Naked Fear

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Along with the mindset of the Dangerous Game it also reminded me of an old movie called Naked Prey. The naked runner scenes didn't hurt to keep attention-span while the plot developed, they were done well and didn't make it a back room movie. There are a few spots of twist and it wasn't totally predictable. Aside from just her looks, Danielle De Luca did a really good job and the landscape scenery was nice. Don't know why they put Joe Mantegna in a bit part though. The ending seemed a bit out of place but I guess they wanted to try to change her role as not defenseless. All in all, worth a watch.

In the intro we see a naked woman out in the fields while a stranger shoots at her. He's hunting her like an animal. The lovely Diana arrives in a small New Mexico border town for a job. Little does she know it's to be a *. She has no money and is now indebted to the "talent agency manager". She has to share a room with a fellow * who's also a prostitute at night and a junkie. Parallel to this story we meet the local law enforcement, the corrupt Sheriff and his hunting buddies, as well as the new deputy who arrived from LA. The local cops are corrupt and the new guy is not quite used to that. Diana's salary as a * doesn't really amount to much. Junkie * tells her all the ways she can make more money- take off more clothes, interact with patrons, and offer other services. At first Diana isn't interested but she needs the money so she gives it a try. It yields her more money and the night she meets a patron and drives away with him she ends up changing her mind about offering him other services. But he won't have none of it. He ends up kidnapping her. Next, she wakes up out in the desert *...as prey for our hunter. He gives her a 15 minute head start. He catches up with her but he likes a challenge so he doesn't make it that easy for himself. And Diana, is also a bright girl. She tricks him and escapes from him repeatedly, bloody and bruised. Eventually she gets the upper hand and runs into a family camping, the dad and his two teenage sons, who are stunned to see a mostly naked girl who now is in shock. Dad does the right thing and leaves to get help. But the hunter isn't done yet. Nor is Diana. Naked Fear is an excellent movie for what it is- a well-done B movie with a great story and good acting. Of course seeing the lovely Danielle De Luca run around naked for a good while doesn't hurt a bit. Her performance overall is remarkable, downright award-worthy, given what she has to go through. It obviously suffers from B-movie weaknesses- low budget, not so good acting by secondary characters, an unpolished look indoors, etc. It's a tad bit too long, certain things could have been cut out or shortened. At the same time another victim should have been added, just to make our villain more despicable. The movie succeeds at presenting the hardships of small town life and the risks of trying to make it elsewhere pretty well. And it does so without being condescending and offensive. You do end up empathizing with the main character. The movie is never exploitative but manages to humanize our characters and give the story a lot of meaning. Naked Fear is admirable for the risks the filmmakers took and how they managed to deliver their vision perhaps without compromise.

I avidly support all the positive comments posted here and add my admiration for how incredibly well both Danielle De Luca and director Eberhart manage the nearly impossible task of threading a needle -- deftly avoiding all the pitfalls inherent in this notoriously salacious genre. The way this movie begins by promising to be "just like all the rest" turns out to be either an intentional setup to later catch us off guard by its uniqueness, or a testament to an unanticipated epiphany that suddenly swept this project off its feet part-way through and caused a quantum leap to "A" Movie quality that even manages to transcend the gratuitous non sequiturs required to keep it going for the expected feature-movie length. To my mind, "Naked Fear" succeeds by actually committing a consummate taboo: rendering the plot almost irrelevant by causing the viewer to become more intrigued by its direction, cinematography, and most of all, the riveting performance and physiognomy of its star performer. Assuming that Danielle De Luca is no "Meryl Streep" (and I'd love for her to prove me wrong), the only other explanation for this performance is that she has played "herself" -- as if she were in the same situation as her character; and that Eberhart has either cast her for that very reason or at least realized early on what she was delivering and went with it full bore. If anyone were to tell me that I was going to watch a movie in which a beautiful dame was going to display full-frontal nudity for most of it, the last thing I'd assume would be that my "little head" would hardly ever be provoked by it; and yet, this is precisely what De Luca's nudity accomplished. Being a highly sexual, straight male, my limbic brain was constantly scanning her lovely anatomy throughout, but to my surprise her nakedness demanded a strict emphasis on "loveliness" instead of "sexiness," as if in homage to the instinctual understanding that this was "a good girl" and not one of those I'd like to tear up with monkey love. As added emphasis of this, every time I've since come across this flick when surfing through the movie channels, I've always found myself hanging on a while to re-appreciate her flawlessly-packaged performance anew; and I suspect that females will also be attracted to it, as well, and for the same reasons. "Naked Fear" is no "Gone with the Wind" to be sure; but it sure as hell deserved a cult following, of which I count myself a proud member.

