I bought this DVD because it featured Dana Delaney and Kim Cattrall, both of whom appeared in 'Masquerade'. I knew the film would not be as raunchy as the title would suggest. I suppose that I had a bit of male curiosity about how women act when men are not around. With the film being written and directed by a woman, I expected that the depicted female behavior would reflect reality.Well, the women here are all unhappy with their lives to varying degree. All the characters reflect on their life choices and wish they had made wiser decisions at various points. These women have known each other since childhood, so they cannot easily avoid unpleasant truths about their lives. As the alcohol flows, inhibitions fall and the characters start to frankly discuss subjects they have never felt free to discuss with anyone else.Of these women, Jill (Dana Delaney) seems the most functional. She is not thrilled with her marriage and has just discovered that she is again pregnant. Still, her marriage seems stable and bearable and she is not looking for an exit from the relationship. With some work with her husband, she could probably have a very fulfilling marriage.Jamie (Kim Cattrall) is a modestly successful actress and emotional wreck. She has had two failed marriages and is having a near emotional breakdown on the eve of her third marriage. The characters of her previous husbands are not discussed, but they probably were show business types. Here, she is going for the unglamorous choice in an accountant. Kim did so well in this role because it probably hit so close to home for a woman in show business. Still, Jamie is relieved and delighted to learn that her fiancée's bachelor party was a dull and pedestrian affair and nothing threatening to her relationship went on. With this reassurance, Jamie is eager to plunge into another marriage.The host for the slumber party Georgina (Lora Zane) is having the greatest crisis. She is growing increasingly tired of and dissatisfied with her lesbian lover Chris (Olivia D'Abo). Georgina is bisexual and having increasing pangs about having a baby. She is a chef who is feeling an increasing attraction to one of her male co-workers. I suspect that Georgina turned to a lesbian relationship when she got hurt in a conventional love affair. Still, she is finding it difficult to endure a relationship overflowing with estrogen.Chris (Olivia D'Abo) is emotionally so insecure and needy that Georgina is being sucked dry trying to deal with her. Chris apparently has no job and is solely supported by her lover. All Chris wants to do is hang around the house and have sex with Georgina. Chris can feel the growing discontent and is anxious about loosing her relationship and having to earn her own living again. After living with Chris for a while, men are starting to look much more appealing to Georgina.The film ends with the drunken women frolicking nude in a swimming pool and little apparent change in any of their lives. This reflects how life mostly involves constant repetition of established patterns of behavior. The film has the courage to end on this realistic note rather than some incredible epiphany of awareness and radical change of course. None of us mortals lead totally fulfilled lives. Rather we all struggle to survive life's challenges as best we can. Kudos to the writer/director for having the courage to present this reality.

The tragedy is that some people -- men *and* women -- will watch a movie like this and think that it reflects the truth -- "how women really feel", etc. It's utter baloney, and the fact that a woman wrote this garbage is testament to one woman's willingness to write anything in order the appeal to the lowest common denominator and make a buck. Same goes for the performers involved.This flick was apparently a precursor to prettily-packaged toxic waste like "Sex in the City" -- and the tragedy is that, watching material like this, gullible men end up thinking that women enjoy degrading, unpleasant sex acts, and women, God help us, end up thinking they are *supposed* to enjoy them. Saddest of all are the little girls who see this stuff on TV and have developed no defenses against it.

This movie was exactly like what I have witnessed in real life. It captured the essence of the woman's take on sex in modern America. It was a delight to see it played out so true to life on TV. It portrayed both the angst and delight of women's growing sense of sexual freedom. It also captured classic types and how they differ as they venture onto this new, uncertain ground. Talking more frankly as the tempo from the day through the evening quickens and each confronts and encourages the others to drop their public persona, revelations shock and titillate each in different ways. They also try to temper their tendency to be judgmental and recover and be supportive. As they reveal their idiosyncratic, even kinky, fantasies, the defenses gradually drop. Actual sexual behaviors are revealed. Those more modest and fearful of disapproval relax their defenses when they hear their friends daring escapades. These revelations stimulate recollections and reminiscences of 'first' experiences and youthful sexual foibles. This allows them to become really transparent about their suppressed unconventional longings. Gradual mutual acceptance and support leads to a sense of empowerment to experiment and take a chance of being themselves, insulated from traditional female fear of losing their reputation and becoming stigmatized. A new strength comes from their new bond in womanhood that gives them a new found freedom and courage to own their authentic sexuality.

And the oscar for the most misleading title in the history of film-making goes to... (you guessed it!): Live Nude Girls!If you see this film as the late night movie in the TV guide, it wont do you any harm if you have an early night. It is boring. An opening scene is fairly steamy (anyone who watches this film will know what I'm talking about), but you can switch it off there. The title of this film must of been invented just to get more people to watch this film. But the audience that dose end up watching it will be dissapointed. The story is a group of ladys (over 30) just talking about stuff. You hear the 'F' word mentioned a few times, catch some quick glimpses of small, wrinkled breasts, and, well, thats about it! Think of it as a very tame 'Sex and the City' episode.Perhaps this is more a film for women in their 30's. A group of ladys talking about life and sex. But if that was the filmmakers target audience, why call it 'Live Nude Girls?'. That title gives a whole different audience to the film, and alot more critisism because of this. If they would of changed the title to, say '30-something Women', it could of attracted a whole new audience, and, perhaps, greater appreciation.But, on the whole, whatever this film is called, it is of no interest to me.