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Friend of the Family

  • 1995
  • R
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
1.2K
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Friend of the Family (1995)
Psychological DramaDrama

A mysterious, but kind-hearted, drifter tries to help a wealthy, but dysfunctional, Malibu family with their personal and romantic problems between them.A mysterious, but kind-hearted, drifter tries to help a wealthy, but dysfunctional, Malibu family with their personal and romantic problems between them.A mysterious, but kind-hearted, drifter tries to help a wealthy, but dysfunctional, Malibu family with their personal and romantic problems between them.

  • Director
    • Edward Holzman
  • Writers
    • Edward Holzman
    • April Moskowitz
  • Stars
    • Shauna O'Brien
    • Griffin Drew
    • Burke Morgan
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.5/10
    1.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Edward Holzman
    • Writers
      • Edward Holzman
      • April Moskowitz
    • Stars
      • Shauna O'Brien
      • Griffin Drew
      • Burke Morgan
    • 18User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Shauna O'Brien
    Shauna O'Brien
    • Elke Taylor
    Griffin Drew
    Griffin Drew
    • Linda Williams Stillman
    • (as Annelyn Griffin Drew)
    Burke Morgan
    • Jeff Stillman
    • (as C.T. Miller)
    Lisa Boyle
    Lisa Boyle
    • Montana Stillman
    • (as Lissa Boyle)
    Will Potter
    • Josh Stillman
    Raelyn Saalman
    • Laura Kellogg
    Alex Demir
    Alex Demir
    • Ron Kellogg
    Betsy Monroe
    Betsy Monroe
    • Nancy Kellogg
    Michael Jay
    • Eddie
    Dennis Larios
    • Andy
    Georges Bejue
    • Billy
    • (as Begue Georges)
    Eddie Zona
    • Young Man
    Sam Mongielo
    • Scott
    Robert L. Newman
    • Tony
    Michael Simmons
    • Hank
    Frank Koga
    • Eno
    Wendy Palmer
    • Maria
    • Director
      • Edward Holzman
    • Writers
      • Edward Holzman
      • April Moskowitz
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    User reviews18

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    Ray-142

    She sure is Friendly

    This is one of my favorite films. This one has Griffin Drew, Lisa Boyle, and Cassandra Leigh. Leigh comes to town and starts seducing every single family member. My Favorite scene is the one with Griffin Drew and Cassandra Leigh. This is true erotique.
    9insomniac_rod

    Lisa, Shauna, and Griffin. What else can you ask for?

    This cult steamy soft core flick has aired for many times on Skinemax and many Latin American cable channels. I had the chance to first watch it on cable years ago and to this day, it's one of the best erotic thrillers I've watched. It has everything: a sexy and interesting plot, hot women, hot sex scenes, and likable characters.

    You can't go wrong if Lisa Boyle, Shauna O'Brien, and Griffin Drew are in the same movie.

    I'm a huge fan of Shauna O'Brien but I must admit that Lisa Boyle OWNED this movie. The woman is fantastic. She's hot, extremely beautiful, and is a delight to watch her sex scenes. She's wild!

    This movie is famous (or infamous?) for it's lesbian sex scenes and for Lisa Boyle's sex scene in the car. Check out Shauna's sex scenes; she's the best. No one like her could do lesbian soft core porn like Mrs. O'Brien. Also, her sex scene with the father is memorable. I expected more sex from Shauna but well she delivers expectations on the sex factor. She goes to bed with the step-mom and father, and tongue kisses the daughter and the song. She's a naughty friend! I enjoyed her scenes because if she didn't have sex, she would wear the sexiest outfits (spectacular mini dresses, tight jeans, etc.).

    Watch this movie if you appreciate soft core flicks. This is for sure, one of the best of all time. Buy this one on DVD. But be sure that it's the unrated version. Enjoy!

    Plenty of sex for all tastes!
    6Acetylcholine

    Not bad for softcore

    Let's be honest, one does not watch a movie such as this for the intellectual kind of stimulation. It is softcore porn, and is closer to that genre than film. As such, the acting is near always amateurish and unrealistic; story line ridiculous if even existent; and most importantly, its structure is segregated into sex scenes with filler space between them to fake a movie format. A good softcore movie has many great sex scenes, and somewhat entertaining if imbecile filler space. "Friend of the Family" has many good sex scenes, and filler space that is as kind hearted as it is hilariously absurd. This adds up well, recommended! (do make sure to get the unrated version, even god knows that softcores have multiple edits.)
    Robbie-43

    Why can't we be friends?

    The director Holzman reveals he is a child of the 60's where "Make love not war" was a catchphrase. The overall theme of this film is that tensions between warring parties can be solved by getting some action. With this in mind and an impressive cast, this film caught our attention at the Eye Candy Hall of Fame. First of all it stars Griffin Drew (2nd team All-Century). Other actors of interest are Shauna O'Brien (as Elke--the friend) and Lisa Boyle. As a public service announcement, Ms. Boyle's scenes are quite tame and there are better films out there to display her true abilities. We don't know if this was intentional or not because she plays a teenage girl and the producers may have feared it would be bordering on kiddie porn. All we can say is that no girls at our high schools came close to being as mature as Ms. Boyle's stature. The good part is that Ms. Drew and Ms. O'Brien make up for this omission and beyond (the hot tub scene).
    6benherover72

    Good quality and quantity amount of sex

    A Friend of the Family has amazingly quite a bit to offer for a b-movie. The important being sex and nudity. But hey, the acting is actually very tolerable. The ladies (Lisa Boyle, Shauna O'brien and Griffen Drew) are amazing to look at with better than average sex and nudity scenes. The dialogue could be better, but then quality dialogue was not high on my reasons for renting this movie. This is a very worthwhile rental.

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    Drama

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    • Trivia
      Lisa Boyle was 29 years old playing an 18 year old, and is actually 4 years older in real life than Griffin Drew, who plays her step mother.
    • Goofs
      During the sex scene in the open-topped car, the boom is visible at 35:13 and stays in shot for two seconds. Throughout the entire scene, its shadow can be clearly seen on the background.
    • Quotes

      Linda Williams Stillman: My house! My rules!

    • Connections
      Featured in Girls of the 'B' Movies (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      JEREMY'S RAVE
      Written & Performed by Marty Irwin

      Published by Axis Films International (BMI)

      Arrapik Music (BMI)

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    • Release date
      • June 1, 1995 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Elke's Erotic Nights
    • Filming locations
      • Malibu, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Axis Films International
      • Gernert / Brown
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 43m(103 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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