I know what you are asking. You see Christine Nguyen and Erika Jordan both play strippers in this one and are wondering if this is just a gratuitous exploitation film, heavy on the T&A, with no redeemable cinematic value other than dirty stripping and maybe a semblance of a simple plot that will be ignored? Oh, come on. Do you think I would stoop this low and highlight a stripper-exploitation film on my blog? Well, I prefer to call it an exotic dancer exploitation film. Of course, the answer is yes. Yeah, yeah...there will be a ghost that pops up as often as the tally-whackers of the strip clubs customers. And yes, it is more sophisticated than those "Star Wars" films. So enjoy my review of the 2014 Fred Olen Ray film "Naked After Midnight." Who would you rather look at, Carrie Fisher (gag me with a spoon) or Christine Nguyen and Erika Jordan?
Okay, Duffy (Jeneta St. Clair) performs at the Candy Cat strip joint and some psycho follows her into the back alley and blows her away. One stripper down, but not the last. Her murder is lead story on the evening news as reported by babe anchorwoman Constance (Catherine Annette). Uh oh, Constance breaks down during the story as Duffy was her sister. The too helpful producer John (Tim Abell) is understanding and convinces Constance to take a few days off. Tim is in love with Constance but she is not in love with him. Constance has an idea...a bad one. Go into the Candy Cat and get a job as a stripper and find her sister's murderer. Club manager Rikki (Tawny Kitaen) hires her and introduces her to the other dancers. Other dancers? There is Zoey (Nguyen) who is very nice. There is Tina (Jordan) who is a b$#@h. There are a few others and you will see them all perform, a lot.
Uh oh...more murders. Some of the seedy customers who are also suspects buy the farm. Even one or two of the lovely strippers bite the dust. Uh oh, again. We find out more about the dead Duffy who keeps showing up to haunt Constance. Duffy tells Constance to help her. Hey! It's Richard Grieco as Constance's shrink. Constance has a shrink? For what? More stripping. Zoey gives us a good number and so does Tina and a few more. These actresses have apparently done this all before. Uh oh...the last 20 minutes of this film turn this exploitation idiocy into a creepy ghost and murder mystery. Surprises abound and Zoey and Erika keep dancing. Plot devices are added making this film a twisted but effective story of...well, you'll see.
Will Zoey and Tina end up in a catfight or is that asking just too much? Will Constance catch her sister's killer before she herself is offed? What does Richard Grieco know about our anchorwoman turned stripper that we would like to know? This one has a lot of cheesecake and better acting than "Star Wars." For some surprising thrills and prurient entertainment, see "Naked After Midnight."