. BOLD OBSESSION is unsuccessful but has an interesting premise.
Not exactly JOAN OF ARC, but an oddly similar starting point, as busty Linda Shaw keeps hearing a voice which encourages her to be a voyeur and indulge in masturbation. Video opens with Linda talking directly to the viewer, complaining of eyes that watch her everywhere, yet we see she's an exhibitionist.
The voice talking to her seems to be the result of some evil guy installing speakers in her home, but is this really the explanation? Cole dangles some interesting material here but goes nowhere with it, his eyes firmly fixed on the prize (XXX footage).
The mystery voice, talking dirty, gives Shaw instructions, a gimmick that sets up each sex vignette and makes for a unifying aspect to what otherwise would be merely a loop carrier feature. First she makes love to Jon Martin, accompanied by the title song (!) on the soundtrack.
Next Linda's jogging and goes to the gym for a troilism hook-up, but the voice is getting bored, wants her to become bolder. She masturbates between vignettes, the next one featuring her in bed with Mike Horner and Herschel Savage, who abuse her, as a prisoner of theirs.
She's off to a party with Sharon Mitchell that turns into a bacchanal, with folks eating food off of Mitch's nude body. This quality orgy scene with a jazz score has Shaw physically resembling the Marsha Jordan of hardcore.
Voice wants her to expose herself in public. She goes for a walk in the park as original song "Stare" play in a strictly soft-core vignette. Voice has her do a lesbian scene next with a tall blonde for a sexual battle -winner will supposedly get to meet "the voice" and touch his cock. (Now there's a prize Monty Hall never thought of.) Competition is to be the sexiest, and involves a dildo.
Finally the voice announces his visit, but Linda must keep her eyes closed. Okay suspense as we see her masturbate and a cock is slipped into her mouth, as title song plays again. He comes in her mouth. Per voice-over: "You're a reality, you're no longer a fantasy, goodbye, goodbye!" as he leaves -her eyes remain closed.
At least BOLD OBSESSION makes an attempt, however feeble, to engage the viewer rather than merely document paid performers having sex. However, if auteur Cole is to be judged on achievement rather than "college try" I have to flunk him.
Not exactly JOAN OF ARC, but an oddly similar starting point, as busty Linda Shaw keeps hearing a voice which encourages her to be a voyeur and indulge in masturbation. Video opens with Linda talking directly to the viewer, complaining of eyes that watch her everywhere, yet we see she's an exhibitionist.
The voice talking to her seems to be the result of some evil guy installing speakers in her home, but is this really the explanation? Cole dangles some interesting material here but goes nowhere with it, his eyes firmly fixed on the prize (XXX footage).
The mystery voice, talking dirty, gives Shaw instructions, a gimmick that sets up each sex vignette and makes for a unifying aspect to what otherwise would be merely a loop carrier feature. First she makes love to Jon Martin, accompanied by the title song (!) on the soundtrack.
Next Linda's jogging and goes to the gym for a troilism hook-up, but the voice is getting bored, wants her to become bolder. She masturbates between vignettes, the next one featuring her in bed with Mike Horner and Herschel Savage, who abuse her, as a prisoner of theirs.
She's off to a party with Sharon Mitchell that turns into a bacchanal, with folks eating food off of Mitch's nude body. This quality orgy scene with a jazz score has Shaw physically resembling the Marsha Jordan of hardcore.
Voice wants her to expose herself in public. She goes for a walk in the park as original song "Stare" play in a strictly soft-core vignette. Voice has her do a lesbian scene next with a tall blonde for a sexual battle -winner will supposedly get to meet "the voice" and touch his cock. (Now there's a prize Monty Hall never thought of.) Competition is to be the sexiest, and involves a dildo.
Finally the voice announces his visit, but Linda must keep her eyes closed. Okay suspense as we see her masturbate and a cock is slipped into her mouth, as title song plays again. He comes in her mouth. Per voice-over: "You're a reality, you're no longer a fantasy, goodbye, goodbye!" as he leaves -her eyes remain closed.
At least BOLD OBSESSION makes an attempt, however feeble, to engage the viewer rather than merely document paid performers having sex. However, if auteur Cole is to be judged on achievement rather than "college try" I have to flunk him.