bore and unhappy young babe zandalee ( a winningly sultry and vibrant performance by luscious brunette knockout erika anderson ) feel trap in a stale and loveless marriage to fail poet and decent and yet dull businessman thierry martin ( a solid and credible portrayal by judge reinhold ) . zandalee have a torrid adulterous fling with sleazy and arrogant artist johnny collins ( deliciously play to the slimy hilt by nicolas cage ) . can the relationship between thierry and zandalee be salvage . or be everything go to fall apart and go to seed . director sam pillsbury and screenwriter mari kornhauser lay on the tawdry soap opera style histrionics something thick while attempt to tell a wannabe serious and insightful story about desire run amok and it potentially dangerous consequence while the plot go gloriously off the rail in the laughably histrionic last third . the dialogue be likewise hilariously silly and vulgar ( sample line represent i wan na shake you naked and eat you alive ) . good still and this flick certainly deliver plenty of tasty female nudity ( the gorgeously statuesque anderson look smoke hot in the buff ) and sizzle semi pornographic soft core sex scene ( johnny and zandalee do the dirty deed in a church confessional booth rate a a definite steamy highlight ) . the tartn notangy new orleans set add extra spice to the already steamy proceeding . with his long and scruffy black hair and greasy mustache and foul mouth and and coarse manner and cage johnny be an absolute hoot a the single most grossly unappealing romantic lead to ever ooze his way onto celluloid . the cast deserve prop for act with admirable sincerity represent anderson and cage and reinhold all do respectable work with their part and with fine support from joe pantoliano a zandalee merry flamboyant homosexual friend gerri and viveca lindfors a theirry wise and perceptive mother tatta and aaron neville a friendly bartender jack and and steve buscemi a a funny and blithely shameless thief . walt lloyd sharp and gleam cinematography give the picture an attractive glossy look . the flavorsome and harmonic score by pray for rain likewise hit the spot . a delightfully campy and seamy riot .