TV Guide: Shannon Whirry

Video: Animal Instincts

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:30:39 -0400

Unlike his sleazy, anti-erotic Dark Bros. porn films, director A. Gregory Hippolyte's mainstream efforts tend to be sleek, stylish, and erotic like this popular item, a kinky thriller based on a true story. Maxwell Caulfield (Grease 2) plays a voyeuristic cop, and Shannon Whirry is his neglected wife. They start bringing home tricks from a classified ad, and Whirry plays with them while Caulfield covertly observes via hidden camera from another room. At first it appears that the couple has solved their marital problems, but things get ugly when one of sleazy bar owner David Carradine's goons answers an ad and gets dirt on the heroes. Caulfield is forced to videotape his wife with Carradine's political rival (Jan-Michael Vincent) in order to protect himself. The angry Caulfield then tries to turn the tables on Carradine, who is blackmailing him, and ends up marked for murder. A solid genre entry, silkily photographed and filled with familiar faces and great bodies, Animal Instincts is one of the more entertain

Video: Mike Hammer: Song Bird

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:10:59 -0400

This two-part episode finds Mike Hammer investigating the murder of a crime lord. Along the way, he happens upon a sultry singer played by Shannon Whirry. All signs point to the lady being the culprit, but Hammer thinks there's more to the case and sets out to prove her innocent. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide.

Video: Private Obsession

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:04:09 -0400

This erotic drama with an undercurrent of sexual politics stars Shannon Whirry as Emanuelle Griffith, a sexy supermodel who's also an outspoken feminist activist. Emanuelle is kidnapped one night by Richard Tate (Michael Christian), a deranged voyeur who floods her limousine with ether then imprisons the model in a high-tech love nest, where he intends to psychologically torture her into becoming the submissive and attentive perfect woman. When her several attempts to escape don't work, Emanuelle decides to play Richard's sick game and uses her obvious assets to seduce and then turn the tables on her captor. In the meantime, a private eye (Bo Svenson) and an LAPD detective (Tony Burton) are searching for the famous Emanuelle, but by the time they track her down, she may no longer need any male assistance. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide.

Video: Body Of Influence

Video Detective — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:54:51 -0400

Softcore porn auteur Gregory Hippolyte directed this thriller featuring plenty of female nudity and starring Nick Cassavetes, son of famed indie director John Cassavetes. Beverly Hills shrink Dr. Jonathan Brooks (Cassavetes) seemingly has everything to lose: wealth, a successful practice, and a beautiful lawyer fianc e, Jennifer (Diana Barton). There's a serial killer on the loose in L.A., so Brooks is helping his cop friend Harry Reams (Richard Roundtree) compile a psychological profile of the murderer. Brooks is also treating an interesting new patient, Laura (Shannon Whirry), a shy hooker who transforms under hypnosis into a completely different woman, the seductive Lana. Brooks has a torrid affair with the irresistible Lana, but he's getting more than he bargained for. Lana steals the videotapes of her sessions with the good doctor and blackmails him with the damning evidence, destroying Brooks' life in the process. In the meantime, Harry closes in on a biker (Don Swayze) who might be the killer -- and t