Body Chemistry II: The Voice Of A Stranger

Roger Corman's BODY CHEMISTRY was a FATAL ATTRACTION ripoff that permitted its Glenn Close surrogate, psychologist Dr. Claire Archer (Lisa Pescia), not only to survive the finale but get away with the murder of her lover. More a matter of marketing than moral irony, the conceit enabled the antiheroine to conquer and kill a number of horny chumps in several sleazy sequels, slickly produced to pander to home-video renters.

Here, Dr. Archer hosts a radio phone-in show in which she dispenses perverse romantic advice, like telling women that their boyfriends' beatings are the mark of true love. One of her most troubled callers, Dan "Danimal" Pearson (Gregory Harrison...