* I don't know if it was just my copy of the movie, but the sound was quite low. Even after I turned the volume up high (for dialogue scenes especially) I still couldn't hear some of the words they were saying. This is the only VCA release I had some audio problems with, I just found it odd. THE THERAPIST director: Michael Craig, 1992 VCA rating: 2.75 - Ona Zee, Mike Horner - Sunny McKay (masturbation) - Sunny McKay, Nick East - Sharon Kane, Mike Horner - Melanie Moore (anal), T.T. Boy - Sunny McKay, Jessie Eastern Sunny plays Carolyn, a very sexually pent-up woman in search of letting loose. She says she's sick and tired of being Little Miss Goody Two Shoes and that she'd rather be nasty. In her therapist's office, he asks her if she knows what nasty is and she replies, "Nasty would be unbuttoning my blouse in front of my therapist and playing with myself". He tells her to go ahead with it and she does. We never see the therapist (I'm guessing it may be Michael Craig who's speaking the part) but considering his instructions onto Carolyn, I'm not surprised he doesn't want to be seen. :-) I'd say the only person to blame for this characterization is writer Leslie Black, but I'm not forgetting that this is a porno movie after all. Anyhow, Carolyn goes on about this man she likes, John (Mike Horner), and his sexual escapades. We are cut to an outdoor romp with John and a woman (Ona Zee). They're sitting in the back of a van/truck with the backdoor wide open (no, not Ona's :-). Mike begins to lick her pussy like crazy. Ona still has on a red bra and panty, but they eventually come off. Then she gives him a blowjob. An interesting camera angle (looks like we are below looking up) captures it quite well. They fuck doggie style next and continue in this position until Ona gets up and squats down to catch his load all over her tits. I'm not a big fan of Ona Zee, but this scene was good enough to start things off right. After their session, the therapist lets Carolyn go and tells her that she's a beautiful and desirable woman who's very insecure about herself. She goes home, takes a good look in the mirror and ends up masturbating. Sunny starts off slow by taking off her robe. She eyes herself up and down and poses provocatively. After removing her bra (but still keeping her panty on), she makes her way over to a dildo, which she begins to lick and suck on. She positions herself with one knee up on a step, showing off her beautifully slim body, then takes off her panty and proceeds by dildo-fucking herself. She seems to get off really well with her toy and rubs her clit fast until she reaches orgasm. The next day, Carolyn tells her therapist about a fantasy she has where she applies for work and the aggressive boss named Jim (Nick East) has her undress then fucks her on his desk. Nick takes out a pair of scissors and cuts Sunny's bra off. Her initial reaction was one of surprise, but then at one point the bra slides out from the grasp of his fingers and she briefly smiles at him. Afterwards, she bends over his desk as he fingers and licks her pussy. She doesn't suck him off, he immediately begins fucking her doggie style. Then they do a missionary poke before he gives a weak cumshot on her pussy. Carolyn opens up more about her real fantasy-man, John, and we watch him fuck another woman (Sharon Kane). Sharon has a very short haircut that suits her well. She and Mike are kissing on a bed and commence a 69 with Mike on top. When they fuck, they do it like wild animals. In the spoon, cowgirl and missionary positions, Mike fucks Sharon hard. The only thing that may annoy viewers (at least those who have seen Horner many times before) are his grimacing facial expressions (that sometimes make him look angry). Finally, Mike pulls out and cums on her chest, then kisses her. The therapist immediately sends Carolyn to Dan, a sex surrogate (played by Jessie Eastern, who looks more like a cult leader of Satan worshippers). As soon as she arrives at his place, he pulls her inside and starts kissing her madly, telling her that being nasty is an attitude. He pulls her hair a bit and it looks like he wants to jump her right there, but instead he leads her outside where two people (Melanie Moore, T.T. Boy) are having sex. Jessie says she shouldn't be afraid, that they're there for her education. While Mel and T.T. go at it, Dan stands right up behind Carolyn and unbuttons her blouse, fondling her breasts. Melanie starts sucking on T.T. Then she lays down on her back as he fucks her. Minutes later, she raises a leg up in the air and he fucks her ass (with a condom that T.T. just suddenly has on). T.T.'s bearable to watch in this scene, he's not his usual macho, power-fucking self and Melanie looks a little tired, but still has the energy to fuck. They end the scene with a weak cumshot on her belly (one shot landing on her forehead). Dan brings Carolyn back inside and they fuck on his couch. He tells her a few things beforehand, but I really couldn't hear it well. Jessie slides her panty off and sucks her pussy. Then he gets up to unbutton his shirt and Sunny eagerly sucks him off. They fuck mish and doggie (in some close up shots it looks like he has a little trouble penetrating her), then back to a quick mish before he cums in her mouth, which she spits out mostly but looks happy enough just slurping on his limp dick. A few more words are exchanged (totally inaudible to me) and they kiss. The next day, Carolyn enters her therapist's office and tells him she's relieved of all her insecurities. When asked about her feelings for John she says, "Screw John. All that matters is what I think about myself... and what YOU think". She feels liberated and nasty - enough to undress and seduce him right there. We hear him say, "I don't know if this is such a good idea" (oh, but telling her to unbutton her blouse and play with herself in front of him is?). Fully undressed, she says, "Why? Are you afraid to get nasty?" and makes her way over to him (i.e. offscreen). An overall average outing with a simple storyline, I'd recommend this movie to couples. Like I said, I had audio problems but everything else was good. The performers do well and all the women are natural breasted (and there aren't any usually obligatory girl/girl scenes). If you've been feeling sexually pent-up lately, "The Therapist" might have the cure you need. [email protected]