Blindfold: Acts of Obsession

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Blindfold: Acts of Obsession
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GenreCrime
Thriller
Written byLawrence L. Simeone
Directed byLawrence L. Simeone
Starring Judd Nelson
Shannen Doherty
Music by Shuki Levy
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerLance H. Robbins
ProducerRonnie Hadar
Production location Dallas
Cinematography Thomas L. Callaway
EditorLawrence L. Simeone
Running time93 min.
Production companiesLibra Films
Saban Entertainment
Release
Original networkUSA Network
Original releaseMay 20, 1994 (1994-05-20)

Blindfold: Acts of Obsession is a 1994 erotic television film directed by Lawrence L. Simeone. It was originally aired on the USA Network in the United States in 1994, and later, on C4 in the United Kingdom in 1995.

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Plot

Madeleine Dalton was once a wild girl who was drawn to bad boys, but has now settled down with real estate broker Mike Dalton. She is desperate to make her dead-end relationship exciting again and goes seeing a psychiatrist, Dr. Jennings. He suggests her to spice up her sex life by playing games. She decides to give it a try and begins using handcuffs and letting herself be blindfolded.

Meanwhile, several women in Santa Monica are getting handcuffed, blindfolded and knifed to death. Madeleine's sister Chris Madigan is involved with investigating the murders and ends up finding a corpse. She suspects Dr. Jennings is the murderer since he has some sort of connection to a presumed dead killer with an identical modus operandi.

While the identity of the murderer is coming closer to being exposed, Madeleine is drawn more and more into the games. She eventually becomes obsessed with S/M and starts an affair with Dr Jennings, but it takes its toll... [1]

Cast

Production

The film contains several explicit nude and sex scenes. Shannen Doherty's character appeared nude several times. [2] While filming in 1993, Doherty and Judd Nelson started an affair and even got engaged in 1994. [3] However, Doherty was still in an abusive relationship with Dean Factor when she became involved with Nelson. [4]

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