Naked Fear

Camden, an agoraphobic man (Robert Sabin) has a pathological fear of going outside. He lives by proxy, watching the world through a telescope that is pointed at the street and everything he needs is delivered to him by employees. One day, he decides to get a roommate, and the person he chooses is Randy (Tommy Sweeney) who seems decent enough but we soon learn he isn't.

It's nice to see Sabin and Sweeney together in one film, both with lead roles. After Sabin's "Slime City" and Sweeney's "Undying Love", it was necessary to bring the two together for a low-budget extravaganza. And "Naked Fear" is just that... and then some! Director Greg Lamberson drops all the pretenses with this one. Lower quality film than before, cheesier dialog (with some lines that are hilarious, perhaps unintentionally)... and even the blood effects were not nearly as awesome as they were in "Slime City". The film was done with more takes than usual, though, some in many ways the quality has improved if you look past the budget restraints.

I watched this with a friend and a few beers... we laughed pretty hard at the subtle homosexual humor and such lines as "my old girlfriend was hot and cool". Just really bad dialog... so bad it's good! If you have the chance to pick up Alternative Cinema's Greg Lamberson collection, do it... films like this can be enjoyed again and again.