Meridian

Plot synopsis:
In 1947 Los Angeles, veteran detective Mac Foster (Kevin Kilner) talks with his younger partner Jake Sullivan (Reid Scott) about the disappearance of three men near a rock overlooking a beach. Mac mentions that the three had no connection to one another, except that they were all divorced. Mac mentions there was a witness to the last disappearance who had described supernatural goings-on.
At Mac's behest, Jake driving to the scene. On the way, it begins to rain, and he spots a woman (Elyse Levesque) in his back seat through his rearview mirror. He turns to check, but the car is empty. Later, Mac finds Jake's car, abandoned, near the rock. The weather again gets suddenly worse. Mac wanders from the car and across the beach to a cave built into the rock.
Inside the cave is a ventriloquist's dummy, a clock whose numbers appear to rotate, a stained-glass window, and footage of Mac projected onto the wall. He then comes across the three missing men, as well as Jake, standing as though mannequins. The woman appears again, behind Mac, as the film ends.

Tags: pornographic, romantic

Review:
Two lovely American girls go to Italian castle to paint and restore pictures.During their visit they run into a traveling sideshow and invite all the members of said sideshow over to the castle for dinner.An orgy results with the girls being drugged and raped by two men.One of them is transforming into beast due to the curse.The romance between the beast and Sherilyn Fenn ensues...I wanted to see "Meridian" because of "Twin Peaks" starlet Sherilyn Fenn,one of the most beautiful actresses of 80's and early 90's.She and Charlie Spradling have some wonderfully sensual sex scenes in this mildly interesting and rather watered down Walerian Borowczyk's "The Beast" clone.Still "Meridian" is worth watching for stunningly ravishing Sherilyn Fenn.6 out of 10..
In fact, it could easily pass itself off as an Italian movie, seeing as it benefits from a very nice on-location Roman setting; while the soundtrack from the popular composer Pino Donaggio gives it a lush Euro atmosphere, in a late 80's kind of way.
One day, she and her friend encounter a group of travelling carnies whom they invite over for dinner, only for this to end in both girls being drugged and raped by their guests.
Supernatural events followThe film is sort of a sex and horror version of the 'Beauty and the Beast' story and keeping with its fairy-tale roots it remains a pretty restrained, albeit erotic in places.
The reason it's sexy is also the prime reason to see it and that is undoubtedly on account of its two incredible leading ladies, Sherilyn Fenn and Charlie Spradling.
Unfortunately Charlie more or less vanishes for the second half of the movie and the plot then focuses on the ghostly goings on surrounding Sherilyn.
Gina (Charlie Spradling) is restoring an old painting from the church in Italy.
Her school friend Catherine (Sherilyn Fenn) returns to take over her family castle after being away for 10 years.
Catherine is taken to the bedroom by the leader Lawrence (Malcolm Jamieson) and given to his masked twin Oliver.This is made by B-movie horror director Charles Band although this has more in common with pulpy romance novels.
Sherilyn Fenn from Twin Peaks has always been gorgeous and this movie introduced the beautiful Charlie to me..
It oscillates between interesting and boring.Meridian is a beautiful movie, and it contains some of the most beautiful actresses I have ever seen.
Despite a few slightly unsettling carnal scenes, Meridian is a pretty romantic movie that may move you.
A strangely warped Beauty and the beast (with twin beasts) story whose main benefit is it's two gorgeous heroine's Sherilynn Fenn and Charlie Spradling.
Never can any film have featured two such beautiful actresses and the director is quick to get them drugged and stripped.The Spradling character (she was credited as just "Charlie" in this film) allbut disappears from the plot thereafter leaving La Fenn to wrestle with the beast twins and eventually fall in love with the good one of the two..
The film Meridian is basically a live version of the classic cartoon "Beauty and the Beast" but without the singing teapot, candle, and clock and some other plot changes.
The heroine, as played by Eye Candy Hall of Fame inductee Sherilyn Fenn, inherits a creepy castle.