Although character development is pretty spotty, and Joe Mantegna is mostly wasted, "Naked Fear" is the type of DVD gold you can occasionally stumble upon in the sea of bad exploitation movies. Danielle De Luca does a good job as the hunted, and the story never loses momentum, once the outdoor pursuit commences. Though her choices are not always logical, the great scenery and a few tense moments overcome any story weaknesses. Make no mistake this is not your typical hunted in the woods plot, but rather an exploitation film that pushes into some new territory. Concerning the controversial ending, just think of "Naked Fear" as a rural version of "Ms.45". - MERK

I saw NAKED FEAR on Showtime last night; and, think that it owes a lot to its predecessors; both on film and in print. My first introduction to anything of this ilk, is the exceptionally well-written "Open Season" a paperback released in the 1970s upon which a film starring Peter Fonda was made. Unfortunately, that film is out of print; and, I've never seen it; but, the book was excellent. I did see 1932's "The Most Dangerous Game," which may be the original telling of this tale of human as prey and predator. I also rated that film 9 out of 10 stars, here on IMDb; and, feel that NAKED FEAR is a very modern adaptation of the story. Sub-par variations on this theme include 2000's "Hunting Season," which I rated only 3 stars; and, 1961's "Bloodlust," starring the Brady Bunch's Robert Reed as the handsome protagonist. I rated that one three stars as well; but, I think I may bump that up to four. NAKED FEAR exceeded my expectations in almost every element of the film. The characters were believable, sympathetic, multi-faceted. The action was fast paced. The dialog was fine. The score kept things moving along. The cinematography was gorgeous. The plot was plausible; and, gripping -- I was enthralled right from the opening scene. My only objection is the ending. Why did Christine Vasquez turn this into a wannabe "I Spit on your grave?!?" Couldn't she have just left it with Diana Kelper recovering in the hospital? Why did she have to go on a killing spree. It just doesn't make sense.

I would have to say this movie is OK it could be worse. I liked how they did certain things with the camera and what not. The actors were pretty good for the most part. The main girl i don't know how i feel about her she was really good at some parts and then at some parts she was over acting. She has potential of becoming a pretty decent actress. There is A LOT of nudity in this film, its fine with me its just i don't think there was really a need for it. However they did make it work so it was classy and not like a soft core *. They one thing i really didn't like about the movie was it was really close to the book deathwatch. If you see this movie you should read that book, you'll get what i mean. Now if they made that into a movie it would be worth seeing. That's all i gotta say about that.

NAKED FEAR is actually a better action/suspense movie than it would initially appear. The movie theme of sociopathic hunter hunting an innocent, kidnapped person is not new. The twist this time around is that the intended victim is female. However I now recall a 1987 direct to video movie filmed in Australia where a bunch of outback lowlifes terrorize a woman then decide to hunt her like prey. She turns the tables on them by, yes, getting really angry and then going after them with hand-made weapons. Another similar movie was a movie-of-the week back in 1977 where a hunter played by Andy Griffith accidentally shoots a homeless old guy in the desert. When his hired guide refuses to remain silent, Andy Griffith hunts him down but in the end is thwarted by a slingshot found by the intended victim. SPOILERS****SPOILERS****SPOILERS Like the other intended victims of the other movies, Diane (Danielle DeLuca) decides not to be a victim and fights back, which makes all the difference. When you watch the movie, you get a sense of that a remake was done of the NAKED PREY, a classic back in 1966 starring the late Cornel Wilde, who depicted a captured guide hunter in late 1800s Africa, set free to be hunted by the African tribesmen hunters. The plot development is similar. The hunted victim falls back up an incredible will to live and survive and resolves not to be the victim. Also it helps in all the movies of this plot them that the intended victim was in good physical shape to begin with. I won't be a hypocrite who enjoyed watching attractive Danielle DeLuca run for her life in the * and then criticize her later for doing a * role in a B thriller movie. Danielle obviously saw this role as an edgy action thriller which was correct because the nudity was not pornographic. She was willing to go the extra step in depicting total helplessness at the start. It would have been too easy for the psycho killer to have kept her clothes on. My only astonishment is how she could have run barefooted in the New Mexico outback. From what I believe I know about New Mexico there's a lot of thorny mesquite trees in the countryside. I recommend this movie as worthwhile watching for a decent action/thriller. I always see the moral and ethical lesson in such movies. You can choose NOT to be the victim and fight back if you want to, no matter what the odds against you. Like Cornel Wilde in NAKED PREY, Danielle De Luca (Diane) started out her struggle for survival with literally NOTHING.

I have to ashamedly admit that I actually enjoyed this movie up until the very end. The main characters i.e. the girl, Diane, and the hunter, Colin, were fairly well constructed from the beginning. The plot was not well concealed, however, as I guessed early on that the "heroine" would survive all of this. The evasion and striking back parts were even marginally believable though I question the girl's stamina after having been tortured all night. What was most gimmicky were the "lucky breaks" that the girl got during the chase. The hiding in plain sight, the missed shots by the hunter, the accidentally (on purpose) knife left by the boy in the tent, the failure of the hunter to kill her once he had her on the ground, the breaking of the leather restraints in the hospital room and, finally, her re-emergence 10 months later fully healed and beautiful after escaping from the hospital with serious wounds and in a hospital gown. All of these events just seemed to be plot devices to allow this supposedly defenseless girl to defeat an experienced hunter and miraculously heal herself and become a one woman vigilante squad. Kudos to the heroine, Danielle De Luca. She really put herself out there by being * outdoors for almost a third of this film. She delivered an outstanding performance, her fear and other emotions were palpable. The rest of the cast seemed to just be there to support her. This was not a great film, but a wonderful vehicle for a very brave and skilled young actress to show what she can do.