Hmm so continuing with my watching of bad "artsy" erotica in an attempt to see actors I love in their earlier roles (Callum Keith Rennie, I am looking at you) I recently watched some episodes of the Horror/Erotica Anthology "The Hunger" produced by Tony and -whatever the other one's name is- Scott. Hosted alternatively by David Bowie and Terence Stamp each one is supposed to be high quality, freaky creepfests of erotica. Most are cheesy badly done soft-core porn. Really soft-core porn. But I remember watching some of them years ago...I can't remember if it was on tv or what.
*Anyway* the reason I mention it is I recently learned the Daniel Craig was in one, back in 1997. So of course, (of fucking course) I had to go look it up and watch it again. The weird thing, I actually remember this specific episode, because it creeped me out and made me feel bad for his character. Mostly creeped out. And then still lusting after him and feeling a little bad about it, all things in the story considered.
Plot is as follows, Pretty Young Nurse shows up at dilapidated mansion to care for crippled old lady, played amazingly by Karen Black, who clearly is an eccentric rich bitch with a wild past. Think like an aging courtesan maybe. She lives upstairs, stays in her chair, smokes long cigarettes without ever once tapping the ash off, appearing without her makeup etc... She has hunky handyman/artist Jerry (Daniel Craig) living with her and the Nurse, Steph, and Jerry hit it off under the old lady's knowing eye.
And then the weird shit starts to happen. The episode is called, "Menage a Trois" and no, Karen Black isn't physically joining in, if you get what I mean. But it doesn't take poor Jerry long to get the feeling he's being used, and hurt. Like really hurt. And Steph, it doesn't take long for her to start smoking too, hint hint.
If you're thinking hot D.C. sex shots, you're not really going to get any. Something about him is quite scrumptious in it though. Quite scrumptious. As the Creepy Lady says, leering, "he's quite the specimen, isn't he?"