Kinky yet poignant, Craig Hosoda's The Bare Facts Video Guide often captures the attempts of struggling young actors to get noticed. Hosoda has made it his life's work to watch as many videos as possible, logging every flickering glimpse of breast, backside, and brief frontal nudity. And thank Blockbuster he has. Now I know that the hottest shot of Harry Dean Stanton available on video appears one hour into his 1971 movie Cisco Pike. For the wildest moment, the viewer is treated to an upper-buns shot as Stanton rises from the bath to greet Kris Kristofferson. The lucky bastard.
Not just for those who hunger for thespian flesh, Hosoda's Guide is a work of total seriousness and gravity. While working on Howard the Duck, Hosoda, a respected software engineer and ex-Industrial Light & Magic programmer, discovered that his friend Marty had no knowledge of Lea Thompson's nude scene in All the Right Moves. There should be a book that lists this type of important information in one place, he thought. And you know how it goes - what starts as a philanthropic hobby can result in your leaving a prestigious job in movie production to become a full-time dirty Leonard Maltin.
Jamie Cason
The Bare Facts Video Guide, by Craig Hosoda: US$19.95. Self-published: +1 (408) 249 2021.
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