User Reviews

I have never been particularly into graphic depictions of violence or sex (such as pornos). I believe generally that subtlety is best. However I still remember in high school coming across this version of the Playboy video calenders. To this date, I still believe this to be one the most erotic videos I've ever come across. The scenes of nudity actually manage to be romantic and artistic, rather than just simply graphic. I wish this were still available on video, or better still DVD. I find it ironic that Blockbuster, the leading hypocrite of video retailers, should shun so abhorrently this type of video while selling almost any Eros or Zalman King video, seeing as they are simply trash without any redeeming qualities whatsoever.

My review was written in April 1988 after watching the program on Lorimar video cassette.

Latest edition of the annual Playboy video calendars (which date back in print form to 1958) is a marked improvement in the genre. Gone are the smarmy romps of a model with her loving parents, or the noxious voice-over paeans to Hugh Hefner and Playboy Magazine. Instead, the voyeur audience gets a series of entertaining music videos and fantasies.

Highlight and literally the hottest segment features Julie Peterson dancing to the song "Red Hot Love", after a funny archival bit that merges her with vintage Westerns. Stephen C. Confer helmed and photographed this and nine other segments, while Arnold Milo directed and lensed an excellent opening music video featuring Britisher Marina Baker; and David Kellogg handled the cutesy Donna Edmondson closer. Low point is a shaggy dog segment with Kymberly Paige.

Shooting on film rather than video adds to the quality of this program.