Product Details

• Actors: Christian Slater, Tammy Lauren, Brian Bloom, Veronica Cartwright, Scott Paulin
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: United American Video
• VHS Release Date: October 6, 1998
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00000F0J7
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #637,176 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Desperate For Love--Desperate For Some Excitement, June 30, 2000

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F. Hagan (Raleigh, North Carolina, USA) - See all my reviews
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This video is based loosely on a true story of young love and obsession gone horribly wrong and ending in murder. The subject matter involves a young lady (Tammy Lauren) "desperately" trying to win the affections of a young man who is only mildly interested in her, and the consequences of her using his best friend (Christian Slater) to attract his attention. Christian Slater's character has been in love with the young lady for sometime, and the misplaced affection he receives brings the situation to a horrible end. This film had a lot of conversational drama and very little action. Fans of Tammy Lauren and Christian Slater are probably going to want to own this film out of a since of completism, because both young people have considerable camera time. As a huge fan of Tammy Lauren myself, it pains me to see her talents wasted in this movie, but her ability to come off as real and true to the character she plays still stands out in the performance.

5.0 out of 5 stars A true story of manipulation, obsession, and misplaced devotion, June 30, 2010

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Meredith L. Burton "Bookworm" (Lynchburg, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Desperate for Love (DVD)

Movies based upon true stories are often the most thrilling ones of all. "Desperate for Love" is a film about a rural small town in Georgia. Lily Becker, (Tammy Lauren), loves Alex, the high school football star and musician, one of the popular students. Cliff Petry, (Christian Slater), is Lily's childhood friend and one of the unpopular kids. He is also Alex's friend. These three teenagers' become embroiled in a triangle of passion, lust, and obsession that results in tragedy. When Alex's parents forbid him to continue his relationship with Lily, the manipulative "woman scorned" turns her attentions onto Cliff, using his love for her and her seductive beauty to win Alex back.

My plot overview might put the viewer in mind of a "Fatal Attraction" scenario, but this film has much more depth than your average "femme fatale" movie. All the characters are multi-faceted, particularly Lauren and Slater's characters. Lily Becker is manipulative, but the viewer catches revealing glimpses of a tumultuous family life that might provide a reason, (if not an excuse), for her actions. Cliff is portrayed as a young man seeking to discover his identity and the reason for his father's desertion of his mother. These two teenagers are sympathetically drawn.

Both Tammy Lauren and Christian Slater turn in engaging performances, and the other performers are equally good. Please give this movie a chance. God bless you all.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars VERY NICE TRUE STORY, September 20, 2003

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This review is from: Desperate for Love (DVD)

Based on a true story Cliff (Christian Slater, True Romance) is a small town social outcase whose infatuation with Lilly Becker his childhood friend and neighbor becomes more than an obsession.