One day, she and her friend (fellow inductee Charlie Spradling) venture down to the village and watch a creepy little circus.
In this case it is an important plot development, the film is of the horror genre, no physical abuse is incorporated in the scene, and the fact that it proceeds at a snail's pace causes us to forget what triggered the event.
Putting our bias aside, upon viewing the de-clothed heroines, we realize that Sherilyn looks Fenn-tastic and Ms. Spradling ain't such a bad thing.
As for the film itself, the story then proceeds along to answer the following questions:  Can the curse of the Man-Beast be lifted?, Why are there strange happenings at the castle?, Will Ms. Fenn's character find true love?, and How come some of the castle walls are made of cardboard?.
The castle where a good portion of the movie is filmed does have an eerie feel about it.
Charlie Spradling and Sherilyn Fenn play the two women who are drugged at the castle where they live by some weird circus performers.
The leader of the group takes Fenn into a back bedroom and strips her down and looks like he is going to have a good time with the nubile, lovely lady but then he passes her over to his twin brother.
The leader then goes and strips down Charlie Spradling and and ravages her body while his brother gets it on with the drugged Fenn.
decent sexy and stylish fantasy/horror film is well acted and lots of nice eye candy the girls are gorgeous and this is pretty slow paced but it is kinda engaging with lots of good set pieces and some very good lighting sequences and beautiful visuals some cool dream sequences make this very slow paced watchable also the transformations are very well done and realistic the make up effects are astounding and amazing the beautiful set pieces and designs make this a stunning yet slow pace viewing it is sexy stylish and very well made now this isn't your typical horror flick it's very unique and i recommend it to all of you *** out of 5.
Sherilyn Fenn in the buff, and as an added bonus, some other actress too.Sherilyn's just returned to Italy to her family castle as a successful sculptress, and is welcomed home by her old nanny.
At the same time, however, a strange travelling freak show turn up and Sherilyn's a bit taken by the leader of the show: some guy who, judging by his dress sense, wouldn't have looked amiss singing for Spandau Ballet.The freak show are invited to the castle for dinner, and before you know it, Sherilyn and her friend have been drugged and ended up getting raped by the ringleader and a mysterious masked man, who not only is the twin of the ringleader of the freaks, but also turns into some sort of beast mid-coitus.
This is all linked to Sherilyn's family, and a painting her friend is restoring, and one of the characters may even be a ghost, and by that I don't mean the actual ghost that's kicking about.
Much spooky happenings, romance, and naked Fenn scenes ensue.I quite liked Phantoms, for what it was.
Approximately half an hour into the film, there's a bizarre but nevertheless oddly enticing series of scenes where a pair of malignant twin brothers drug and seduce the heavenly astounding Sherilyn Fenn and her equally attractive friend Charlie Spradling.
Initially I wasn't too interested in checking out "Meridian", as I suffer too much from Charles Band allergy and Full Moon aversion, but eventually borrowed the DVD from a friend because I was enthralled by the presence of Sherilyn, the intriguing fairy-tale outlook and the potentially macabre settings illustrated on the back of the DVD-cover.
"Meridian" is kind of like a crossbreed between Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" and Walerian Borowczyk's cult classic "La Bête", but it lacks the charm of the former as well as the shock- impact of the latter.
The graduated art student Catherine Beaumancini returns to her home country Italy to inherit the old family castle.
His twin brother Oliver sincerely loves Catherine, but stands powerless because he's under a spell that turns him into a wolf-like creature.
Charles Band really exaggerates in trying to make "Meridian" look Gothic and unsettling, with an overload of slow-motion camera-work and unnecessary set pieces.
The only reason you'll want to watch this film is to see the awesomely hot Sherilyn Fenn (as a brunette!) in various stages of undress and the smoking Charlie Spaudling in the buff as well.
