'A man and his son vacation to the quiet vampire populated town of Salem's Lot.'
Last year, when putting together my tribute to Stephen King, I did a pretty comprehensive dive into all the skin featured in motion pictures based on King's work. (HERE:) 1987's A Return to Salem's Lot doesn't have any male nudity, it's actually not even written by King. The screenplay, written by James Dixon and the film's director Larry Cohen was based on characters from King's novel and the first film.
When I was looking this year, for an actor connected to King's work to feature, I was intrigued with learning more about actor Brad Rijn. Rijn plays Clarence, a hot, but creepy gas station owner in Salem's Lot Maine. He doesn't have a big part, but he certainly makes an impression.
I was interested in Rijn as I was familiar with his work from the 1982 flick Smithereens. TCM often plays Smithereens late night during it's cult series of films, and I've DVR'd it several times, forgetting that I've seen it before. Brad, credited as Brad Rinn in the film shows a bit of butt crack, but I always think when I record it, he showed more. Must just be be wishful thinking.
The 1982 drama was directed by Susan Seidelman and follows a narcissistic young woman from New Jersey who comes to New York City to join the waning punk subculture. She finds she's more gravitated towards Los Angeles and engages in a number of parasitic relationships in order to pay her way across country. Smithereens marked the debut of Oscar-nominated screenwriter Ron Nyswaner (Philadelphia) and features a score by The Feelies. Smithereens is a precursor to Seidelman's next film, Desperately Seeking Susan; both films share similar themes of female identity and self-reinvention..
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