Last month, while looking for images of actor Ted Shackelford in his tiny speedo, (HERE:) I came across an Instagram page for the Prime time soap Knots Landing. I watched some of the shows early seasons on-line and on DVD, but never saw any of the shows later seasons.
Although I never saw him on the show, I was reminded from by some of the images on the page, that actor Paul Carafotes also appeared on the show for a couple of seasons in the late 1980's. I really hope the soap gets a streaming release at some point, I'd love to see Paul on the show, as well as more of some of his co-stars like Pat Peterson & Brian Austin Green. (below)
I did however know Carafotes from a few of his other projects, including his turn as Salvucci in 1983's All The Right Moves. I remember first seeing the football film when I was about 10 or 11 in the late 80's. It was one of my older brothers choices at the video store, and one I don't think I was initially very happy about.
Friday evenings were never fun when my family hit the video stores. Even before Blockbuster, family trips to the video store were not fun. Some were new, locally owned stores, others, like I'm sure many of you remember, were just one wall of VHS boxes at the back of a corner store or grocery mart. Even when there was just one wall of movies, my siblings and I never made it easy on my dad, who usually got the sucky job of taking us.
My attitude at my brother's movie choice changed, when I realized that Tom Cruise had a 'quick or you'll miss it' frontal in the film. That scene, with actress Lea Thompson unbuttoning Tom's jeans, then sliding them down, (HERE:) was one I re-watched many, many times! There were many movies that I had to pretend I wasn't interested in, only to sneak down to the rec room later, when no one was around, and re-watch moments of male skin.
Although Carafotes wasn't nude in the film, or in any film that I could find, there was still a memorable moment of male skin. I'd forgotten how hot Carafotes looked, wet from taking a shower, standing in just a towel with his coach, played by actor Craig. T. Nelson. Since I have the movie on DVD, I had to pull it out and make a few caps.
Carafotes looked as hot as I remembered, with his glistening wet skin and oh so lickable nipples. Re-watching a bit of the movie however, also reminded me how cringe worthy so many of those films from the 1980's could be. I also didn't remember how much the movie relied on green screen. (aka blue screen in the 80's) I also forgot that scene in the locker room with Cruise trying to bust a move with his black teammates. Even for the 80's, that was a cringe worthy scene.
Still, it was nice being reminded of how hot Carafotes was, and a few of the films scenes. Although he still acts, including a recent stint on Mindhunter on Netflix, Carafotes spends a lot of his time these days writing. In addition to winning an LA Critics Award for writing the play 'Beyond The Ring', Carafotes was also inspired to write a series of children's books after the birth of his son.
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