This otherwise average film gets 2 extra stars for possibly the sexiest scene I have ever seen in a movie.I'm of course talking about when the 2 female leads are drugged and ravaged....I'm not a fan of date rape but this scene is done in a way that really works...watching the girls moaning and writhing as they are seductively stripped has to be seen by anyone who enjoys that type of thing.Unfortunately then a beast comes in the bedroom and starts making out with Fenn,and that is maybe a bit too weird.Too bad they didn't have a scene between the 2 girls...OK maybe I'm going too far but I can dream cant I?I saw Fenn in an episode of The Gilmore Girls recently and she sure still looks good since its been 15 years since the movie was made..
Sherliyn Fenn and Charlie Spradling are two incredibly gorgeous actresses, and they're topless for what seems like forever, yet this movie is still utterly interminable.
Yes, this movie features the incredible...ummm, talents of Sherilyn Fenn and Charlie Spradling but honestly I was going to imitate another fairy tale and fall asleep for a hundred years rather than make it to the end.
This is BEAUTY AND THE BEAST with a modern-day Italian setting, and a gothic horror spin by making it a psycho-sexual romp!
Sounds intriguing, and it well could have been much like the SNOW WHITE movie that did this same thing with more success, or COMPANY OF WOLVES that remade Little Red Riding Hood into a very sexy gothic horror movie.
The effects are not special, the story simple and not engaging, and valiant efforts by La Fenn and company can not save any scene in the entire movie.
Well Full Moon aren't exactly known for their great horror classic - and with films like this in their resume, it's not hard to see why.
It would seem that Meridian is trying to go for a sort of Hammer Horror feel, but it misses the 'camp' mark and unfortunately ends up being purely tacky - which doesn't do the film much good at all.
The plot is never particularly fascinating, and despite a few sex scenes (which really couldn't be much less erotic), there is very little worth remembering in this film.
Not enough to save the film, I am afraid.The story at first seemed to have something to do with a girl who restores paintings.
Unfortunately, I quickly realize this film is not really much of a horror flick at all and only a slightly more risqué version of Beauty and the Beast.
Charming young Catherine (a sturdy and sympathetic portrayal by the ravishing Sherilyn Fenn) inherits a large family castle and an ancient medieval family curse which threatens her very life.
Charles Band's stylish direction makes inspired use of the spooky castle location and effectively creates and sustains a potently dreamy and brooding Gothic atmosphere.
The able acting from the sound cast helps a whole lot: Fenn carries the film with her striking beauty and charismatic presence, Malcolm Jamieson excels in a meaty dual role as the suave, but evil Lawrence and his more pure and tender twin brother Oliver, busty brunette knockout Charlie Spradling contributes a winning turn as Catherine's perky painter best gal pal Gina, Hilary Mason is excellent as kindly housekeeper Martha, and Band film regular Phil Fondacaro has fun in one of his trademark sinister dwarf parts.
Two art school graduates, Catherine (Sherilyn Fenn), and Gina (Charlie Spradling), travel to Italy.
Gina goes to work restoring paintings, while Catherine goes to live in the opulent castle that she has inherited.
Soon, Catherine finds herself caught up in a love triangle with twin brothers (Lawrence and Oliver, both played by handsome Malcolm Jamieson).
Yet Oliver is the one suffering a sad curse.The movie is worth watching for Ms. Fenn.
Fenn and the equally ravishing Spradling do show off quite a bit of their bodies in some extended love making scenes.
The strong supporting cast includes Hilary Mason as the wise and loving old nanny Martha, Phil Fondacaro as the dwarf, Vernon Dobtcheff as the priest, and Alex Daniels as the beastly incarnation of Oliver.Pino Donaggio composed the haunting and lovely score, the lighting is by genre veteran Mac Ahlberg, and the castle sets look pretty good.
At the same time, the pretty art restorer named Gina is preparing to welcome back her best friend Catherine.
Two American students go to Italy after graduating from art school, one to work in restoration of paintings, the other because she's inherited her father's castle.
When the restorer visits her friend at the castle, they invite the players of a travelling sideshow to dinner, and are slipped drugs, leading to an orgy of abandon.
