''Dangerous Touch'' is a 1994 American

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film directed by

Lou Diamond Phillips Louis Diamond Phillips (né Upchurch; born February 17, 1962) is an American actor, director, and writer. His breakthrough came when he starred as Ritchie Valens in the biographical drama film '' La Bamba'' (1987). For his performance as Angel ...

(in his directorial debut) and written by

Kurt Voss Kurt Voss (born Kurt Christopher Peter Wössner) is an American film director, screenwriter, and musician-songwriter. Voss's credits include Will Smith's debut ''Where The Day Takes You''; the Justin Theroux, Alyssa Milano and Ice-T action film ' ...

and Phillips. It stars Phillips and

Kate Vernon Katherine Elizabeth Vernon (born 1961) is a Canadian-born American actress. She is known for her roles as Lorraine Prescott on the CBS primetime soap opera ''Falcon Crest'' (1984–1985), the stuck-up and popular Benny Hanson in the comedy film ...

. It was released

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on October 12, 1994. The main themes of the film are

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and

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. A female

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has an ill-advised sexual relationship with a hustler. He has videotaped their sexual encounters, and threatens to publicize them.

Plot

Radiotherapist Amanda Grace's life turns hellish after she becomes involved with young hustler Mick Burroughs. Mick seduces the radio host to get hold of a file she has on a criminal who also happens to be one of her patients. Soon, the two are having steamy, erotic encounters that include kinky sex. But she gets so caught up in their relationship that she leaves herself wide open to Mick's treachery. Amanda finds her entire career in jeopardy when Mick blackmails her and threatens to show everyone an incriminating videotape of them having sex, which also involved a female prostitute if she doesn't do whatever he says.

Cast

as Amanda Grace *

as Mick Burroughs *

Andrew Divoff Andrew Daniel Divoff (born July 2, 1955) is an American actor and producer. Divoff has played many villains in film and on television, including drug cartel leaders, terrorists, and organized crime bosses, though he is best known for playing the ...

as Johnnie *

Tom Dugan Thomas or Tom Dugan may refer to: * Thomas Buchanan Dugan (1858–1940), United States Army brigadier general *Tom Dugan (actor, born 1889) (1889–1955), Irish-born American film and television actor *Tom Dugan (actor, born 1961) Tom Dugan (bo ...

as Freddie *

Max Gail Maxwell Trowbridge Gail Jr. (born April 5, 1943) is an American actor who has starred on stage, and in television and film roles. He is best known for his role as Detective Stan "Wojo" Wojciehowicz on the sitcom ''Barney Miller'' (1975–1982 ...

as Jasper Stone * Ira Heiden as Benny *Karla Montana as Maria *Monique Parent as Nicole *

Mitch Pileggi Mitch Pileggi (; born April 5, 1952) is an American actor. He played Horace Pinker in '' Shocker'', Walter Skinner on ''The X-Files'', Colonel Steven Caldwell on ''Stargate Atlantis'', Ernest Darby in '' Sons of Anarchy'', and Harris Ryland i ...

as Vince *

Adam Roarke Adam Roarke (born Richard Jordan Gerler, August 8, 1937 – April 27, 1996) was an American actor and film director. Life and career Roarke was born in Brooklyn, New York, where he was a street gang member during his youth. His father was a vau ...

as Robert Turner * Berlinda Tolbert as Sasha T

Production

admits she passed on the project "the first time I saw the script because the material was so erotic and strong it frightened me. I hadn't done any major sex scenes before, and I just said no." Later she said yes - after being assured by

that the sexual content and the nudity would be handled artistically."

References

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* * 1994 films 1990s erotic thriller films 1994 directorial debut films 1994 direct-to-video films American erotic thriller films Trimark Pictures films Films scored by Terry Plumeri Films about radio people Films about pornography 1990s English-language films 1990s American films English-language erotic thriller films Films directed by Lou Diamond Phillips {{erotic-thriller-film-stub