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Third Degree Burn [VHS]

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Director Roger Spottiswoode (Shoot To Kill) somehow manages to turn this relatively low-budget, steamy and very stylish tale of itrigue and murderous passions into a masterful movie reminiscent of those with much larger budgets. Treat Williams very effectively portrays Scott Weston, a private investigator and hopeless womanized, who finds himself with a desperate new client: himself. Hired to trail a millionaire's alluring wife (skillfully played by Virginia Madsen), he falls into a torrid love affair with her, and becomes the main suspect when the millionaire is murdered. Set-up or not? Find out for yourself in this very slick and stylish Paramount offering that is a must see film for fans of the multi-talented and often unheralded Virginia Madsen. Complete with a very effective-in-setting-tone original music score by Charles Gross, this movie is as entertaining as it is well made. A real sleeper in the true sense of the word, this is a rare gem you can enjoy by watching more than once. If you somehow missed this relatively unknown film, do yourself a favor an see it soon! Excellent!

I first saw this movie back in 1989 when HBO first aired it. I immediately fell in love with this movie and quickly became a fan of both Treat Williams and Virginia Madsen. The music in this film is pretty awesome. In fact, I'd even go so far as to saying that the music is what makes this film even more intriguing! Why oh why has this wonderful film not made it to DVD yet is beyond me.

I believe "neo-noir" is what they call this genre of film, and it's a pretty good representation of it. Like other fans of this movie, I am still waiting for a DVD of ithe movie. Come on, man!

Virginia Madsen plays a Marilyn Monroe-lookalike. Seeing her as blonde was odd, but I can't complain looking at her figure and her smile, which I've always thought was one of Hollywood's best. Meanwhile, Treat Williams is effective as the private eye. He looks the part.

The music in here, featuring jazz trumpet, is great film noir stuff. My tape is wearing out, so let's please have a DVD released.

This film intrigued me...very suspenseful. But, it also turned me into a huge fan of Virginia Madsen...wish she was in more films.