Product Details

• Actors: Michelle Phillips, Jack Coleman (II), Kent Williams, Alan Thicke, Catherine Oxenberg
• Directors: Stuart Cooper
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Paramount
• VHS Release Date: November 11, 1998
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302963060
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #43,853 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

Customer Reviews

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2.0 out of 5 stars Off-beat cable noir, September 20, 2003

By	Scott A. Humphries (Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is one of "those" made-for-cable thrillers that seemed so popular during the '90s in which great 1940s film plots were ripped off, mixed with a bit of sex, and acted out by not quite a-list actors such as Andrew Stevens.
The plot of Rubdown, whilst a little bit implausible (washed up sports star becomes massuer and is lured into murderous plot with scheming wife of passive rich guy) is sufficiently complicated, and the cast, headed by the always interesting and rather sexy Michelle Phillips, is unusual to say the least: there's Phillips' former "Knots Landing" husband Bill Devane in a small but pivotal role, former "Dynasty" siblings Jack Coleman and Catherine Oxenberg playing lovers, and even that earnest father from "Growing Pains" Alan Thicke.
It's not exactly a sensational mystery film, but it is diverting and interesting, and the relationship between Phillips and Coleman is also unusual given that she is, dare I point out, quite a bit older than him, so I think it is brave (and applaudable) casting.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars rubdown-has its moments but otherwise a big letdown, June 5, 2000

By A Customer

Rubdown is a typical routine run-of-the mill made for cable - type thriller.There is nothing special about this lukewarm thriller which promises a lot and only disappoints. Only highlight is to see a gorgeous Michelle Phillips being greased up in brief "rubdown" scene plus good shot of her naked back in one bedroom scene