After talking to her nanny, she finds that the "vision" woman is her father's sister, who was murdered brutally as the consequence of a 15th Century curse put on her family, and that she is the next in line, and the troupe they have entertained is a part of the curse....So the film looks good, very good in one scene, but when it has something like that so early on in the film, where do you go from there?Well according to this film, nowhere, just keep shooting the scenery, put a ghost and a beast in the film, and chuck in the old beauty and the beast film.It doesn't work one bit, it's uncomfortable to sit through, and becomes a chore very quickly.Boring and drab..
Low budget live action Beauty and the Beast with the most un-PC sex scene ever!.
Phantoms/Meridian was top of the list not least because we were big Twin Peaks fans and posters of Sherilyn Fenn adorned our bedroom walls.
The end scene where they disappear into the floodlit skull like cave is quite arresting and I recognised the whip wielding dwarf as Krammer's friend from Senfield.But then it's like the producers said "We need to spice it up a bit" and filmed THAT scene, the infamous but undeniably strangely sexy sequence where the gorgeous Sherilyn and her equally beautiful co-star Charlene Spraldling are stripped and drug-raped only to succumb to their dark desires and end up willingly and enthusiastically participating in their own ravishment like true Gothic horror heroines.
All the more amazing that the actresses actually agreed to do it no matter how much soft focus, erotic music and slow motion is employed, especially since Sherilyn was enjoying massive mainstream success with Twin Peaks at the time.
Smacks of GOT/Galaxy of Terror fic, a fetish for beautiful women raped and impregnated by monsters whom they then fall in love with (yes, I am serious, just Google the term or search Monster Sex on Amazon if you don't believe me)So, if you want to see a film with lovely scenery, a truly unconventional Gothic romance, a weird yet extremely erotic sex scene with 2 very beautiful female stars and a storyline that singlehandedly sets the cause of feminism back about 500 years then this one is for you.
Delicious.That said, while the STUNNING beauty of the two actresses probably brought you here (and do make the whole thing worth it) the best reason to stay is to see 80s horror cheese try SO.
to be a 'work of erotic Gothic film.' There's a special charm to such efforts if you watch for it.
However Gina's best friend Catherine (Sherilyn Fenn) is set to return to Italy after ten years away in the US, they haven't seen each other in years & Gina heads over to Catherine's inherited Castle to catch up.
Later that night Catherine & the show's owner Lawrence (Malcolm Jamieson) spend the night together, but it's not what Catherine thinks & she must figure out what centuries old curses & a long line of murdered women has to do with herself, Lawrence & the Castle where she lives...Also known as Phantoms here in the UK this was produced & directed by Charles Band for his own Full Moon Entertainment production company & really isn't very good at all, in fact I'd go as far as to say Meridian is crap.
While watching Meridian last night I got the impression Band was trying to make an erotic horror film with a strong fantasy fairytale feel although none of these elements gel together at all.
The more I think about it the more I am convinced that Band was going for a modern fairytale, the big Castle, the evil villain, the beautiful Princess, the ugly Beast (Beauty and the Beast anyone?), the moral about love conquers all & the live happily ever after ending as good defeats evil.
Even at just over 80 minutes Meridian felt like it went on for two days, some may like it's old school fairytale style story, setting & morals but I didn't, at all.Made at the time when Band was making most of his Full Moon output at the Castle he owned in Italy this looks quite nice sine the real locations add a great deal of visual lushness that cheap sets could never have.
Meridian also films in some Italian Church which again looks very nice since it's real.
More of a twisted story of love than a straight horror film Meridian is not scary or even tries to be to be honest, the problem is it's not anything else either.Filmed in Italy this looks alright but the locations can only do so much, apart from some pretty scenery there's not a lot here to remember.
The acting is average, I can't say I recognised anyone apart from the old lady Hilary Mason who was the creepy old lady from Dolls (1987) which is a much better film than Meridian.Meridian is an attempt at a dream like fairytale withe horror & erotic overtones but just didn't work as far as I am concerned, some may like it I suppose but I think most will be bored by it.
Not really a horror film, not really a fairytale, not really erotic either just what is Meridian meant to be & who was it made for?