Don't be fooled by reviewers making it sound like a blue movie. There isn't nearly that much sex in it. I liked it, I mean, as the story progressed, there was more than just a spark of hope to have a-not-too-dismal find on the "Dangerous Babes" box-set, and after junk SEXTETTE and big yawn SEPARATE WAYS I was just relieved that this one was at least watchable. The story is there, it is plain and simple, it is a small low- budget movie. Exploitation? Yes, there is a lot of nude scenes with Simone Griffeth. What (I suppose) nobody else mentions, is that the nude scenes are very tastefully done. A climbing- out-of-bed-after-sex scene, and an in-bathroom- after-sex scene which turns into a shower scene. There's nothing lurid, it's pretty straightforward. The sex scenes itself are quite tame even by vanilla standards, and really integral to the story- line. So, to all the Mother Grundies out there, get over it 'n' stop yer whining!What is to moan about is the way this story unfolds. Our burglar 'hero' gets wounded, and then... ...then what? Hell, I don't know. I can't figure it out. Seemingly mortally wounded, he got carried off by the thuggy blokes from Christine's opening nightmare. And what then? Unlikely medics? He was right as rain, she thought he was dead. But how did those guys fit into the story? Aw well, who cares?Simone Griffeth is worth watching. Researching her, I learned she was the lead in SWAMP GIRL at the start of her career (1971), and had the female lead in DEATH RACE 2000 (1975), which I've only heard about but never seen. Here she is much older, but as the title would suggest, still HOT!Loved the little kid. Renee Johansen. Gonna Google and see what happened with that one.I'm not complaining too much. With the chance I took in my quest for NIGHT CLUB, I could have drawn several more (and worse) stinkers, as Crown International Pictures is fertile breeding ground for just exactly that. Anyway, it is more than a hundred times better than running mate SEPARATE WAYS.

The Plot.Wife of successful NZ businessman is seduced by fellow American after "chance" meeting in park. However, Greg has more than love-making with the beautiful Christine in mind.Well, it's certainly a pretty movie. Nice shots of New Zealand country and city sides.Unfortunately, Simone Griffeth who is naked through a good portion of this film looks like she's well into her 50s only she was just in her 30s when this movie was made.It's sort of a nothing movie that will not give you one ounce of suspense. It's a story that's been done a thousand times and needs a way hotter chick and psycho to be interesting.

Hot Target is one of those utterly generic and vague titles that could be applied to a plethora of films, most likely a late 80's effort starring Steven Segal or Jean-Claude Van Damme. So it doesn't really give you much of a clue of what to expect in advance of watching it. When you press play and are then presented with the familiar logo of Crown International Pictures, it would only be fair to say that most will be anticipating a cheap action movie that will be too low budget to even afford Chuck Norris, far less Segal or Van Damme. So, it turns out to be something of a surprise to discover that this one turns out to be a Kiwi erotic thriller. There aren't too many New Zealand set films out there and it's certainly atypical territory for a Crown International release.Its story focuses on a woman who is unhappily married to a rich businessman. She starts an affair with a stranger she meets by chance one day in a public park. It soon turns out that this stranger has engineered this encounter and has nefarious plans in mind. This film seems to have garnered mostly negative criticism if the reviews here are anything to go by. But I have to say that I found this to be one of the better Crown International 80's efforts. I think the unusual Kiwi setting certainly added a nice unexpected dimension, while the acting and plot line were overall pretty decent. It's no hidden classic of course but it's a good deal better than anything called Hard Target has any right to be.

Wealthy and lovely, but bored and dissatisfied American Christine Webber (nicely played by gorgeous blonde knockout Simone Griffith of "Death Race 2000" fame) feels trapped in a stale and unhappy marriage to cold, ruthless New Zealand businessman Clive Webber (an effectively callous and obnoxious portrayal by Bryan Marshall). Christine receives some much-needed excitement in her life when she meets and gets seduced by suave professional thief Greg Stanford (a fine and charismatic performance by the hunky Steve Marachuk), who plans on breaking into Webber's house so he can steal all their valuables. Writer/director Dennis C. Lewiston relates the compelling story at a steady pace, doesn't skimp on either the tasty female nudity and steamy soft-core sex (the luscious Griffith looks absolutely delectable in her birthday suit and sweats quite fetchingly during her lusty love scenes), and delivers a few nifty twists in the film's last third after Greg's plans go disastrously awry. Griffith and Marachuk display a strong and engaging chemistry as the attractive and appealing leads, with sound support from Marshall (who makes for a perfectly hateful jerk), Peter McCauley as the determined, no-nonsense Detective Inspector Nolan, John I. Watson as Clive's loyal bodyguard Benjamin, and Renee Johansen as Christine's adorable daughter Sandy. Both Alec Mills' crisp cinematography and Gil Melle's supremely funky'n'jazzy score are up to snuff. An enjoyable movie.